Question one

Un-edited photos – These are the unedited photos a shoe that appears on my front cover of my music magazine. You can see there is un-necessary detail in the background and their are also shadows of the shoe, which makes it look un-professional and un-tidy.

This photo is quite bright, so creates better quality photo, however there is still a shadow of the shoe which needs to be cut out.

This is a very dark photograph, one of the darkest of them all. It has a brighter background, but the actual shoe is still very dark and un clear.

These are a selection on my un edited photos of nail varnish that appears on my magazine cover. These again require the background to be cut out, as well as the distracting shadows . I believe this photo is the best quality because of the effective light and the strong focus, however the background certainly lets it down.

This photo has great light that reflects the image well, however the bottom of image has been cut of, so is not necessarily useable.

This photo is very dark, with many shadows reflecting a badly composed photograph. The two shadows are very distracting from the main image, creating an un-useable photo.

These are a selection of photo’s of my model’s that I have taken, they have been composed to reflect my magazine brief and what will best attract my audience. These are fairly good quality photos that have some strong light.

This is a photo featuring two people. It has a clear light that emphasises the photograph, however I feel the image doesn’t completely reflect my magazine.

This photo is slightly darker, but is clear. There is only one model present which keeps it tidy and easier to mould.

This photos is slightly lighter and is a clear, medium shot photo. There is also direct eye contact which helps to draw in the audience, creating an effective image.

Edited photos This is the final edited photo that I used on the front cover of my magazine. It is quite different from the original photo, for one it is become lighter , it also has been extracted from the original background to give it a clear, cleaner photo that would appear to be more professional on the cover of my music magazine.

The photo has been made lighter using the photo editing programme ‘Photoshop’. Here I have added a lighter tone to the photo as well as adjusting the saturation of the photo. Using these effects creates a brighter, clearer photograph that creates a much more effective feel.

I have extracted the model from the original background that was on this photo. This was done by using the magic extractor tool on Photoshop. This is where you are able to extract any object or model from it’s background. It is an easy and effective tool that has been really useful when editing this photo. I feel that this tool has created a cleaner, more professional photo.

These two photos are both used on my front cover to convey the conventions of a pop magazine with a similar target audience. This is the focus on other features, including fashion, hence the reason my front cover features photo’s of a shoe and some nail varnish. Both of these photos have been edited to create a more professional photo. They have both been extracted from their backgrounds, again using the magic extractor tool on Photoshop and have both been made brighter, so they appear clearer.

I believe this photo has been edited well, it is bright and clear and have been extracted well.

This photo has not been extracted as well and has a rough exterior, which unfortunately makes it look un-professional. However the photo is clear and bright.

Further edited photos....These are other photos that I have used on my magazine, they have all been edited using the same programmes and processes.