Organic and Synthetic Album Covers

There are many differences between album covers for synthetic artists and organic artists. Organic artists, for example, Ed Sheeran and James Bay, have albums in which their actual picture isn't on.


For example:

However, some organic artists do have their image on the front. However, it's less 'set up' than synthetic singers. For example:



Here, the difference is that the Ed Sheeran (organic) picture is a lot less edited than the Olly Murs (synthetic) cover.

Therefore, synthetic album covers are more edited and take a lot more 'effort' than organic singers.