Double page spread

When I made this double page spread I inserted columns, four of them on each page. As well as this, I added photos which I edited on Photoshop first. I inserted lines of different shapes and colours too, and this was because they add that flavour of class and colour to the magazine. I added in advertisements because they add a flavour of professionalism to the magazine, also the two page spread that I modelled had them.

The tools I used included the type tool, rectangle frame tool, eyedropper tool, and line tool.

On the mark noble article, I got rid of the white background by editing it on Photoshop before saving it as a web device and a PNG-24. I linked my columns together by clicking the penultimate box on the bottom right hand corner of each box, I then inserted text and it flowed through them well. To design the layout of the double page spread, I drew rectangle frames with the rectangle frame tool. To line everything up and keep it all neat, I used base lines in order to keep everything neat. I used a drops cap to add a sense of professionalism to the double page spread too.

Album Covers

I just created an album cover for a group called Wire Heart, their album name is Broken Bird.

This group is targetted towards teenage males so I tried to reflect this by adding some noisy brushes that could portray mess and disequilibrium.

I applied a broken disc brush and a bubble brush.

This is my first album cover, I do not like it because the connotations aren't in the cover itself. Also I feel like I have overdone it with the brushes, and this was more of  a practice one than my other two.

This is my second attempt at an album cover, and I like it, however, when I loaded up photoshop I accidently chose 'greyscale' and therefore, I couldnt add any colour to it. despite this, I feel like I have created a good album cover.

With this cover, I wished I could add colour, but with the same sort of desing, and so I did. The fonts I used for this album cover are Alpha Cloud and Bird of Feather. the brush I used is Clouds. I would have preffered this to be in colour. I had a random play around with the image of the bird and it came out as such, I don't actuallu know what I did but it was effective in making the album cover look decent.

 

This is my third and final album cover, and although a near replica of my second album cover, I like it a lot because it targets its male audience more thoroughly through the use of the colour blue which is usually associated a masculine colour. The fonts I used for this album cover are Alpha Cloud and Bird of Feather. The brush I used is Clouds.

All of the fonts used on my album covers were downloaded from www.dafont.com, and all the brushes from www.brusheezy.com

The birds used in the penultimate, and final album covers, were taken from www.dafont.com too.

Photoshop experience

To aid my future profession of becoming a football journalist I have started to create a portfolio of experience including articles, and photos that go alongside them. However, I do not like the thought of someone else’s work in my portfolio and so I have edited every photo that has gone into it, and here they are:

This photo was for my SPL article, and at first, when taken from Google; the photo was in full colour. However, I wanted the two players to be the complete and utter focus of the photo and decided to Photoshop it in order to make the background black and white. to do this, I selected the whole photo before holding ALT and using the magnetic lasso tool in order to select the players and the ball as a whole, I then edited the colouring to 'black and white' and then the background went how I wanted it to. To make sure this photo was recognised as my own, I used text to write 'Edited by Ben Edkins' in the bottom left hand corner. And I took the colour from the player in order for it to stand out well.

This photo was for my Mark Noble article, and at first, when taken from Google; the photo was in full colour. However, I wanted the player to be the complete and utter focus of the photo and decided to Photoshop it in order to make the background black and white. to do this, I selected the whole photo before holding ALT and using the magnetic lasso tool in order to select the player as a whole, I then edited the colouring to 'black and white' and then the background went how I wanted it to. To make sure this photo was recognised as my own, I used text to write 'Edited by Ben Edkins' in the bottom left hand corner. And I took the colour from the players sleeve in order for it to stand out well.

This photo was for my Dame article, and at first, when taken from Google; the photo was in full colour. However, I wanted the player to be the complete and utter focus of the photo and decided to Photoshop it in order to make the background black and white. to do this, I selected the whole photo before holding ALT and using the magnetic lasso tool in order to select the player and the ball, I then edited the colouring to 'black and white' and then the background went how I wanted it to. To make sure this photo was recognised as my own, I used text to write 'Edited by Ben Edkins' in the bottom left hand corner. And I took the colour from the player’s chest in order for it to stand out well.

Firstly, I gathered 3 football logos from Google, brought them all to the front posterior to enlarging them using CTRL + ALT + T. this was all for my article on Clash of the Dons. The next photo I used was also taken from Google and it was the fire, which I enlarged too, before sending it to the back, and placing it behind the 3 logos. I used fire because the team on the right is the 'phoenix club' of the top logo, and the team logo on the left is a franchise of the team on the right after that was de-franchised from the top team following liquidation. finally I edited the 3 separate photos, set them to 'linear burn' and then set the opacity on 60%, and this effect made the logos turn to a black, charred colour, which connoted 'phoenix' as they arise from the fire and flames.

