CD cover: constructing

After dragging the photograph across to my background it was apparent that the outline appeared too sharp, thus I wanted to add a outline. In order to do achieve this I used this video from youtube as a guide.

CD cover so far:

I am rather pleased with the outcome of the outline, however I am unsure whether to use this background, thus I will reevaluate the overall appearance after adding text.















First final of the CD cover:

This is the first completed attempt of my cd cover. However I wish to experiment with the fonts colour as I don't think that it is very eye catching, when promoting the artists name is one of the most important aspects of an album cover. I am also going to try using a head shot so my cover is more conventional.












After changes: 

I definitely prefer the headshot for my cd as I believe that the photograph is more strong, the artist is direct as she is looking directly at the camera which will attract people's attention. Although I am now happy with the layout of my CD cover I have decided to use a different picture that was originally a headshot, as cropping a medium shot down has made the photograph blurred and appear unprofessional.










Final CD cover:

This is the final version of my CD cover.