Izzy White Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies 6469

In preparation for my main production I took several photos and practiced using the different aspects of Photoshop to change and alter them in a way I might do in my main production. The photos:  I took three photos using the Lumix Lx 7 camera I used for my preliminary task, All three were taken in medium close up as I felt this would be the easiest shot to edit with Photoshop. I liked the final outcome of them but feel they would be vastly improved with a stronger light source to add more contrast to the images, I also noticed that a lot of my model's hair was astray and looked quite messy so decided to make that something I looked into fixing. I also wanted to look at placing the model onto a different background and playing around with lighting and contrast digitally. The "clone stamp" The clone stamp is a tool that can be used to fix things like blemishes or astray hair and I had previously used it for such purposes in my ...

Rolling Stone is an American "indie-rock" magazine published bi-weekly and it has been in production since 1967. Not only does the magazine focus on music, it also often features references to popular culture and politics. Their target audience seems to be anyone with an interest in music, regardless of age, this is mostly due to the wide range of genres and day to day issues the magazine advertises on its covers ranging from politics to fashion. This cover features artist Lorde and is set on a blank white background with the rolling stone signature red, white and black colour scheme , the photo of the is artist slightly right from the centre . The photo is in medium close up with a strong light source and obscures only the name of the magazine which is written at the top in a signature style of the brand; 3D red italic font with white and black accents. The rest of the little text to feature is placed down the left hand side in...

NME (New Musical Express) is a British music magazine that has been in circulation since 1949. It is largely associated with the rock, alternative and indie genres that I have decided I want to focus on for my own magazine. They make use of two media platforms, one being the magazine itself and the other being their website www.nme.com which features news and reviews alongside music videos and galleries. This cover features the late artist Amy Winehouse. It is simplistic in design and has a totally black and white colour scheme, making it a striking and attention grabbing cover. The photo used is the only one on the cover and in keeping with the colour scheme, is in black and white. It is of the artist in medium close up on a black background. She is looking over her shoulder in direct address with the camera and viewer, with her body facing to the right. There is hardly any text on the cover save for the name of the magazine which is printed in the top left corner of...

Spin (SPIN) was a music magazine first published in 1985, the company converted to online media and published their last issue in September 2012 but still run articles, webcasts, reviews and features on their website www.spin.com which is updated on a daily basis. The magazine produced issues geared towards all sorts of different music tastes which enabled them to amass a large following in their 27 years of print and opened up the public to genres of music they would not of had the exposure to otherwise. I chose to study SPIN as it is related to the genres of music I am intending on producing my magazine for. This cover features a single photo of a subject in close up, a seemingly common feature for this particular magazine. The colour scheme makes use of reds, blacks, browns and white. The subject is looking off to the right and not in direct address with the audience and a shadow covers most of her face. There is little text on the cover and the name of the ma...

The preliminary task was to create a front cover and contents page for a new school magazine using a photo of a student in medium close up. Using the Lumix Lx7 I began to take photographs to use for my school magazine cover and contents page. I experimented with different lighting sources and camera angles and got the following results. Looking at the photos I had taken I decided that the second was the best to use for the cover of my magazine, it captured the subject in the middle of the shot but still left room at the top and at the sides for text. The photo itself was of higher quality than the previous two and boasted a better light source with more contrast making for a better image with more depth. I used Photoshop to edit the photo to industry standards and made use of the clone stamp and blur tools to conceal any imperfections. I began to outline the layout for my cover and decided on a dark green colour scheme to work with the colours of the school logo. I a...