Amendments Following Final Feedback

After collecting my final feedback, I had approximately 7 days to make any amendments to my magazine front cover and double page spread. As I had enough time, I chose to change the layout of my double page spread and to use another photograph and re-arrange the text on the page. Due to the timing conditions I had to do this quickly and effectively, however I needed the final piece to look even more professional than the first DPS. I decided not to change my front cover as I found that had the effect I wanted and had the professional finish and a lot of time and effort was put into the design and final product therefore I chose to leave that as it was.

I started with a new, blank inDesign document and placed my new main image onto the document and placed it on the left hand side of the page spread across the whole document so the text would look like it was just sitting ontop of the image. I next copied the full body of my article onto the new document and shuffled it around. I decided to use the text wrap tool so that the text of the article would wrap around the side of the model in the photograph so it looked more professional and edgy, I found that this worked successfully. I added a new title onto the page and a new subtitle and shuffled them so they all sat nicely together on the page above the article text. Once I was happy with this layout, I tried to add on the breakout box I had included in the other DPS, however I found there was not enough room to add this professionally therefore I chose not to include it. This was a big risk to take however I feel I made the right decision. The final DPS is shown below, and I am very happy with the results and finish of the whole of my magazine.

Final Double Page Spread

This is my final Double page spread.

Final Front Cover

This is my final front cover for my magazine production.

Weekly Production Monitor 25th-31st March

Week 4 Of Production

In the third week of production I re-drafted my article and checked it to ensure there were no mistakes. I then created a title I was happy with on my page and added the main photo to my page and ensured they were within the margins I set. I then typed up all of my article into the columns I had already made on my page layout and in the column that was left I added a breakout box which was to include facts and statistics to get the attention of the readers. I added and re-shuffled all of the titles and sub-titles and the breakout boxes and quote inserts until they all fit together onto the page and looked professional. This image is the final outcome of the magazine spread and I am happy with the final outcome. The main problem I faced was trying to get all of the different text onto the page to fit together comfortably however I managed to do this. After I had totally finished with the DPS, I went back to check on my front cover and made some slight alterations such as putting a backdrop on some of the titles to make them  stand out more also, the final image is also shown below. Overall I am happy with my magazine however I think I could have done some things better. If I could change it I would change the layout of my double page spread as it does not have the look I was after, however I am still happy with the outcome.

 

Weekly Production Monitor 18th-24th March

Third Week Of Production -

In the second week of production I had managed to finish my magazine front cover. I finished it to a high standard and could see no visible faults therefore I am going to return to it after I have finished my double page spread to correct anything or add more drop shadows etc.

My target for the third week of production is to re-draft my article and check for any mistakes and read it to ensure it includes everything I want it to and so that it has a moral and will be understood by the target audience. My other targets for this week are to create the in-design spread and to add a title and the main image onto it so that can be a starting point for uploading my article and other pieces of text and imagery. The main problems I think I will face will be choosing the design and place for the title and ensuring the title and the main image fits nicely onto the page. There will be many skills I will learn throughout this week as this is the second time I have used inDesign therefore I will be watching tutorials as to how to do things such as make text flow.

At the beginning of the week I started to create different titles and re-arrange them on the page around the main image. I put individual words into a red box which fits in with my colour scheme, I changed the angles of each of the boxes so that they looked scattered across the page almost like an annonymous death letter with magazine letters and words cuttings.  After I had the title and main picture present on the page it was easier to then add the rest of the text and imagery onto the pages.

 

This is my magazine at the beginning of production with the title and main image situated on the page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This is my double page spread the next day when I have added a sub heading and the main body of my article. I found that I had a lot of space left for an extra column therefore I added a fact box to fill the last column space as it will attract immediate attenion and will shock the target audience.

 

Weekly Production Monitor 11th-17th March

Second Week Of Production -

In the first week of production I completed the editing of my photographs and began to make my front cover. I used new skills on photoshop such as magnetic lasso tool, sponge tool and I used new filters. I had upoaded the photograph which looked most professional and I placed it onto a photoshop document which would be my front cover, then I added my main sell lines to create the main layout which I could follow from to add my other sell lines. I had successfully adapted the four main sell lines onto the page and positioned them correctly and how I wanted them to be on the page so that I could then add to it and build from the basic shape. The problems I had were trying to place all of the sell lines onto the page in a professional layout however after changing the layout multiple times I finally started to get the look I was after.

