This document contains summaries of unedited photos for a magazine cover and fashion spreads. Several photos of shoes, nail polish, and models are described as having unnecessary background details, shadows, poor lighting, or being too dark to see the subject clearly. The best photo is said to have effective lighting, a strong focus on the subject, and draws the audience in with direct eye contact. However, most photos require editing to remove distracting backgrounds or shadows to make the images more professional and suitable for publication.

1. Un-edited photos – These are the unedited photos a shoe that appears on my front cover of my music magazine. You can see there is un-necessary detail in the background and their are also shadows of the shoe, which makes it look un-professional and un-tidy. This photo is quite bright, so creates better quality photo, however there is still a shadow of the shoe which needs to be cut out. This is a very dark photograph, one of the darkest of them all. It has a brighter background, but the actual shoe is still very dark and un clear.

2. These are a selection on my un edited photos of nail varnish that appears on my magazine cover. These again require the background to be cut out, as well as the distracting shadows . I believe this photo is the best quality because of the effective light and the strong focus, however the background certainly lets it down. This photo has great light that reflects the image well, however the bottom of image has been cut of, so is not necessarily useable. This photo is very dark, with many shadows reflecting a badly composed photograph. The two shadows are very distracting from the main image, creating an un-useable photo.

3. These are a selection of photo’s of my model’s that I have taken, they have been composed to reflect my magazine brief and what will best attract my audience. These are fairly good quality photos that have some strong light. This is a photo featuring two people. It has a clear light that emphasises the photograph, however I feel the image doesn’t completely reflect my magazine. This photo is slightly darker, but is clear. There is only one model present which keeps it tidy and easier to mould. This photos is slightly lighter and is a clear, medium shot photo. There is also direct eye contact which helps to draw in the audience, creating an effective image.

4. Edited photos