Screening in Photoshop

Original Photograph

Screened once

Screened twice

By manipulating this photograph, I was able to create a brighter looking image. I felt that this was necessary as otherwise the image would not fit in the bright and catchy theme I had in practice for my magazine pages. Using a helpful tutorial on YouTube, I was able to lighten my photograph for my double page spread quickly and easily. It goes to show how Web 2.0 can have an impact on the progress of my media coursework!

See the difference?

Before

This was the original photograph. I thought I could manipulate it to make it look more appealing in terms of brightness and contrast

                                                               After

          

This is the photo after going through many different stages in Photoshop. I made sure that I did not over edit the picture so that it would stay looking natural (which is the whole point of the pose on the grass). As you can see I have removed some lines from the cheeks and neck area with a mixture of the 'magic wand tool' and the 'healing brush tool' to give me a smoother and clearer surface. I also played around with the brightness and contrast of the image.

                                                           

 

By adding the pink border and low opacity pink box behind the text of the ‘Quick Fire Questions’, I felt that it made the text stand out. This would draw the attention of the reader to this part of the article. The reason I felt that this was necessary was because this is the fun part of the magazine. It is there to prevent the reader from dismissing the page if they thought it looked uninteresting

Initially, I thought that my masthead would stand out on its own. However, after several editing sessions, I felt that it needed something to make it look different to an ordinary article feature. By inserting a rotated copy of the title beneath the original with a decreased opacity and drop shadow, I felt that it added the effect of professionalism and creates an interesting perspective.

Front Cover: Final Product

This is the final product of my front cover. I am definitely pleased that I have been able to create a professional looking piece that resembles pop music today in my opinion. I thought a lot about the composition of each part of my page and put a great deal of effort into manipulating the main image. The text that I placed onto my page is clearly laid out in an ordered way. Any text that I placed at an angle was to emphasise to fun factor of my magazine and the image I used. I tried my best to make my magazine title looking authentic and fun, I think I succeeded in doing so as it is eye catching and clear to the eye.

Samples

This was the original font I intended to use for my title, however, i found that when editing on Photoshop, it was difficult to clean the edges of the text. The overall finish was rough looking and i though that this would go against the image I had for my magazine of clean cut and original.



This was the font I chose next as I thought it screamed pop music. However, upon placing the text onto my image it looked to me as if it was made for a children's magazine as opposed to a magazine targeted at teenagers. Once again, I had to look for an alternative.



'WE LOVE POP' 

I was drawn to the way the text is laid around the sides of the magazine. The text is layered over coloured boxes which makes it not only easy to read, but it is also more eye-catching. I like the way it looks simple (text font and colour wise) as it allows the main feature to stand out. There is never too much text within the boxes, this helps the appeal of the magazine as a magazine for older teenagers as it is less cluttered unlike magazines such as 'top of the pops'. I have decided to go for the this overall look on my own magazine as I feel it caters best for my target audience of older teenage girls.

Title: Front Cover

The first part of my title: 'POP' is very significant to my magazine as it will instantly let the reader know what type of music genre my magazine caters for. Due to this, I decided to use Photoshop to directly manipulate the text to make it look interesting to catch the eye of my reader.

Filmotype Gem™

I used Photoshop to merge the text and the image together.

This is the final result.

Interview: Double Page Spread

(I later on altered the amount of text to fit accurately onto my double page spread. Some sentences were also changed to anchor its appeal to a younger audience).

Title: Under the skin of... Christina B

So Christina, what inspired you to start singing?

Well, ever since I was about 10 I used to get really excited about watching those singing programmes on the television every Saturday night. It was always my dream to be like the girls on the shows, with all the makeup and great comments from the judges. I think that because the people around me always tried to put me down and discourage me from going along with my dream of being a pop singer had given me the drive to carry on. As I got older though, I started to realise how hard it would be to emerge in the music industry as an upcoming artist. Okay, don’t laugh at me but, I really admire the way Justin Bieber started from nothing, to becoming one of the most known pop artists around the world through his videos on YouTube. This kind of idea is what I have been using to help me become noticed.

Front Cover Image

This is the photo I have decided to use on my front cover; this is the version of the photo that I have manipulated using Photoshop. I played around with contrast and brightness to make the image seem more appealing and eye-catching. I drew the moustache onto my models finger as I feel that it would add a 'cheeky' look to her character. I was clear about the pose that I wanted her to do and I feel that this was the best possible picture that I could use from the wide range of photographs I have taken. I particularly asked my model to have her hair the way she has it in this photograph as I feel that it adds to the whole individual look she has.