Photoshoot for poster

To get the image for my poster I used a low lit room and took an image of my model on my phone.
Without any filters or editing it did not have the desired effect that I was looking for, so I used an app on my phone.

 Taking away the peachy tones of the photo gave the image a more subhuman feel to it, but it still didn't feel like it was standing out enough in order for me to consider using it as a focal image in my poster. The fake blood that we used was applied much too thickly to look realistic, so I managed to use a blemish tool that covered up the areas that I did not want. I also needed to ensure that the outlines of the image would merge into the black background of the poster, so I darkened the surrounding area around the models wig so that it would be easier for me to crop.

 The tones of the image needed more contrast as well, which is why I decided to increase this in the actual settings of the photo. In a conventional horror movie poster, there would be a dark colour scheme which often features: red tones, whites, greys and blacks.  I decided to infuse this with my own so that it would automatically be obvious which genre I was trying to portray. I then got to a point where I was happy with what I had created for my final poster, and I feel like it works effectively.