Mac Room – Putting the Cover Together

Today we took photos for our magazine front cover. We started inside the classroom where we were given a brief on what to do and how to use the camera, we filled in our contact details in case of an emergency and then we were given our allocated cameras and we were sent on our way. We decide to do the winter shoot first; we got changed into out winter costume and set up by a plain white background at the end of the corridor. We took many shots in different positions, poses and angles. We took group shots and single shots. We then changed into our autumn attire and took photos by a plain blue background. After that we went on to the spring shoot which was still by the blue background. Finally we went back to the plain white background and to complete, did the summer shoot. We finished by taking one big group photo.
Mac Room – Putting the Cover Together
Today we started putting our magazine together on Photoshop. To begin the technicians told us how to change our page settings so that our work showed properly on the correct page. First we opened Photoshop and changed the settings to International Paper – A4.
My original idea was to take pictures the individual pictures of the group members and then use the magic wand tool and cut them out and place them on the same A4 sheet. Some images proved tricky to use the magic wand tool because of the variations of lighting (i.e. the camera flash), so then I had to use the magic lasso tool. This needed a steady hand and a lot of concentration. After doing this for each person in the group and putting them together I came to the conclusion that this was not essential and never went along with the conventions of a music magazine front cover, so i decided my idea needed adjusting. I then experimented using each individual picture of each member of the group on the front cover. However the picture i had in mind and what was on the screen differed dramatically. One of my partners was also having trouble adjusting there season to their idea and so Oyin and I swaped seasons. I was now doing winter and Oyin was doing spring.
This change proved to be better for the both of us. Now things started to get on their way. To begin I had to chose the same font as the other members of my group and add the same effect. I chose a picture of Catherine for my main cover image where she was lookin straight in to the camera, this attracts and connects with the audience. My main cover line was had the biggest size font because this si the main story. I then went on to Google and got a picture of trees and snow, this went along with the winter theme and the Christmas theme. I choose my cover lines which all had something do with each member of the group. The text had a red, brown and green colour scheme to go along with the Christmas design. I used a bright yellow graphic to advertise the free goodies. The yellow colour is bright and stands out so that reader are automatically drawn to it. I completed by adding my final touches...adjusting the layers, adding the price and barcode.