Posters

So I've managed to get all my props, finally.

I've taken my first bunch of photographs of each of them, just quick ones, so I can have a play on photoshop with layouts and whatnot. I'm quite happy with how they're looking, although I know they can be a lot better. I've been using my little digital camera, so I haven't been able to get as close as I wanted to. I'll be using an SLR to take better photos for my final posters.

I think as a set, they work really well. I just need to work on the background. I'm not sure whether or not to have the same background (before any comments are made, I know the backgrounds aren't all the same in these I've uploaded) or change it to where you'd normally find these objects.

At the bottom of the posters, I've been using a Gaussian Blur effect to make it a little more clear so the text I put on it is more legible. I think it works really well. As well as the text being more readable, it also keeps the focus on the main part of the object. I've been using the blur tool a lot too.

I think in the way of the layouts, I do like them, however, I think I need to experiment more with them. At the moment they all look too ''samey''. Perhaps I could try photographing a few of the objects whilst leaving room at the top for text? It's worth a try at least.

From the feedback yesterday, I was told to include an image, whether it be a section or a whole, of a sports shoe. I agree with the feedback. If Clarks asked me to produce advertisements for their shoes, I don't think they'd be too happy to see cake instead of one of their shoes. (lol)

I made a 'slip' a while back, so I could play around with photographs I've taken of that on my posters.