Photo's and Editing

I have taken a selection of photos, which I can then choose from for use within my final magazine. After deciding to create a new artist to be displayed upon the cover of my magazine, I had to think of ways in which my artist would fit into the stereotype of the rock/pop genre, and therefore had to plan costumes and camera angles around this ideology. In my opinion, the leopard print dress in which the artist is wearing fits well into this genre. My magazine is based upon pop music, with a slight rock edge to it, and I believe that leopard print is seen to be fashion, but with an edge. The artist is also holding an iPod within her hand in each of the photos, which is iconographic of music, as it is used as a form of musical distribution. When taking my photos I originally planned to shoot them in front of a plain background, such as a white or cream wall. I used this idea in most of my photos, however when shooting the photos my model moved around slightly, and instead caused my photos to have an unnecessary background of the room in which we were located. As I planned to edit the background on photoshop anyway, this wasn't a problem and didn't effect my plans for what I required the end product of my photos to look like. Here are a range of my photos resulting from the shoot:


Upon the cover photo, I chose a shot which makes the ‘artist’ appear confident and dominant. She has her hands upon her head, pushing her hair up, with one hand holding onto the iPod. She is looking directly into the camera, engaging with the audience, with a slight smirk upon her face which suggests she is happy and confident.



This is my cover image. Using photoshop, I have cut out the background as it was unsuitable for my magazine's purpose. The first image shows the image with a plain white background. I felt that this made my magazine look cheaper and substantially less eye-catching, though it did make my main image stand out more. I filled the background in black, and found that this adds more of a feel to my magazine, fitting in better with the overall theme.



Below is the image I shall use for my contents page. It has been taken from a low angle in order to make the artist appear larger and therefore more powerful. The iPod is visible within the artists hands, and she looks as though she is enjoying herself whilst listening to music. Not only does this create a positive attitude towards music, it also shows the artists playful side, making her more appealing to the audience. Though the image will only be used for a small proportion of my contents page, it's purpose will be to attract readers into turning to the page which it relates to, and reading the featured article.



I have again removed the background of the image in photoshop, though this time I have kept it white. This is due to the background of my contents page being white, in order to make the text and images contrast with the plain white background and therefore stand out more.



The image I have chosen for my double page spread is again a full length picture. It is also, similar to the one featured upon my contents page, taken from a low angle in order to make my artist appear larger and therefore more dominant. The iPod is still visible in the artists hand, and she looks as though she has a certain attitude surrounding her.



I have again edited my chosen image in order for it to be more necessary for the page that will situate it. As my double page spread will consist largely of text, this text will need to be clear and easy to read. Therefore, I shall type the text in black upon a white background, so that a contrast is established. The image therefore also required a white background, and so I have cut out the previous background and filled it in white. This will also cause the image to stand out further.