2. Photo selection
I have selected this photo
because it is the photo that
looks most intimidating that
doesn’t look grainy. The
interesting composition
draws the reader in while
the stare on her face
entices them to read the
magazine because their
intimidated by her. This
photo is based on ‘The
Source’, ‘Vibe’ and ‘Spin’
contents pages.
5. Levels
• The reason I needed to add levels to it was
because the exposure levels on the photo is
always wrong and using the “Auto” levels tool
on Photoshop fixes this making the photo look
better.
• However, this has made the photo too bright
and under contrasted which I can fix using the
brightness and contrast tool.
8. Brightness + Contrast
• Because the ‘Levels’ made the photo too
bright and under contrast, using this
‘Brightness and Contrast’ tool I was able to fix
the brightness by lowering it and fix the
contrast by adding to it.
• This has resulted in some of the colours to be
slightly distorted, which I can fix with the
colour correction tool.
11. Colour Correction
• Because the previous tool made some of the
colours distorted and warped, I need to use
the ‘Colour Balance’ tool to fix this.
• I added some red and removed some green
and blue to make a more realistic looking
image.
• One thing that would further improve the
photo would be to crop it.
14. Cropping
• This will make the audience feel more
involved with the photo because it is closer on
the model giving the audience a false sense of
involvement.
17. Flip Image
• This is better for text placement on the
contents because the text is usually on the left
hand side on a contents page and therefore
more realistic.
18. Here is the final image in
InDesign. In Photoshop I saved
the photo as a .JPEG file and
then in InDesign I imported
the photo and placed it in the
location where I wanted it to
go. I Scaled it to as close as to
the correct size as possible
and this is the finished result.
19. Here using the text tool I
have made the header. This
is based on ‘The Source’
where the page title is in
the right hand corner as a
header. I have used the
same font as the front
cover masthead to try and
keep some kind of house
style going. I have made
the text white so that it is
instantly visible against the
dark background making it
easier for the reader to
read.
20. Again based on magazines from
my research, my footer contains
the magazine information
(name, issue number and date).
The font is the same as the
header to enforce house style
and the text is white to help
with a house style but to also
make it visible against the dark
background.
I used the text tool to type this
in InDesign.
21. All magazines have page
numbers, so for mine to look
more professional I used a page
number. It’s the same font and
colour to keep a house style
going.
I used the text tool to type this
in InDesign.
22. In Photoshop I made a slightly visible
box and saved this as a .PNG file. This
means it is slightly transparent. Using
the place tool in InDesign I placed it
where I wanted it. This is based on an
idea ‘The Source’ has (where a half-
transparent box contains the text) and
to try and show realism and
professionalism in my magazine, I am
doing it here. ‘Vibe’ and ‘Spin’ also used
it further rectifying realism in my
magazine.
23. Here I have used the text tool to
add the text, all contents pages
have text. I made the page
numbers bigger and bold, artist
names bold, and article names
bold and slightly bigger. This is
heavily based on ‘The Source’
which did the same thing.
