This document summarizes the editing process the author took to manipulate an original photograph they took. They used Photoshop tools like the spot healing brush and layers to remove imperfections, change the color of the artist's shirt and lips to purple to match, darken the hair to black to make her look more gothic, and add defined eyeliner around the eyes. The edits were intended to make the artist stand out more from the background and fit with the theme of the magazine while looking more professional and appealing overall.

2. This was the original photograph that I
decided to edit. I liked the original
image, which I took with a shutter
speed of 2000 as this allowed the
image to become darker and look as if
it was taken in the dark. This quality
would fit better with the theme of my
magazine and would also draw
attention away from the background,
allowing the artist to become more
distinct. The fast shutter speed
accompanied by the camera flash
allowed the artist to be highlighted
whilst the background was in
darkness, creating a contrast between
them and also creating some depth
within the photograph. I decided to
manipulate the photograph as there
were minor imperfections which could
be altered and improved upon making
the overall image look more
professional and appealing.

3. The first step towards editing my
image was to remove any minor
imperfections that may be
present. I removed these by
using the spot healing tool in
Photoshop and creating a
Gaussian blur over the artist’s
face. Next, I decided to change
the colour of the artist’s shirt by
creating a purple overlay upon
the jacket. Then, I altered the
hue of her lips to coincide with
the colour of her jacket; I created
several layers of different shades
of purple . This made the artist’s
lips become more defined, a
feature which aids in the overall
look of the photograph.

4. The next step in editing the
photograph was to edit the
artist’s hair colour. The main
reason behind this was to make
her look more gothic, as I wanted
to present her as a gothic-
influenced artist. I decided that
the colour black would work well
for this, so I created a multiply
layer and painted over the artist’s
hair and slightly reduced its
opacity. Although the colour of
her hair is the same as the
background, I felt that it worked
well together as it helps draw
attention to her face, rather than
the hair itself.

5. The final editing that I did to the
photograph was to make her eyes
more defined. I decided to add edit
her eyes in Photoshop to make it
look like she had on some degree of
eyeliner; a stereotypical feature of
gothic-influenced music artists. To
achieve this effect, I painted on
some black around her eyes and
added a Gaussian blur with a
reduced opacity. I repeated this
procedure with increasing
reductions to opacity to darken the
area around her eyes, reflecting the
look of faint eye-shadow. Overall,
these aspects help to make the
image look more professional and
stereotypical of the features
associated with gothic and rock
artists.