Image editing (Cover Page)

Original image

First I had to remove the background and making it transparent in order for it to fit with my magazine background. Also I thought about leaving the original shadows of the image, but they did not match the magazine black background which meants it had to be removed and other editing would have to be made to the image.

Finally after experimenting with different editing techniques, I have decided to make the image bright in order for it to stand out from the black background of the cover of the magazine.

This is roughly how the cover page will look with the central image.
However it is subject to change.