The document discusses raw, unedited photographs taken for an album cover with a jazz theme. Props like coffee cups and glasses were chosen to create a cafe setting and give the feeling that the audience is sitting with the artist during a calm afternoon meal. Only one photo of the artist was used undistracted to match the calming tones of the music inside and focus the audience, matching the planned sketch for the cover.

1. These are my raw, un cropped, unedited
versions of my album cover photographs. I
tried to follow through with my theme, by
adding certain elements which I
personally would associate with the jazz
genre.
I thought carefully about which props to use,
including coffee cups, casual drinks glasses and
a keyboard. This is because it added to the cafe
theme, which I feel as if it gives an effect to the
audience that they are sat at the table with her
having a calming afternoon lunch/tea.
I purposely didn’t use any of my other
photographs of my artist, as after researching the
jazz genre, I not only noticed that most jazz
albums have different backgrounds not including
the artist that was linked with their theme, (mine
being a café themed album) but I alsowanted the
audience to focus on one photograph alone of
the artist, and not be distracted as I feel as if this
will link with the music that would be inside of
the album, as calming tones that wouldn’t
distract anybody.
I feel as if these photos have achieved what I
was looking for and exceeded my imagination of
the album cover. This is because I referenced to
my sketch/ plan of what I would like my album
cover to look like, and therefore tried my
hardest to try and copy that and use my
imagination with the artist’s pose etc.