Poster Editing and Construction

 The following video above helped me to create a background for my poster using a photograph that I have taken of a floating smoke using self timer on my camera.



In able to create my poster I have had to edit the raw photograph that I have taken. I have done it by firstly increasing the exposure to create a totally white background. After that I have reflected the image because I wanted the character to face the other way. The next step was adding the smoke that I have managed to do due to the availability of the smoke as a photograph and the knowledge that I have received from the tutorial above.
Secondly I have done the writings, added the album cover, the record label logos, and at very last I have created a gold layer that I have applied in particular parts of the writings by keeping the ALT key down on my key board and clicking on the layer that I wanted the gold colour effect on.
Further more I have cut the character's head out in able to place it on front of the writings. I have done this by using a layer mask and brushing through with a black paint brush which allowed me to remove the parts from the writings that covered the characters face

  

 

Poster mock ups

Within this post you can see my mock ups for my poster. I edited a draft with two different photographs I have taken, and edited them to a very small extent to be able to imagine how they would look after they were fully developed. After these draft I have decided to use the first photograph where I am standing instead of sitting.