I had originally planned on using the image on the left for my front cover; inspired by Jake Buggs cover. I was aiming to make him look serious similarly to how Jake Bugg looked. However after talking to my audience I have found that they believe that this image makes him look very tired and as though he may have been taking drugs, which is not a habit which I want my album cover to promote, as it is aimed at young people who may be influenced by their favourite artists. It was also felt that he does not look very attractive and that although he is making eye contact, this image does not particularly draw the audience in. In addition it was also suggested that Jake Bugg's album was not actually very appealing or eye catching because the image is black and white. In addition my audience felt that I may be more successful creating an album cover and poster which showed clear connotations of the genre indie/alternative rock. 
Therefore I have decided to use a different image (shown on the right) for the cover of my digipak; I will experiment with different ways to edit the colour of the photo I have now chosen, and see which looks most appealing. I also feel that the new image may be more suitable for the genre because it contains more nature which is a convention of indie rock products.
However rather than editing this image to be black and white and making it fit the size of the cover of my digipak, like Jake Bugg's album. I will instead be editing this image to look like a polariod photo for the cover of my digipak - therefore it will be in colour and have a white boarder around the edge. This image will not fill the cover of my digipak either, instead it will be rotated slightly and placed in the corner of the cover; in the background I plan on using an image of a map throughout my digipak and also on my album advert - this will connote freedom and adventure which relate to the genre of indie/alternative rock. In order to show a visual representation of my new idea I have drawn new plans for my album cover and digipak. Drawing these plans has helped me materialise my ideas and show others how I aim for my final products to look.
Digipak plan:
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