CHOSEN IMAGES Grace Arnell

When editing and viewing my images I have used the program of Photoshop to make sure that the quality of the images is as clear as possible as well as making sure the edits I have made allow the image to look as professional as possible compared to the other program of InDesign which I have been constructing me magazine.

I have also included some last minute images for the contents page due to when looking at my first draft for the contents page I felt that there were too many studio images for my genre of rock and so took more location images.

EDITED CONTENTS IMAGES…

- This image was used for my contents page to link up to one of the articles. When taking this image I didn’t need to edit it due to firstly being on location and so the lighting I felt for this was perfect, having a contrast from the typical studio image I have used. The lighting for this image was bright due to being outside during the day as well as the colours being bright and contrasting enough to be dissimilar the black and white images. The lens I used when taking this image helped greatly in allowing me not to need to edit the image I have taken as well as using the camera Cannon 550D.

- The image placed on the right has been edited making the colours seem more bold and bright compared to the original image I have taken. This is due to the image not having enough colour and hence not standing out against the black and white images I have used for the main article. When using the program of Photoshop I have used the tools of levels and contrast to allow the colours in the image to stand out on the page against the white background I have chosen to use. Moreover, I have also used the background eraser tool to remove the background to make sure that the image looks clean cut. To make sure that the image I have used is placed on the contents page correctly I have made sure that I have used the feathering tool to make sure that the edges of the image are as smooth as

possible and so is easy to look upon. The image has been feathered to make sure that the edges are soft against the background due to the change in colours. I have removed the background so that the difference in colours is not seen and so that the image can fit into its allocated space perfectly.

- I have used a range of images for the contents page being males and females as well as studio and on location. The image placed above on the left is the original image I have taken in the studio, using a male model as well as a prop being an electric guitar. When opening this image up in Photoshop I firstly began to alter the levels of the images to make sure that the shadows as well as the colours were improved to make sure they were bright. From here I then began to then alter the contrast of the image make sure the chosen colour of red would be bright, hence standing out against the top layer which will be black and white. Once altering the contrast and colour overlay of red I than copied the image on a separate layer. I locked the first layer and then began to edit the second image changing the image into black and white using the effects from here I then began to use the rubber tool to take away the black and white image were I wanted to place the red. The red began to come through and the image slowly came together. Once I had removed the black and white I wanted leaving the red, I then flattened the image to make it one image. Finally I used the background removal tool to remove the background and feather the outline of the model to make sure the edges were smooth and professional.

- This image is being placed in the contents page and so will be linked to one of the articles included. I had to crop the original due to the top of the image being past the back drop and the ceiling of the studio meaning the image will not look professional. I also cropped the image to focus on the models face to enhance his emotion and body language representing the genre of rock.

The image number 22 on the contents page has been edited. The mage was taken live and has been changed into black and white using the effects button in the programme of Photoshop. Furthermore before doing this I have edited the images to make sure that the lighting levels are appropriate for the images.

Moreover, I have edited the images that I have used within my article. I have edited these images by placing colour overlays on the images to make them seem more interesting as well as allow the page to seem more interesting. When choosing the colours to uses within the overlays I made sure that these colours were not gender specific to make sure that they appeal to my primary audience of males and secondary audiences of females. My target audiences will be in the classes of A B and C1 therefore when editing the images I needed to make sure that they were professional and had a clean finish due to them paying a high price for the magazine.

When looking at my feature page I have used an image that I have edited. The images is edited due to having a black and white layer on top of it. I have also made the black and white contrast each other great by increasing the contrast within the settings. This allowed the quote next to the image stand out as it was in the colour red as well as highlighting the models features. This was beneficial due to the model having long dark hair as well as large brown eyes therefore the contrast working nicely.

When taking all the images I used the same camera being the Cannon 550D however the lighting changed for some of the images due to being in the studio and on location. The images that were on location have been edited so that the brightness of the image has been increased.