This is my first poster idea. I made several variations of it. I chose the July 4th fireworks display over the Hudson River as my event. I found a photo I took last year of the fireworks from my terrace. I chose the copy from online info about the event. I then masked some of the type, made a drop shadow and used a gradient color.
I started out with the headline on one line, but decided to change to two lines for more impact. I also moved it down closer to the fireworks in the photo for a more dramatic effect as I went along. I tried cropping the photo in different ways, and also lightened the drop shadow and gradient color so everything would pop more on the dark background. I printed it out as I went along to see how it was standing out. I also decided to put a black background on my bottom type box so that the stray lights on the lower half of the photo wouldn't show up.
The final version I chose was the one on the very top of this stack of versions. I liked having the wider cropping of the photo and the sizing, color and position of the type the best.
Laura
