LO4: Evidence of editing

Front Cover

Original Front cover image:

This shot is taken on a Canon 700D. Medium close up as this clearly shows my subject as the main focal point of the image. This shot is common for front pages within my magazine genre. My model did not need any spot healing or any alterations, however I wouldn't think this would be necessary in my magazine since it is not prestigious.

Front cover Lightroom edit:

This edit was mainly to bring out the blue in the sunglasses for the next stage of the editing process.

Photoshop image edit:

The coloured image is behind the B&W image. I erased the lenses of the B&W photo so the blue lenses were highlighted. This gave a nice colour contrast to the image as well as the reflection of the landscape.

Contents Page

Original photographs:

Lightroom Edits:

I felt all these images were strong enough without the edits. However I edited them B&W to match the housestyle of my magazine. To get a more natural B&W I turned the saturation right down. This gives is a softer B&W effect and to add texture to the images I added grain. All models are wearing casual streetwear this is to match the content of my magazine as well as to promote ideal self to my target audience. 

Double page spread

Original photo:

Light room edit:

I chose this photograph because it displayed the 'District' graphic clearly and gave room on the left side for the article. Also it displayed the location well giving off a summer aesthetic. I was really happy how this edit came out. It looks like a complete new image. I turned down the highlight and whites down to -100. This gave a nice summer haze look to the photo as well as eliminating the over exposed look on the original image. Turning the shadows up to +28 clarified the design on the back as well as creating the orange glow to the hair and shoulder. This elevated the image enough to be my DPS feature.

Masthead

I changed this from my original idea because I felt it would fill the front page and look more conventional. To create this I took the same font as my original idea, Sukumvit set. I used the eraser tool to erase any cross sections the letters had (No.2 shows this transformation). To finish off the masthead needed to add something to bring all the lettering together. I decided to add a line the same width as the text so it would match the style. By having this conventional masthead it allowed me to add more life to my front cover by creating a layer effect making the subject more pronounced. 

In this image above I used the eraser tool to rub out the pieces of lettering covering any of my models  hair. This making my subject highlighted and the main focus of the page.

This is how the final masthead turned out after all these steps. I used this sans serif font so the letters have clear form and is easy to read. The pop of yellow colour was to connote my summer magazine as well as to appeal to my younger audience. Also I wanted to stick to events magazine conventions and have a bold colourful masthead.