To create the background on the contents page I went to Google and got a picture of the Brit Award. I then saved it as a picture which then enabled me to open it in Photo shop.
Once I had opened the image in Photo shop I used the magnetic lasso tool. This enables me to go around the edges of the magazine and cut out the background.
This screen shot shows the outline that I have created to cut around. I also used the rubber tool to make the edges look more neater.
As you can see from the screen shot I have managed to get the Brit award on a white background by using the magnetic lasso tool and the rubber tool to get rid of the original background.
To fade the picture into the background I right clicked on the layer and then selected blending options.
I then clicked on the opacity figure which was 100%. I wanted to decrease this figure as it was making the image to bold. After experimenting with different levels of opacity I decided that 30% was the best to use for my contents page as it still allowed me to put writing over the top without it looking to much.
This is the result of changing the opacity level of the image and cutting away the unwanted background.
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