Print Screens

This is the original image that i have cropped to size to fit onto an a4 sized canvas. I have decided to keep him on one side so that you can see an urban scene behind him.

In this image i have de-saturated selected parts of the background so that the main subject would stand out. I have also used the Patch tool to remove any spots and moles so that the face looks clear and appealing.

This is the first font style that i had chosen for my magazine cover, i do not like it that much as it does not fit with the magazines main image.

This is the font style am using for my main cover, i have decided to put it at an angle so that the magazine cover looks more appealing and effective to the viewer.

I have now put on all of my cover lines so now it is starting to look more like a magazine cover. i have downloaded fonts and used them but i have edited them so that they fit in with my magazine style. I have also put an outer glow on my title so that it stands out from the background image.

This is my finished magazine front cover. I have finished it off with a headline, bar code and all the price details. Most things on this front cover are very easy to do so i have made it very efficient and easy to make. I am happy with the outcome of my front cover but i still think it looks slightly like a poster rather than a magazine front cover. I have used the drop shadow and outer glow tool the most on my front cover so that the fonts would stand out and look appealing, i feel i achieved a reasonable look by using this tool. I am mostly happy with my main image as it looks very urban like and has a decent background so that the subject matter stands out from any other thing.

Reader Profile.

Owen is a 19 year old male studying graphics, biology and media in his second year at sixth form. He has been very successful with his results in his first year and is wiling to work just as hard to get good grades in his second year. He is a very outgoing individual who loves to party, socialise and play sport in his spare time. He is into a range of different music such as Grime, Dubstep, Hip hop, Baltimore, Drum and Bass and Ghetto Tech. He tries to find as much time as he can to go to gigs that include artists from these genres. Owen has two genres of music that he listens to most and these are, Hip Hop and Grime, on the odd occasion he will listen to Dubstep and Baltimore. Also in his spare time he does a little but of DJ’ing to show his interest in music. He loves to DJ at his mates party’s where he can show off his unique style of music so that others can appreciate and enjoy his type of music.

Image 1

This is the image that i will be using on my front cover as the main image. This photograph has been taken in Coventry City Centre in a back alley so that i could get an urban sort of scene in the background so it looked as effective as i could get it to look as a urban cover. This subject in this image is of Benedict Sycamore who is portraying an upcoming artist who is a producer of dubstep and ghetto glitch type of music genre. Other images of him will appear on the double page spread along with images of another upcoming artist. I have decided that i am going to make the background of this image black and white so that the subject matter stands out and looks appealing. Most urban magazine front cover main images are not of a natural background or use natural light they are usually all staged photo shoots which use spot lights as such. I have decided to change that and use a natural image which will draw most readers into the magazine because it will be something different which still looks as appealing and effective, if not more.

Image 2

This is the image i will using as my contents main image. I have decided to use this image as it has direct eye contact with the viewer which would draw them into reading and viewing this page maybe just because it looks aesthetically appealing or because they wish to view the contents page in general. This will not be the only image i will be using on the contents page, i will be using 4 other images so it does not look boring. I have decided to use this image of Rob as the contents page image so that i have a different contrast of images on each page, if i used another image of Benedict on the contents page i think the viewer would be bored easily. Using another image has changed the atmosphere.

Image 3

This will be one of the inset images i will be using on my contents page at the bottom of the page. I have chosen this image as it shows a partnership with the two people. The faces pulled are very neutral and it looks as if they are a small group of a band. I have decided a staged photo shoot for this image as it makes the subjects contrast from the white background. The light on their faces is overly lit which takes the eye off the image and more onto what their wearing.

Image 4

I have chosen this as another image that i will be using on my contents page at the bottom. I have chose this image as it has direct eye contact with the viewer which makes them feel as if they are looking at the person directly. I will be editing this photo slightly so that the background is all white and the blue stands out from the rest of the image. The pose is very neutral and the camera angle is from above empowering the subject matter.

Image 5

This will the last image that i will be using on my contents page. This will be the last of the 3 images you will see at the bottom of the contents page. I have chosen this image because it looks like a very professional image, also the subject stands out from the white background. I will not be editing this image in anyway, i will use the image in its original format. This shot has been taken from directly in front of the subject matter so it is not over powering.

Image 6

This is the image i will be using for my double page spread and one side has an image of the upcoming artist and the other side is a white brick wall for shit i will be writing up my interview on. This image looks very professional and appealing as the target is standing out and not giving direct eye contact to the reader. It does not look as if it is a staged photo shoot.