Reconnaissance
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The document discusses photography techniques for pop magazines. It notes that pop magazine photos are typically taken against a plain white or black screen to allow editing of the background in Photoshop. The author decided to take photos against a black screen and use Photoshop to add a baby blue ombre background to match the featured artist's style. Using a plain background made it easy to find suitable images for each page without cropping. The background added professionalism and allowed the main images to stand out against the light colors. Similar background techniques were used for the content and double page spreads to link the pages and maintain brand identity.
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1) The document discusses editing photos for use in a magazine advert, digipack, and CD cover. Photos were taken during a trip to Chicago and narrowed down.
2) One photo was cropped to fit an A4 page for the advert and colors were enhanced using a cooling photo filter. Another photo had the sky selected and an orange photo filter applied to make it appear like sunset for the cover.
3) Additional photos were edited to match the theme by applying the same photo filters at different intensities depending on the image's purpose and placement in the materials.
Process
The document describes the process used to create a poster in Photoshop. Multiple continuous shots of a model were taken and layered in Photoshop using blending modes like overlay and multiply. Colors were enhanced, particularly for the eyes, and the overall tone was made cooler by adding blue. The initial image was reworked to be more eye-catching. Faces from the trailer shoot were also used. Text was added using downloaded fonts and various Photoshop tools like magic wand and Gaussian blur to refine edges.
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1) The document discusses editing photos for use in a magazine advert, digipack, and CD cover. Photos were taken during a trip to Chicago and narrowed down.
2) One photo was cropped to fit an A4 page for the advert and colors were enhanced using a cooling photo filter. Another photo had the sky selected and an orange photo filter applied to make it appear like sunset for the cover.
3) Additional photos were edited to match the theme by applying the same photo filters at different intensities depending on the image's purpose and placement in the materials.
Process
The document describes the process used to create a poster in Photoshop. Multiple continuous shots of a model were taken and layered in Photoshop using blending modes like overlay and multiply. Colors were enhanced, particularly for the eyes, and the overall tone was made cooler by adding blue. The initial image was reworked to be more eye-catching. Faces from the trailer shoot were also used. Text was added using downloaded fonts and various Photoshop tools like magic wand and Gaussian blur to refine edges.
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- ISO, which controls the light sensitivity of the camera sensor. A higher ISO means more noise but allows shooting in darker conditions.
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Codes and Conventions
Pop music magazines use certain visual elements and conventions to attract and appeal to their target audiences. These include using bright colors that represent the artists featured on the cover, bold fonts and bubble writing that look friendly. Buzzwords like "new pics" and "exclusive" entice readers to learn more. Cover lines provide insights into articles and usually feature images of pop bands/musicians. Younger audiences are drawn to images of their favorite stars and look to celebrities for fashion trends to emulate. The magazines portray a lifestyle and fashion sense targeted towards younger generations.
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Contents Page Analysis
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Front Cover Overview
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Questionnaire Analysis
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Front Cover Overview
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Evaluation Question 1
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Evaluation Q7
The author reflects on how their skills with programs like Photoshop have improved from their preliminary school magazine task to their final pop magazine product. For the school magazine, they did not properly consider the target audience or use high quality, well-edited images. However, for the pop magazine, they carefully considered elements like color, images, text and fonts. Through practice, experimentation and learning from feedback on the preliminary task, the author was able to create a final magazine that better met the expectations of its genre and target audience.
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Font Analysis
The document discusses font choices for a pop magazine called "We Love Pop". It considers fonts with hearts, flowers, stars, and simplistic designs that could fit the pop genre. A heart font is chosen for the masthead to represent love and follow conventions of pop magazines. Handwriting fonts will provide a personal connection for the readership while basic texts convey facts. A mixture of bold and childish fonts on the final cover design make the magazine fit the pop genre visually.
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- The document describes the process of shooting photos, editing them in Lightroom, and designing an advertisement in Photoshop for a magazine.
- Photos were shot with a Sony A7S II camera and 16-35mm lens, lit with a video light. In Lightroom, photos were imported, cropped, and adjustments were made to highlight the vignette and add clarity.
- In Photoshop, text and a release date were added over the background image following the same font style as other materials to create continuity across pieces. The advertisement was then exported as a PDF.
Mag cover print screens
The document describes the process of creating the front cover for a magazine. The creator started with an original image and added a purple gradient mask to create an exciting pop genre style. Headlines were added around the main image to connote lots of fun inside stories. Text was styled with strokes to stand out and entice readers. The magazine's house style uses pink and blue colors to help brand the publication. A strapline was added to excite audiences and increase demand for the issue. Lighting on images was adjusted to make them stand out on the background.
Image manipulation
The document discusses image manipulation techniques used to edit a front cover image for a magazine. These techniques included cropping the image to focus on the subject and remove background elements, adding a color overlay to match the magazine's color scheme, and cutting out the background of another image so it would blend with the content page.
Reconaissance into Location
The document discusses location choices for photographs in a pop music magazine. For the front cover, a plain white background will be used so images can be easily edited in Photoshop. On the contents page, the main image will also use a white background to link to the cover, while smaller images will show artists in normal locations like rooms to seem informal. The double page spread will typically feature the main image against a white background to look professional, while smaller images will show artists meeting fans as is conventional.
