Reasons You Should Never Scrimp On Your Photo Shoot
Promotional photos are a huge component of a musician’s marketing and branding. It’s necessary to have just the right images to effectively market your music and its message. …
Category: Photos and Images
5 things that can delay or degrade your CD/DVD project
1. Lack of quality photos for cover/insert Frequently I am sent low resolution or poor quality photos for the insert and even for the cover. I usually recommend reshooting them, but of course it’s too late by the time people get to the design phase. So we “make do” and I have to try to work my Photoshop magic on substandard photos. If your music
Stock Photo Sites
Here are some sites you can search to see if anything jumps out at you. …
Image Resolution – DPI/PPI/SPI
If you are supplying image files or creating your own graphics, you need to know this.
Hiring a photographer (or artist)
It is worth the investment – a pro will make you look like a pro.
Photography techniques & tips
Try radically different concepts – including something that does not show your face on the cover. Get crazy with your poses. Let your personality come out. Have fun. Have some funny phrases handy to use just before you take the photo for a natural smile. Pay attention to what you’re WEARING. Avoid tiny prints. Check with each other so you don’t clash. Do you blend
Photographs and Images
IMAGES can affect the way people perceive your music before they even hear it.
Scanning
Clean your scanner glass and photograph with a soft cloth before placing each item. Do not scan at a lower resolution and then enlarge it later! This actually lowers the resolution and can turn it into garbage. For example, a 2.5″ x 2.5″ image scanned at 300 PPI that is later doubled 5″ x 5″ becomes 150 PPI. Photoshop cannot invent pixels that were never