PhotoLover: MAJOR PROJECT Part 1

Initial idea and research for my Major Project

For my major project I chose to use CD covers from some pop, rock, jazz music. I will try with this project to show how some artists over the years had changed generally (face, life). I will do some research also on how to make a CD cover design and mainly how you can still show the aim of photography through music.

My initial idea was to look at some CD-covers designs. I did some research on many different designs of covers, why the designer picked that photo and decided to use exactly that one, what is the idea behind these designs. And basically my idea for my major project is to do something similar to these but with my own photographs. And then to sketch some ideas to the front and the back of the cover. I will choose a model for my photographs, I will think of the style he will be performing, for example jazz, pop, rock etc. And then I will do some shoots just to see how it will look like, and if in case if needed, I will use a program /either Photoshop or Pixlr/ to edit the photos and make them look proffesional and finished.

POP ASTIST

LADY GAGA

BORN THIS WAY (2011)

Image result for born this way album cover

ARTPOP (2013)

JOANNE (2016)

ROCK ARTIST

AC/DC

THE RAZORS EDGE (1990)

STIFF UPPER LIP (2000)

BLACK ICE (2008)

RAP ARTIST

TUPAC SHAKUR

ALL EYEZ ON ME (1996)

BETTER DAYZ (2002)

READY 2 DIE (2005)

REFLECTION

Every kind of music has it's own style on covers and photos. I took those three artists which are LADY GAGA, AC/DC and TUPAC SHAKUR because they sing different genres (pop, rock and rap).

To start with Lady Gaga who she is a pop singer, her cover albums are much more colourful most of the times and refers to the pop music. Likewise, her look looks like a pop artist. Her eccentric outfits, hair, makeup and the way that they make her look like a pop star.

AC/DC is a rock band which albums' covers are usually black with red or gold and automatically making it seem rock. The creators of their cd covers use more

dark colours and focus more on their logo and title of the album rather on their faces. This makes them seem at the same time both more simple and mysterious.

TUPAC SHAKUR is α rap singer. His covers are more simple, focus on the artist and express freedom. His facial expressions, the gold chains, his style and generally the way he looks refers to a rap artist.

LADY GAGA
ARTPOP (2013)
CREATOR: JEFF KOONS

FOR THE CREATION OF THE COVER THEY USED:

STUDIO
WHITE BACKGROUND
BLUE GAZING BALL
THE RIGHT LIGHTING
ANCIENT LYRA (NOT INCLUDED ON THE CD COVER)

CONCEPT

Jeff Koons, the photographer of the cover, explains the concept of the cover. He linked the whole concept with Greek mythology. He focused on 'Daphne and Apollo' and tried to make Gaga look like Apollo. He wanted to show Daphne's chasing by Apollo and how his music as the god of music changes people and situations. Then he focused on the gazing ball and how she is representing Venus. Koons wanted Gaga to represent his thoughts and ideas and mainly look like a sculpture.

INSPIRATION

The birth of Venus