Try-Outs Photos.

After thinking about potential ideas for my cover and developing them on paper, I have decided to do some close-up shots of my face and experiment using the contrast of colour in a particular area of the photos. Although not, a Mid-shot I have decided to try this picture out against different colour schemes, I will upload these on my blog at a later date as I will create a series of images together on multiple backgrounds. The reason I like this photo is the green in my eyes is quite Strong and grabs the attention of the audience. I'm not sure weather it is suitable for a college magazine as I don't know what it could be linked too. However I do like the imagery used with the boldness of the eyes and I will want to carry that on through my design at a later stage. I have also experimented with trying to evolve all my ideas so far and edited my photo in to a black and white tone.

I am then going to experiement with photoshop leaving the eyes to be the only colour.


My second personal photo is the one to the left. this photo is quite a good image. It's incorporation of the white background and dark hair creates quite a eye catching contrast and with the use of photoshop I could define these features more predominantly. I will feature these edits at a later date.

Black And White Edit

I wanted to link a colour scheme in to my design ideas for further adaptation to my cover. I used the most suitable image from my photoshoot and edited it in to a black and white sepia tone. I did this so when i create more flat plans on InDesign, I can incorporate my black and white image to black and white layout i desired.

Photo Shoot

I took a photo shoot of possible images for my magazine cover. This first image is good but I don't think It is precise enough for my ideal layout.

I took a selection of other photos to compare quality and position. Originally when i took this first picture I wanted to leave the left side of my model with a little bit more space, as I ideally would have liked to have a section of writing Incorporated on to the photo. However after processing the photo's i decided i would have preferred a black and white design on my cover. I feel this photo would clash with what I would like for my overall design.The other flaw to this photo is her open mouth. If I used this, it would suggest I had been inattentive to my overall design.

My second image that I took from the shoot was this one. Although It looks almost identical to the last photo, my models mouth is shut in this one and i think that leaves the image with a more clean-cut professional look. I think as it is a college magazine I am providing the photo for it would be more appropriate to aim for a professional look. However at the moment i am deliberating over weather to aim the magazine for students and teachers or just purely a younger student audience.

This third image I took was completely wrong it is off the focus I desired and is messy and unappealing. I can see from this picture how it is important to get a mid-set view of my model and also how the background largely affects the overall iconography of the photo. I will proceed to take another photo shoot incorporating all I have learnt from these pictures.

Preliminary Task.

Preliminary Task.

My task is to design a front cover and a contents page, for a college magazine, using specific computer programmes including, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. I must structure my cover to include a photo, masthead and some text in a presentable way. The image I will be providing for my front cover will be a medium close up photo of student using the ' Marjorie Ferguson ' technique to entice my target audience, who are predominantly students of the college. My masthead will be bold and interesting, however I would ideally like the over-all presentation of my magazine to be stylish with a fun essence.

Above this text is one of my origanal design layouts for my front cover. Altough it is a rough design and has no official content its is a guide for me to see what parts i think would attract my attention and what I personally like about it. I have filled in the image and text boxes to create a sence of what the overall layout of the cover should look like.