This week I will be looking to finish my front cover to ensure I can finish the double page spread in time and also to a professional standard and have time to do any corrections and annotations. I am going to start by building up sell line by sell line and ensuring they are all positioned on the page in an appropriate layout. I will document what I wish my sell lines to say so that I can keep on track f what sell lines I need to upload to the front cover and the size of the different sell lines so that I can lay them out in the right place on the cover. I think the main problem I will have will be getting all of the sell lines on the page so that they all contrast each other and fit correctly.

Throughout this week, I created my final front cover, however once I had analysed it I realised that there was a large space missing on the page which made the cover look bare, therefore I needed to add in another sell line above the main sell line 'how a girl killed her bestfriend'. To find an appropriate sell line I researched other teenage magazine covers to find out the types of sell lines they include and how many lines they average to take up. I decided to include a short sell line which could take up several lines. This would fill he gap nicely and would not be too bulky for the space needing to be filled. After I had included this sell line I found that my magazine cover was a strong piece therefore decided to leave it and move on and come back to it later to give it the final touches and try to spot any faults. I also added finishing touches such as adding a drop shadow onto my main sell lines to ensure they stood out on the page and caught peoples immediate attention.

Weekly Production Monitor 4th-10th March

 First Week Of Production -

This week my target is to have taken and edited the photographs I will be using throughout my magazine and start my magazine cover by putting on the main sell lines. I am hoping this will not go wrong however if the photographs do not look professional I will start again and watch other tutorials or I will choose another image to use. I will be watching multiple tutorials found on moodle and the internet to develop my skills on photoshop to create professional images therefore I will be learning a number of new skills.

At the beginning of the week I started to edit the photographs from my photoshoot to create the effect I wanted. I first of all created the first image where the model looks bruised however it did not look as professional as hoped so I decided not to use it on my front cover. I used the sponge tool and the paintbrush tool to edit this photograph to make bruises using the desaturation then adding purples and yellow tones to try to create realistic bruises. I then created the second image which I found to be successful therefore I will be using this for my front cover.

By the end of this week, I had started to create my front cover. I have uploaded the main image I will use and placed my main sell lines onto the page to see the effect they gave and where abouts they need to be positioned. I had entered a breakout box which was a circle at the bottom of the page with another image from my photoshoot inside with a sell line attatched, however it did not fit in with the layout and looked out of shape therefore I decided to delete it and not use it. I then replaced it with a different sell line which fit in way better and created the professional look I am after.

Photoshoot Production Photographs

In Design Magazine Double Page Spread

Textiles Photoshoot

 

 

Vampire Tutorial

Load Selection Tutorial

Language Usage

1st person
So me and me gals were hittin the town to get absolutely off me rocker. Hitting Hau5 was gannin mint until some absolute munter on the freshie hunt spiked me bastard voddy redbull and made es whitey all down a worldie security guard, gutted. What an absolute piss take. Mate, that is not the way to snake a lass, get yasel down the park its friday night the freshies are out an extra hour man. On ya bike!

3rd person

Photoshop Eye Colour Edit



BEFORE

AFTER



On this photograph I changed the eye colour of the female. To do so I zoomed in on the eye area, and then selected the magnetic lasso tool. I highlighted the outline of the eye with the lasso tool and then clicked alt and highlighted the outline of the pupil. I then clicked on layer on the toolbar, then new adjustment layer and then clicked hue and saturation. I then ticked the colourize box and played around with the colours until I reached a colour I was satisfied with.

Photoshop Wrinkle Corrector



For this photograph I successfully took away the wrinkles on the females face. To do this I opened the picture in photoshop and selected the heal brush tool. I then held down the alt key whilst left clicking the mouse on a piece of skin that was near the area where the wrinkle needed to be removed. I then slowly kept clicking over the wrinkled area ontop of the wrinkle, slightly above and slightly below continuously changing the skin tone to keep it looking as natural as possible, I continued this all over the face until all of the wrinkles were removed.



