As it was apparent I had successfully gained all the required photographs for my magazine pages, the next stage was for me to begin developing the front cover with the essentials I had already gained. This is a documentation into the creation of my magazine front cover
My initial preliminary task was to upload the desired image of choice into a new Photoshop document, to do this I imported the photographs from the camera onto Iphoto then exported the chosen one onto the desktop of my Mac and in the final stage I transferred it across to the blank page in Adobe by simply dragging it with the programme open. Once the photo was in place, it was important for me to edit the image as consistently and accurately as I could before I began to add the headlines and masthead to develop my cover further, this was to ensure I was content with the overall presentation and colour display on the photograph as it would be difficult to edit it once the text had been added. To conduct this process I selected the adjustments box that can be located on the right hand tool bar opposite the photo and clicked 'Levels', this would allow me to alter the spread of colour over the image and would allow me to make any adjustments I saw fit.
I now had the opportunity of taking advantage of the 'Levels' programme by manipulating the colour palette on my image. To begin with I changed the 'Levels' preset to 'Lighter', this would significantly brighten the image in several areas, giving it the overall look of a more studio orientated shot as the white backdrop in this circumstance would be highlighted further. I noticed are employing this setting that a white aura seemed to surround my model from behind, as like I had anticipated the simply white background had been emphasised more then previously seen on the original photo. Although I do like this effect as I feel it connotates more practically towards the white covers seen on the 'q' magazine, which is the product I'm trying to replicate, I felt it would be necessary to continue experimenting with the 'Levels' tool under the identification I may discover a better suited preset.
The next option I had to use was the 'Mid tone darker' scheme which, as the name implies, makes the colours located around the models middle and torso more darker then the remainder of the image. After changing it to this setting I noticed not a staggered variable difference in comparison to the 'Lighter' preset seen previously, in fact the only major difference was how the white backdrop was slightly duller, other then that the 'Mid tone Darker' had made no dramatic alterations to the photo which was slightly disappointing to me. For this reason I felt there would be no need to adhere to this once I had decided on the final 'Level' to incorporate.
I made the decision to attempt a more radical 'Levels' change, in this instance I opted to alter the saturation of the photograph under the impression it would increase the colour consistency rapidly, this was important as I was hoping to bring out the flesh tones on the face and hands of the model as I believed this would make them appear more realistic as compared to a majority of magazine shoots where the subject in question is highly photoshopped to the stage where they come across as 'plastic' lookigng. After upping the saturation to 'Increase saturation 3', I did notice a profound difference in the face and surprisingly clothing of my model. The change had brought about a brighter platte surrounding the facial areas which made him appear more emphasised in relation to the other components (such as his clothing) on the photograph. I feel as because the participant was already fairly tanned in skin tone already, this increased saturation aided in bringing out the skin palette perfectly. After witnessing this I am swayed to use this 'Level' after all my experimentation is complete.
Complying more towards the hue and saturation changes, my next action involved me complying towards a contrast change, this would normally allow me to ether heighten the bright areas on the image, or significantly darken other areas. After swapping it to this setting I realised the 'Increase contrast 3' was pretty much identical to the level 'increase saturation 3', due to it creating the same desired effect surrounding the facial tone issue and clothing palette, therefore I decided that for this alteration I had the choice of using either the saturation or contrast tool under proposal.
Once my experimentation with the 'Levels' preset was completed, I moved my attention towards altering the hue and saturation of my photograph. This was a tool that was similar in what the finished result would appear like in an image which has had its contrast changed. To vary myself onto this setting, I clicked on the 'adjustments' drop down box and selected the 'Hue and Saturation' option. Once this was done a tool box appeared on the right hand side of the photoshop document with three different bars, these bars would allow me to manipulate the colours of different areas of the photo (such as the face, body, background) to suit the standards I had set myself. Since I knew the style of photo I was directed towards, my final task therefore would to be to alternate the entire colour palette displayed using the choices I had been given on this setting.
Presented above is the finished edited version of the original image of my model. In relation to how it appeared before, the majority of the colour has been heightened on the models face and clothes, the saturation was increased for the facial areas to bring out the skin tone as I had prompted so it displayed much darker then what it had previously. You can identify also that his clothing has been adapted so now it is more brighter and prominent - a vital technique to attract audience attention as his clothing will ultimately divert their eye line towards him because of the alluring spectrum on focus. It is essentially critical that my music artist is easily identifiable on the page above all other conventions (masthead, sell lines etc) as ultimately it is the model who will be selling the product - if the target readers can recognise the artist or are intrigued in their music then it is likely they will be swayed by the content of my magazine which will hopefully persuade them to buy it. because I was now pleased with how my cover photo appeared ti was time for me to work on the rest of the construction
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