Digipack cover mock up

This is a pre production photoshoot to test what camera shot and lighting angles i would use for my actual photoshoot. My initial idea was that the model would be facing forward however ended up choosing a sideways shot as the cover mock up as the lighting accentuated the models facial features and the afro hair style dominates the picture which i think makes a really interesting contrast to the fur of the jacket.

For the cover of the album i wanted the colour scheme to be predominantly pink and green, however i wasn't able to buy a green fur coat therefor i used my own brown fur coat for the hotshot in the hopes that i could edit it in photoshop. To achieve the lighting that i wanted i had to do the photoshoot in the chroma matt curtain room where there is no natural light rather than setting up the green screen. Either way the position i wanted the lights in would still cause shadows therefor i would never have a clean background so to achieve that i had to use the magic wand tool to remove the background. in order to change a specific area such a her hair and the coat i used the Laso tool and edited the hue and saturation. To finish the edit process i used the instagram filter "Gingham" at an intensity level 56 plus edited the brightness, saturation and fade levels.