Photo editing

Here i have edited my photos so that they appear better on the front of my magazine, i used various sites on the internet like Pixlr and Ipiccy to edit them using tools to get rid of spots or redness, adjust the brightness and contrast or to change the colour of the image completely to something like black and white or sepia, I have decided to use the black and white image on my front cover as I think it will look good and it will fit in with my colour scheme well, also as there is a lot of white on the page it will allow me to use black writing around the face and bright colours on the darker areas such as red or yellow 

Evaluation of photos

Taking my photos I was able to develop my understanding of some of the features that create a good photo, like lighting, props, facial expressions, body language and costume, all these things are extremely important when it comes to taking photos 

I made sure that my model was looking at the camera in all of the pictures I will be using as it engages the audience more with the magazine and also attracts more attention as people will be making eye contact with the model, I also made sure my model had a serious facial expression, as this sets the tone of the magazine and portrays its elements by setting the mood of the magazine. I followed my photo planning sheet as much as possible so that my photos came out to my satisfaction and how I had planned

By getting my model to wear different clothes also allowed me to change the genre of artist my magazine would be about which would change the audience and elements of the article altogether, the use of props such as the glasses and hat also allowed me to do this further

Most of the angles of my shots are straight on as I feel this is a simple and effective angle that allows you to capture them in detail and is not hard to capture. Most of my shots are midshots, this allows you to be close enough to see their face and expressions in detail but also allows you to see there clothes and the background, by using a plain background there are no distractions letting all the focus be on the model

In future photo shoots I will be experimenting with different angles and how they will effect the outcome of the picture, I will also be using many different backgrounds and will be going to many different locations to take my pictures  

Examples of photos from shoot

Fickr account

By creating a Flickr account and adding my photos to it I am able to take a lots of photos and but them on the internet so I can easily go on and choose the ones I will be using, I will be adding more photos to my Flickr of different people so I can show a variety of artists in my magazine, having a large amount of photos on Flickr also allows me to use the photos from the same shoot for my front cover, double page spread, contents and full page advert if I need to as well as me being able to do many different shoots for each feature of my magazine

Link to Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/111102308@N08/

Photo planning checklist

Things that I need to consider:

• Type of shot/angle
• Facial expression 
• Body language
• Colour scheme 
• Lighting 
• background
• How the shot/model is being portrayed
• Props
• Costume 
• Models positioning
• Colour effects (editing) 
• Equipment used (the quality of the camera)

When taking my photos I will make sure that I take all of these conventions into consideration as they all contribute to a well planned professional photo shoot, all of these things will help me produce high quality photos that will make my magazine stand out to customers 

Plan for photo shoot

Moodboard

In this mood board I have shown the types of things that will be in my magazine and what type of things it will feature, these things things will be shown through my front cover, contents, double page spread and full page advert. I have included many different companies that vary in product that could possibly sponsor my magazine, if my magazine was sponsored by a well known, big brand it would the reputation of my magazine. All these things on the mood board are either related to music or forms of media or are relevant to the magazine

The rule of thirds

The rule of thirds
this is when an image is broken down into lines of 3 horizontally and vertically, with all together 9 parts, you do this in your mind through your view finder or in the LCD display on your camera, this is also useful when it comes to editing you photo later on after you've taken it, many post production editing tools that have good cropping and reframing that fit within the rule of thirds and will allow you to use it 

The grid identifies 4 important parts when framing your image, it also  gives you 4 lines which are important for positioning your image

Placing someones eyes when taking a picture of them on one of the lines automatically make their eyes the natural point of focus. Also, placing someone off center on one of the intercepting lines with an object next to them will allow there to be 2 points of interest. Another good technique is when you are taking a landscape photo is to have the horizon level with one of the lines, preferably the top one as it lets you see both halves of the photo well

When learning to use the rule of thirds, there are 2 important things you need to think about: 

• What are the points of interest in the shot
• Where are you intentionally placing them 

examples: 

 

Photo shoot plan

for my photo shoot I want the person to be standing looking at the camera, or sitting down looking at the camera, if they are standing up it will be a mid shot of them from about the waist upwards so that the reader can see their face clearly, when I take some pictures of the person sitting down I want to show their whole body with them looking at camera, the reader will still be able to see there face and eyes clearly, but this will also allow me to show the background more as well. The shoot will be well lit up so that readers are able to see them easily but also so that they can see what clothes they are wearing, their facial expression will be serious as this will set the mood of the magazine and will show the audience its serious and of good quality. They will be male also as this could fit into the genre of being a hip hop artist or being a indie artist as there are more of these artists in those genres that are male. I would like my shot to be out doors in an urban location, so that not to much attention is diverted to the background 

Masthead ideas

Here are some mastheads that i have developed, I will be choosing one of these or one like it to be the masthead for my magazine, it will only be in one colour as I don't want to make it look overwhelming and too bright, but it will still remain looking professional and effective    

Front cover layouts