F.L - Reflection on Digipak Editing

Digipak Editing Reflection

This week we have moved on to editing the digipak and focusing primarily on the print work, due to finishing our video editing. I worked on Photoshop and this blog post shows how I edited one of the images that will be on one of the panes on the digipak.

Before this I had limited practice and use of Photoshop, so it allowed me to thoroughly improve my skills and knowledge of the software and also meant that I managed to have a creative input into the digipak.

  

First I applied a Gaussian Blur, this was necessary to create our 'blurred edges' effect which we have applied to each image for continuity across the digipak. I added this on a new layer to start with.

 

I then added curves to alter the levels of blue and red in the image, this helped me add a 'warm' tone to the photo. This is a continuous feature throughout all our digipak images. I did alter this later on though because I thought it needed higher levels of red in the photo.
 

Using the eraser tool I then erased any blur from the centre of the photo, this then left the photo with a soft focus blur around the edges. This allows the audience's attention to be drawn into the centre of the image and highlights the details of the props (which was our aim to be the central aspect).

After I had decided on the amount of blur, I then finalised my image by going back to curves and slightly altering the levels. Once I was happy with the levels of red and blue and the overall colouring, I then resized the image and made it appropriate to fit in the digipak pane.