The cover, front and rear

I have started to play around with front and rear covers for my book. For the front cover I have known what image I want to use since Andy Ford first sent it to me. I have included it below. I feel that it evokes the feel of the whole concept, it is technically well executed and a perfectly timed exposure of a live show at a festival last year. I feel that it draws the viewer into the image creating a feeling of excitement and intrigue. The darkness around the edges also allows space for text making it the perfect choice for the front cover.

For the rear I wanted to keep that feeling of mysteriousness and intrigue. I chose the below image by Greig Clifford as I feel that it complements the front cover image without being too similar.

 The only problem was however that it didn't really fit as it was a colour image and the front was a black and white. I felt that this made the two clash in an uncomfortable way. I therefore asked Greig if he would mind creating a Black and White version for the cover and we would keep the colour version for the inside of the book. Thankfully he agreed.

So the cover as it stands at the moment is screen grabbed below. The title is still a working title and I wish to disscuss this with my tutors and fellow students to see what there opinions are on the matter.