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Magazine Cover Part 2

Early Magazine Covers

Name of magazine : The Gentleman's Magazine 

Year of Publication : 1759

This was one of the first magazines to actually use the word magazine. It was a way of letting the public read about the months news and topics the public was interested in. The Gentleman's Magazine was found in London, England by Edward Cave, in January1731. 

The Poster Cover 

Name of Magazine: Vogue

Year of Publication: 1936

This magazine contains a woman posing for a portrait. This is considered a poster magazine because around that time color began to compete with graphic illustrations. This could be hung on the wall and used a poster.

Pictures Married To Type

This is a married to type magazine because the cover lines grab the attention of the viewer more than the picture. This magazine has a large title and the cover lines are on all sides of the model.

Name of Magazine: People Magazine  

Year of Publication: 2013

In The Forest of Words

In this magazine the model and the cover lines overlap. The model is captured in a specific way that allows the magazine to place more cover lines.  

Name of Magazine: New African Woman

Year of Publication: 2012

Best Magazine Cover of 2013 and The Last 40 Years

Favorite Portrait 

The question, "Is God Dead?" appeared on the cover of TIME in red letters against a black backdrop, and this was the first time the magazine used a type-only cover. The article, written by the editors and entitled, "Toward a Hidden God," included the opinions of Christian theologians Gabriel Vahanian, Paul van Buren, William Hamilton, Thomas J. Altizer, and the Rabbi Richard Rubenstein. They believed the death of God had come since God was no longer visible in public life and religion was dead. This article received much backlash from readers, but the radical movement died out by the end of the decade. This is one of two type-only covers in the Top 40. - See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years#sthash.ZzfN7wKh.dpuf



There were so many magazine portrait covers, it was difficult to pick. I
 made up my mind and picked this one. This was my favorite because the question "Is God Dead?" most likely created a lot of mixed emotions. Its not just a simple question you can answer, you have to analyze it and try to put your shoes in the editors to see what they mean. The magazine cover has good lighting; the black background makes the red letters pop out well, it makes the magazine more serious. They way it has the letters so big and the way they are separated to one word on each line
 also allow the viewer to focus its eyes only on the magazine. 

Photoshop Notes

Command - = zoom out

Command + = zoom in

Command  s = save

Command P = print 

Command l = levels

to turn an image go to 

>image>image rotation 

CW and CCW

CW= clockwise

CCW= counter clockwise

180= 1/2 rotation 

Adjusting levels

>image>adjustments>levels

Channel Blue

Channel Green

Channel Red

Moved just the Black and white hersheys kiss 

Adjusting Contrast 

Channel RGB- moved just the brown hersheys kiss ( just a little lighter)

To Crop

Select the cropping tool and then click and drag the area you want to crop. Before you crop, you must enter the resolution you want your image to be saved to. 

Resolution Guidelines:

yearbook = 300

Newspaper = 150

Web = 72

Why? 

To make an image black and white

use Grayscale

Image>Mode>Grayscale

First photoshop Practice

WEB

NEWSPAPER

YEARBOOK

Magazine Covers Preview: Essential Parts

Parts of the magazine that are covered are : 

1) Masthead (logo)

2) Dateline 

3) Main Image

4) Model Credit

5) Cover-lines 

6) Main Cover line

7) Left Third

8) Bar Code

9) Selling Line

1) The Masthead (logo) purpose is for advertisement and branding purposes.

2) The Datelines represents the month and year it was published.

3) The Main Image is what draws the person to stop and look at the magazine.

4) The Model Credit is credit given to the model

5) The Cover-lines is the main topic thats being discussed in the magazine.

6) The Main Cover Lines are the interesting topics; broken into 3 layers and usually in different colors.

7) The Left Third is where the bar code is placed.

8) The Bar Code is used to be scanned and its used for retailers   

9) The Selling line is the main advertising marketing point. 

Fixed Photo Shoot

ISO100 

ISO - 100

Aperture - 9.8

Shutter speed - 1/100

ISO 400

ISO - 400

Aperture - 10

Shutter speed - 1/160

ISO 800

ISO - 800

Aperture - 20

Shutter speed - 1/100

ISO 1600

ISO - 1600

Aperture - 25

Shutter speed - 1/100

ISO 3200

ISO - 3200

Aperture - 22

Shutter speed - 1/160

What was the best ISO setting to use for your portraits?

I think the best ISO setting for the use of my portrait would be 400. 

What was your next best photo?

I think my next best photo would be ISO 800 Aperture 20 and shutter speed 1/100

Were you able to create equivalent exposures to your best photo by changing the aperture and shutter speed?

Yes I was able to create the right amount of exposure and I was able to get the photo to not look blurry and look sharp.

What did you learn from this activity that you will apply to your real portrait shoot?

I will know what aperture and shutter speed to use when its a little sunny for ISO 100-3200.