Artist Image Manipulation
The artist started by loading an image into Photoshop to remove its background in order to place it on the front cover of a magazine. They used the Magic Eraser tool to quickly remove large parts of the background, which was a uniform color. Smaller colored pieces were removed using the rubber tool at a size of 110. Hue/Saturation was then used to lighten the subject's skin and reverse the lightness, making them stand out against the new dark background. The final product placed the edited image against the dark background and added text and other magazine elements following Gutenberg's design principles.
Evaluation 7
This document provides a comparison of the preliminary products created by the author for a college magazine assignment versus the final products created for an indie music magazine. For the preliminary products, elements like the masthead, main image, color scheme, plug, fonts, layout, and lack of skyline/footer were basic and unconventional. The final products showed more sophisticated and professional design choices across all elements that better represented the target audience and genre. These included a simpler masthead, improved main image with lighting and posing, coordinated color scheme, more appealing plug placement and design, varied yet cohesive fonts, balanced layout, and addition of a header to grab attention.
ICT photoshop final powerpoint
The document provides information and tutorials for creating a pop album cover using Photoshop. It discusses different genres of music and their common visual styles. It then outlines techniques for creating lighting effects, warping images, and applying textures. The author tests different effects and decides on a zombie-themed cover to portray modern pop. Key skills learned include using layers, blurs, blending modes, and manipulating photos. Feedback indicates modern pop covers often depict sadness, so the author combines gothic colors and a apocalyptic theme in the final cover.
Evaluation 7
- The student improved their Photoshop and design skills between the preliminary and main tasks. The preliminary masthead and images were basic, whereas the main task versions used effects like drop shadows and made more creative design choices.
- Both contents pages had similar structures but the main task version was more refined with additions like distinct section headings and a plectrum-shaped page reference.
- The images in the main task were of higher quality due to better equipment and lighting. They were also edited more skillfully to achieve specific aesthetic effects that fit the magazine genre.
- The typography and font choices on the main task cover were more strategically designed and executed to maximize readability and intrigue compared to the preliminary
Print screen front cover
The document describes the process of designing a magazine cover in Photoshop. Key details include:
- A bold font and red color were used to give an "edgy" feel appealing to the target rock music audience.
- Feedback on an early draft suggested making changes to improve professionalism, such as adjusting colors, images, and formatting of cover text.
- Revisions included making graphics black for a darker tone, changing the central image, and altering coverline colors, sizes, and positioning to make content more noticeable and energetic.
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- 1. Popmagazineshave theirphotographstakenin a set locationwhichwill eitherbe againsta white orpossiblyblackscreen,wherethe backgroundcolourscan thenbe editedon software’ssuchasPhotoshop.Itisrare that a popmagazine shootwill be ina setlocation unlessthe artisthaspersonallytakentheirown photosto feature onthe magazine,orit isfor promotional purposesfora new albumetc. ConsideringthisinformationIdecidedtotake my photographsagainstablack screen,Ithen wentontochange the colourstosuit the overall theme.Forthe backgroundIselected the colourchangingtool and setit to the same tone of babyblue as the featuredartiststop,Ithen wentonto add an ombre effectcombiningbluewithwhite,thisfurtherlylightensthe background and keepscontinuity.Byusingthe plainbackgroundIwasable to easilyfindthe perfectimage suitable foreachpage as there isno croppinginvolved,the manipulationonPhotoshopaddedan elementof professionalism andallowedme tomake the mainimage completelystandout.The light backgroundusedalsoofferedme the opportunitytouse a huge range of colouredfontswhich perfectlycontrastthe babyblue background. for mycontentspage and double page spreadIusedsimilarimages,whichwere takenonthe same background,thisabidestotraditional popmagazine conventions,byusingimagesformthe same shootI am able to create a symboliclinkbetweeneachpage andapplybasicconventionswhichwill be easilyrecognisable andcontinue brandidentity.Throughouteachpage Iuseda hintof blue,this representsthe artistandherpersonalityasoneachpage she has beenplacedinthe blue side of the ombrèdbackground,portrayingthe personalitywhichshe givesoff asanartist. By usingthe professionallighting,backgroundand equipmentIwasable toachieve completelyprofessional lookingimages whichfitinseamlesslywithinthe popmusic genre.Before takingthe photographsIaimedtoaccomplish professionalpopgenre lookingphotos,byusingthe lighting and backdropI was activelyable toachieve this.
- 2. Otherexistingmagazinessuchas‘We Love Pop’magazine alsouse a white backdroptooriginally take the imageson,afterthisprocesstheywill eitheralterthe background colourtoaccompanythe featuredartistorleave itwhite. Here is an example of the contrastingbackgrounds,the cover withJessie Jhashintsof pink, indicatingherfemininity,whereas the One Directioncoverhasbeen leftwhite inordertocontrast their blue outfitswhichportraythe masculinity.Ofteninpopthere are variousamountsof editing occurringon the backgroundto representthe coverstar/s