Stage 2: Experimenting with image to form a background

I started experimenting with the blurry shot i took as i thought it might make a good background. I cropped my model and duplicated the layer so it looked like there where three figures lurking behind the main image. This was done to symbolise the artist's different mindstates/personalities almost as if has lived the life of different people. This is apparent in his music and has intrigued question, which is exactly what makes artists more interesting.

Stage 1: Main Image

The first image is the photo I chose to use for my main image. Despite the photo itself not being of a high quality I thought it had all the aspects required for the front cover. The lighting coming over his shoulder, his positioning which makes him seem as if he is in search for something, wondering the streets at night. All that was needed was a bit of editing and some adjustments. First the i cropped out the original environment, then I used inspiration from the second image based on the effect it had on the Weeknd's audience, it left them wondering who the two people were. So to give the artist more mystery I imitated the effect. Finally I added some artistic filters to help blend the two layers and give it more of an 'arty' look.

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