PHOTO ANALYSIS

Front Cover 

Experimentation of Photoshop effects



I chose this specific image because it is a clear act of rebellion, not only is the person flipping us the bird but his head is down, covered by a cap so you can't see his face, also the huge graffiti art piece behind him may be seen as an act of vandalism (rebellion) but some people may see this as pure art (my target audience).

This image is definitely different from your usual magazine cover which is typically of someone's face staring out at you (which is the most successful way of attracting a reader). So to use this image was a risk but I believe it would attract my target audience as it is more arty and rebellious which they can relate to themselves and find attractive.

I also like the way that most of the space is taken up by a brick wall which has art on it itself than me having to edit it, also there is plenty of room for text and title without complications of covering up too much of the image. The image below is what I settled for. The others above worked but I thought a complete original photograph without any effects or being tampered with was a perfect idea for my magazine cover because it's old school, it's original, it's real, it's what my target audience know.



Contents page image 

 Before and after

  

The original photograph is blurred to give it an effect of it being different and as if it's moving - it has an energy about it.

I used Photoshop to manipulate the image to make it quite cartoon-like, very bold with shocking colours as it has more impact and stands out more. It is a clear visual of someone commonly known who is in the magazine, so will attract her fan base, also my target audience whom are interested in arty styles. They pay more attention to aesthetics than lots of text.

Double page spread images

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 After


I chose to use these images as they have a lot of space around the person so that it can be used for text in the layout.

The images are of a young male in all black with a cigarette which could be seen as typical for someone who is into rap culture, however I think that rap culture is cherished by a huge variation of people these days.

I have manipulated them and changed the colour to black and white as it makes them stand out more. I have blacked out the backgrounds so that all the readers focus is on the person. As you can see in the original photos, there are other objects in the background which at first I liked because it showed a scene. I rejected this idea as it would be less striking and the text within the page layout is a lot more aesthetically pleasing to read with a plain dark background.