gullyjewelz
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I have talked about this before, but reviewing a "history" of BadBoy releases makes me want to bring it up again.
You can go for any type of cover you feel fits you as an artist. But what I noticed with nearly all of the badboy releases is . . . for lack of a better word . . . "intimate photography" as the cd cover.
I mean, from Craig Mack (94) to Mario Winans (2004) nearlly every cd cover has a basic snapshot of the artist. Of course, the level of photography is truly UPSCALE, but the cover is still a picture of the artist, up close and personal. Granted there are a few where there is some type of significant background, GDep and Loon are "foregrounded" over a picture of the ghetto, but even Mase appears just "posing" in front of the camera.
I guess the reason it strikes me so much is because that is basically what I wanted to do for my cover. Just a pic of me, maybe located somewhere in a familiar part of my city, maybe posing or what not. But nothing dramatically glamorous or overly violent (like being strapped up like a walking arsenal).
However I have had some feedback from another website about such a portrait cover. Most of the feedback said the cover looked "cheap" and not "professional."
Most of the feedback givers then showed me their cd covers, nearly all of which looked like Cash Money style covers (the artist amidst diamonds, cars, blunts, etc.)
While I do want a broad audience, if the music does not fit that type of aura, should I not avoid such a cover?
You can go for any type of cover you feel fits you as an artist. But what I noticed with nearly all of the badboy releases is . . . for lack of a better word . . . "intimate photography" as the cd cover.
I mean, from Craig Mack (94) to Mario Winans (2004) nearlly every cd cover has a basic snapshot of the artist. Of course, the level of photography is truly UPSCALE, but the cover is still a picture of the artist, up close and personal. Granted there are a few where there is some type of significant background, GDep and Loon are "foregrounded" over a picture of the ghetto, but even Mase appears just "posing" in front of the camera.
I guess the reason it strikes me so much is because that is basically what I wanted to do for my cover. Just a pic of me, maybe located somewhere in a familiar part of my city, maybe posing or what not. But nothing dramatically glamorous or overly violent (like being strapped up like a walking arsenal).
However I have had some feedback from another website about such a portrait cover. Most of the feedback said the cover looked "cheap" and not "professional."
Most of the feedback givers then showed me their cd covers, nearly all of which looked like Cash Money style covers (the artist amidst diamonds, cars, blunts, etc.)
While I do want a broad audience, if the music does not fit that type of aura, should I not avoid such a cover?