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ORIGINAL UNEDITED IMAGE
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The majority of images for covers of magazines feature sharp white backgrounds or a colourful hue to give the model some presence against the other key features of the magazine such as banners and graphics. I achieved this edit by adjusting the hue and saturation of the image alongside the brightness and contrast to make the mode stand outfrom the deep black of her jumper. In addition to this i used the high pass filter to sharpen the edges of the image, once i completed this layer, i changed the blend mode from normal to overlay as shown in the screen shots of tools.
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| brightness and contrast |
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| high pass filter |
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| hue/saturation , exposure and curves dialouge |
For the cover line, in order to make the word 'Glastonbury' stand out, i put a drop shadow beneath yet close to the lettering to make it appear 3D. I did this by editing the layer style and changing the colour from yellow as shown in the dialouge box to purple with a small spread to make the letters appear to glow. This helps adhere to conventions as shown in the WePop magazine example as it gives key words presence.
Also on the double page spread i edited the first letter of the article to a drop capital using the lettering tools in Adobe Indesign. This draws attention to the beginning of the body copy and adheres to conventions as shown in the Wepop example.
The original image here to feature on the contents page of my magazine appeared to be grey against the preset of Adobe Indesign canvasses, therefore stood out quite considerably. In addition to this the original image has slight light reflections therefore i thought it would be best to completely remove the background. To achieve this i went around the outline of the model with the magnetic lasso tool with a feather of 4px to acheive a faded look which would ensure that when placed into Indesign , would not appear to rough around the edges. I then inversed my selection and deleted the background so only the transparent canvas beneath shows. I then saved this as a PSD and placed it directly into Indesign.
Because the preset for the canvas in InDesign was pure white i decided it was best for me to get rid of the background which would further allow me to position my model in front of the text and closer to the reader. I did this using the magnetic lasso tool and going around the outline of the model, i when completed i inversed my selection and deleted the background. I then transferred this as a PSD onto my Indesign document.
For the cover line, in order to make the word 'Glastonbury' stand out, i put a drop shadow beneath yet close to the lettering to make it appear 3D. I did this by editing the layer style and changing the colour from yellow as shown in the dialouge box to purple with a small spread to make the letters appear to glow. This helps adhere to conventions as shown in the WePop magazine example as it gives key words presence.
