The document discusses editing photos in Photoshop to achieve a vintage, retro style for a magazine. Key edits include removing color saturation to make photos black and white, adding grain to make them appear like film photos, and using color layers to enhance highlights and contrast. Poses and clothing were chosen to portray models as mysterious, relaxed, or in control while fitting the retro, indie magazine genre.

1. Images Analysis

2. • I chose to take this
medium close up
shot of my model so
not only was her
face a key feature to
the shot but her
clothes were visible
as well as they
match the old black
and white retro feel I
am attempting to get
running through my
magazine.

3. • I have edited this photo
using Photoshop.
• I enhanced the saturation of
the photo to bring out the
colour in my models eyes
and make her makeup (lips
and cheeks) stand out
more. This goes with my
quite vintage look, subtle
yet sultry at the same time.
• I then used grain to make
the photo appear to be
taken on a film camera
rather then a digital one, so
it would look more classic
and indie.

4. • I made my model pose in
this way so she came
across very secretive and
mysterious, as if she
wasn’t letting anyone
have the opportunity to
look into her eyes to
figure out her thoughts. I
chose this time to make
her wear the head band
as it matched the colours
of the paisley shirt and as
my model and style icon I
got inspiration from was
Lana Del Rey, she is
famous for wearing and
pulling of big flower
garland headbands.

5. • I used Photoshop to edit this
photo.
• I got rid of all the saturation to
make the photo monotone.
• I used a colour layer of green and
yellow to bring out the highlights of
my models skin where the flash
catches it, to bring out more
composition of light and dark
tones.
• Also, it enhances the contrast so
the model is the main focus of the
image and is also the focus over
the artcile, headlines and
coverlines etc.
• I also used grain to make the
photo look timeless and classic as
the model if already portraying this
theme with her classy dress and
contoured makeup.

6. • I made my model pose
in this way to give the
image a relaxed and a
‘not bothered’ attitude,
so it keeps in with the
theme indie genre of my
magazine.
• There is flowers in the
background to freshen
the picture up a bit, as
the model isn’t smiling I
don’t want to photo
when its transferred to
black and white to seem
an unhappy and stern
feel.

7. • I used Photoshop to edit these
photos.
• I got rid of all saturation to make
the photos monotone.
• I used a layer of either
green/yellow to bring out the
highlights of her skin where the
flash catches it, to bring out more
composition of light and dark
tone, to enhance the contrast so
the model if the main focus of the
entire image and either; front
cover, contents page or double
page spread.
• I used the grain tool to make the
photo look more ageless and
vintage, as the model is
portraying this theme anyway
through her sophisticated dress
sense and make-up.
• Furthermore, I added some light
leaks as a top layer to make the
photos look like its decayed like
true old film photos.

8. • I got my model to pose in
this way to show that
although she isn’t creating
eye contact with the
camera and then
henceforth with the readers,
she is still dominating this
photo and looks in control
due to the stance and
position of her hands. The
way she is grabbing her
shirt and the fact that her
collar is up proposes the
idea that she is a force to
be reckoned with and is a
young person of a
subculture characterized by
her smart stylish
appearance.

9. • Again I got rid of the saturating to
make the photo monotone.
• I added a colour layer
(green/yellow) to bring out the
highlights of her skin where the
flash catches it to exaggerate the
composition of light and dark
tones.
• I used a grain tool on the photo to
make it look aged and retro/mod,
as the model is giving off this
persona/image with her collared
dress sense and Smokey
eye/contoured make-up.
• I added some light leaks as a top
layer on the photo to make it look
like old film photos do, and made
it look and appear to be slightly
faded out.

10. • In this image, I made
my model stand in the
way so her head is
aligned with her
shoulders so her collar
bones her right hand
cheek bone is
extremely visible.
Hence the reason I
made her move her hair
(parting/fringe) to the
left hand side to
enhance them.
• In terms of her cheek
bones I applied bronzer
to them to make them
stand out even more,
and to contour her face.

11. • In this photo I used
Photoshop.
• I removed all the saturation
in the photo to make it
monotone.
• I used a colour layer
(green/yellow) to bring out
more composition of light
and dark tones.
• I used grain on the photos to
make them look more worn
and antique like. This
coincides with the 1950/60s
type black strapless corset
that she is wearing also.
• I added some light leaks to
the photo to make it look
aged, how old black and
white photos used to look.

12. •In this image, I made me
model stand with her back
facing the camera so then I
could get her to tilt her head
backwards to give off the
impression that she is
passively glancing over her
shoulder.
•Furthermore, I put bright
coloured lipstick on my model
to enhance her lips and make
them stand out against the dull
black and racing car green
colours that have been used in
the background.

13. • In this photo I used Photoshop.
• I removed all the saturation in
the photo to make it monotone.
• I used a colour layer
(green/yellow) to bring out
more composition of light and
dark tones.
• I used grain on the photos to
make them look aged. This
coincides with the 1950/60s
type black strapless corset that
she is wearing also.
• I added some light leaks to the
photo to make it look aged,
how old black and white
photos used to look.

14. •I used a high shot of my
model so her whole body from
head to toe could be seen in
the shot.
•Her effortless festival chic
dress sense is portrayed
clearly through the use of the
head band, dungarees and
trainers.
•I got my model to pose in this
way to look adhering to
readers, and entice them into
want to read my magazine,
and also her positioning and
hand positioning makes her
look powerful and in control of
the photo, situation and
surroundings.

15. • Again I got rid of the saturating
to make the photo monotone.
• I added a colour layer
(green/yellow) to bring out the
highlights of her skin where the
flash catches it to enhance the
composition of light and dark
tones.
• I used a grain tool on the photo
to make it look aged and
timeless, as the model is giving
off this persona/image with her
festival chic dress sense and
Smokey eye/contoured make-up.
• I added some light leaks as a
top layer on the photo to make
it look like old film photos do,
and made it look and appear to
be slightly faded out and how
an old film/photo would have
looked.

16. •In this photo, I have used a close up
shot so my models face will be the
sole focus of the image.
•I have put quite heavy make-up on
my model to enhance her lips, and
cheek bones and to most importantly
make her eyes look bigger. As my
model is looking into the lens of the
camera anyway it adds a personal
touch to the magazine and it makes
the readers feel like what is being
said is directly to them.
•I have put flowers in my models hair
to again add a fresh vintage, shabby
chic look to my magazine.

17. • I got rid of the saturating to make
the photo monotone.
• I added a colour layer
(green/yellow) to bring out the
highlights of her skin where the
flash catches it to emphasise the
composition of light and dark tones,
in-particularly on my models cheek
bones and around her eyes.
• I used a grain tool on the photo to
make it look old and retro, as the
model is giving off this
persona/image with her seemingly
nude dress and Smokey eye/ and
contoured make-up, especially on
her cheeks, where I have added
bronzer to enhance them further.
• I then added some light leaks as a
top layer on the photo to make it
look as if it flickers and look like old
film photos do, and made it look
and appear to be slightly faded out.