Photoshop process #2

The editing for the double page spread photo took the longest, mainly because I kept changing my mind. I tried editing several photos for the spread but none of them felt right. So eventually I decided on this:

I think it really expressed the characters of the band members.

As for the editing process, I did exactly the same editing as I did for the front cover photo (please refer to my previous blog post). The big different in this image is the background for it. I needed the photo to cover both pages or at least the background needed too. So I tried cutting the image out and placing it on a different coloured background.

But I think that doesn't look very professional. So I tried editing the background of the image so it would cover both pages of my double page spread. Here is the editing process.

I started off with a plain white background layer. I then used the brush tool and added black on a extremely low opacity to add some shadow to the edges of the image.

I then added the image I wanted to use on top and edited the colour of the background so it was similar to that of the white layer.

I then got rid of most of the creases in the background using the spot remover tool and the surface blur filter.

Finally I dodged and burned the whole background of the image so the left hand side would resemble the shadows of the right side. I then used this image in InDesign.