AFTER

 

BEFORE

 

 

Photoshop Spot Correction

 For this photograph I successfully took away the spots on the females face. To do this I opened the picture in photoshop and selected the heal brush tool. I then held down the alt key whilst left clicking the mouse on a piece of skin that was near the area where the spot needed to be removed. I then slowly kept clicking over the spot area ontop of the spot, slightly above and slightly below continuously changing the skin tone to keep it looking as natural as possible, I continued this all over the face until all of the spots were removed.


BEFORE

AFTER


 



Shutter Speed Photographs

Shutter speeds enable the camera to do lots of tricks with photgraphy. I can make people in photographs look blurred when walking so that it looks like they are running or freaky, it can make a photo of dripping water look like it is moving, it can make photos or writing on posters stand out off the page or look like it is moving and it can do crazy tricks such as make your name be written with a torch and caught in a single photograph. the possibilities are endless and it creates some amazing and weird photographs.

You would use a slow shutter speed for photographs such as using a torch to write your name, and you would use superfast shutter to photograph somebody caught in the air jumping for example. There are many shutter speeds to use to create different effects. 

The two photographs above did not come out very good, they are bad photographs which we got. These were taken when playing with the shutter speeds and the lighting, the first photo was taken in a half lighted room, the torch writing did show up still despite this, and even showed slightly red tones due to the plastic on the torch, that photograph was taken on a shutter speed on 4". The second photo was taken on a shutter speed of 6" and in a slightly darker room, that seemed to produce a better photograph however we did not make a clear statement using the torch.

Afterwards, we moved to a completely dark room with no lighting, and changed the shutter speed to 8" which helped us to produce a lot better photographs as it gave the camera time to capture the message written with the torch and clearly display this.

 

Composition Photographs

Tilt Position;

This photograph is well composed, it is focused on the foreground which is the model and is direct looking into her eyes which creates depth, also her eyes are in the top third which makes her look powerful despite being looked down on. I zoomed in slightly using the camera which focuses the photograph more on the model as she fills the centre of the photograph, focusing and zooming the photograph to the model was easy to use. I think this is a strong photograph.

Long Distance Shot;

This photograph is again well composed as it is a great setting for the photograph as it shows the surrounding area but still focuses on the model. I zoomed slightly to get the photo in the correct position in the frame and so that the model was easily recognised as if it was too far away they would not be the main focus point of the photograph. I also fiddled with the focus lense to ensure the model was focused on and the background was slightly less sharp but still in focus, this was fairly straight forward and easy to do. I think the things I could do to improve this photograph would be to have the model stood exactly and precisely in the middle of the page on the dotted line so that our eyes followed the line to her.

Frame Shot;

This photograph is well composed as it is in a great setting and cleverly uses tree branches to frame the model. I zoomed slightly so that the whole trees were not in the photograph and so that we could just see the specific branches needed in the photograph to produce the frame. I also used the focus lense to focus it on the model despite her not being in the foreground of the photograph. To improve this photograph I could have taken the photo from a different position/angle to achieve a sharper frame.

Medium Shot;

This is a well composed photograph. I zoomed on the photograph to ensure the model filled almost all of the page and so that it could fit the right body proportions to ensure it was a medium shot. I focused on the model herself by using to focus lense on the camera and blurred the background so that the model was the focus and centre of the foreground. I dont think there is much I could do to improve this photograph as it is to a high standard.

Close-up Shot;

This photograph is similar to the one of which is a medium shot above, it was taken after the medium shot and I used the zoom lense on the camera to zoom in on the models face so that it was a close up shot. Again I fiddled with the focus lense on the camera to ensure the face was focused and the background was slightly blurred to focus on the model in the foreground.

Rule Of Thirds;

For this photo I used the rule of the thirds to create the style and theme of the photograph. I chose to have the model stand so her eyes were in the middle/bottom third of the photograph to lack her of authority and power and so that she just looked normal and innocent and not a big, strong, mean character, that seems to have worked with the photo. I focused the camera lense so that all of the photo was in focus as for rule of thirds sometimes the background is also important however the model stands in the foreground therefore she stands out more and looks sharper.