Editing processes

Digital cover Basic mock up

 

 

Digital front cover draft

This was my basic layout which I created on http://www.picmonkey.com/# considering the tools I had viable I think that the design is really effective. I used the conventional colours for a rock magazine, red white and black. I added orange because it compliments red really well and is still a bold expressive colour.

Then using the basic layout that I created on pic monkey I finished the draft using Photoshop. I added numerous images to make the image look more appealing. The fonts that i used consist of a wide range and vary in colour. I added texture to my masthead with a particular font. I added a red fill to my main cover line to make it look more appealing especially due to the texture. In terms of improving the main thing that needs improving is the main image as it lack expression for a rock magazine. Next time I shall have the model posing to add depth to the image. I do however like the beard and tattoos that I added as they look really effective and suggest a rock theme.

Examples of shot types

Here is a selection of shot that took for examples. The first shot on the left is a long shot, this is when the subject takes up the full of the frame. This is very effective to show the subject as well as the surroundings.
The next shot is a close up, the shot is poorly framed as the subject is not centred therefore changing the balance of the image. Close ups are ideal to display expression and emotion.
Also the image on the right is a medium close up although it may also be classed as a mid shot. Medium close ups are halfway between a close up and a mid shot. They are ideal for showing facial expressions without getting uncomfortably close.

Here is a posed shot. As you can see the subject is framed with a medium close up. The frame is also very tight as there are parts of him that are out of frame.


Here is a posed shot, this shot represents rock music very well as his stance suggests that he is going to destroy something as he is holding the prop guitar as a sledgehammer which is related to destruction.

Here is my example of a 2 shot/ dolly shot. This is a great shot to use especially for a music magazine as it suggests a band but instead of having a group shot which can sometimes be very chaotic and difficult to use on a portrait piece of work especially because group shots are often landscape so every subject is in frame.

Here is my group shot I only used 3 subjects because i also wanted to showcase the props that i had used. That is one of the main problems with group photos they can become too busy. Although sometimes they can look very effective. Group photos are ideal for a rock magazine because it suggests rock band as generally rock music consists of a group of band members each with a specific task.

Draft photos

My draft images:

This image wasn't as effective as i pictured due to the lack of light which would have gave the image clarity and professionalism. Also since i am doing a rock style magazine the stance doesn't seem very lively. 

 Although this image looks more serious than the image above it again lacks expression. Although this is okay for my draft i would much rather have a better image for my final image.

The main problem with this image is the way the light is mainly hitting the right side of his face. I would prefer it if i had professional lights so the images looked clear and a lot more effective. Luckily i now have these resources.

This was the image which i chose to use for my draft mainly because of the framing of the shot. Once editing my image i decided to add tattoos to Sam as well as a beard this helped portray a rock theme. The only thing that the image was lacking was posture and the quality of light which i now can use to my advantage.

Although the lighting is  lot better in this image than the image above that i said the light was hitting the right side of his face. it still lacks movement and expression.

My edit:

When editing this image i found it pretty difficult to even out the skin tone throughout the arms face and neck especially due to adding tattoos.  To treat this i had to use the burn tool to even out the tone, my main problem with this is that it made the image darker which is what i didn't want to do.

Music videos

Here is a range of music videos from artists within the rock genre.
What I learned from viewing all of these videos is how iconic the instruments, props and clothing is to create an effective connection to the rock genre.