Pose Photos.

 
I have recently gone out and taken some pose photos, and here they are.


This photo was taken to connote his depression which may be from his alcohol consumption and it portrays alcohol as a negative subject. The actor is looking up, may be for hope? And the camera angle is a high shot to make him look inferior to his alcoholic days.

This photo is similar but is from a higher angle and shows less of the actor, I wouldn’t say it is as good as the above photo due to this over exposure of the corridor walls. The actor is once again made to look inferior as the camera looks down onto him.

This photo portrays the actor in a slightly more positive way as he has a glimpse of smile upon his face. The camera is once again looking down onto him to capture and hold that inferior connotation.

Although blurry, I like this photo as the actor isn’t the main focus, as he comes behind the pecking order to a bannister and a bin which may connote his falling lifestyle (bannister on stairs) and his rubbish life (the bin) the bannister is the subject of focus because even that has more significance to life than the actor does, this photo will help steer those clear of alcohol.

This fantasy looking photo is brilliant in my perspective as the resolution is amazing. The actor has done brilliant too as he captures his emotions beautifully as he looks up for hope. This photo looks a lot happier than the others and allows a sense of forgiveness for those who have committed to the over consumption of alcohol. The light in the background connotes hope and forgiveness too.

This photo has used the window as a frame for the subject in focus, the model, the light that shines through the window allows some positivity to a negative emotion.
The plain blank, white walls connote that the model has a boring and plain life; this is also reflected by his plain white shirt. Despite all of this, the low angle gives the model a sense of supremacy as the camera looks up to him. The fact that the model is looking in a different direction may denote that he is looking for something new.
 

This photo is just like the one above, however, he has changed his hand movements and this may add a bit of mystery to the photo as he wonders what he wants, what is he looking to? The camera angle is a close up which allows the audience to see his facial expressions, but his tilt disables this at the same time, creating an oxymoron effect.

 

 
This photo would be used for its comical effect as the model looks like a hamster. The photo isn’t very good because the angle isn’t close enough he capture the models full facial expression. The excessive background would need to be cropped, as would the other photographer.

 

  This photo connotes violence due to the model readying his knuckles for action. The photo is a close up. I like this photo because it was taken randomly and came off really well.

The actor’s facial expressions would denote that he is happy due to the presence of a grin on his face. The photo is pretty good because it is a close up and shows his expressions well, but also allows the background to add that bit of flavour to the photo.

 

Bobby Moore Photoshop

I selected the whole photo then held ALT whilst I lassoed around the player, Bobby Moore, when I finally done it, I selected 'black and white' and then everything but the player turned black and white.

Finally I added some text and got the colour from the player's sleeve.

I made this photo for a West Ham blog after they needed a new logo designed, I won and this is currently being used on @moorethanaclub and the blog is www/moorethanjustaclub.blogspot.com

Slang and Taboo etc

Here I have listed some slang terms from all over the country, I have then put them into a fictional context, as well as this I have translated it into Standard English.


Pratt es – Northern sexual term

Suck us off – Northern sexual term

I’m wankered – I’m drunk

A munter – Ugly person

A dog – Ugly girl

A baghead – One who takes drugs

A jimmy riddle (piddle) – Cockney rhyming slang

Bees and honey (money) - Cockney rhyming slang

Now then chava – Hi mate

Barnes – Children

Bait – Dinner

Glesgs kess – Head-butt

Chelsea smile – An attack

Snaking - Talking to someone

Sharking – Talking to someone

Plates of meat (feet) - Cockney rhyming slang

Apples and pears (stairs)-Cockney rhyming slang

Tin bath (laugh)- Cockney rhyming slang

Voddy – vodka

Bag – Old person

 

Slang Speech

Oh no, some munter was sharking es yesterday at party so a did a jimmy riddle right in her cup, fucking dog deserved nowt else really. The bagheads on the green and the others all wankered, all part of a sturday night really innit bruv. Oioi chava get ya plates o’ meat up these apples and pears for us love, a wanna pratt ya, its nowt to do with the voddy or out it’s just my sausage is have a tantrum a said to this lass, she just laughed and asked if I was havin’ a tin bath, silly bag, no on rejects me without a Chelsea smile and a glesga kess, that sent the bird home happy didn’t it, was funny as bruv ya should a seen her.

 

Standard English Speech

Oh goodness, an unattractive girl kept chatting to me yesterday at the party so I urinated in her cup, the ugly girl deserved nothing else really. The delinquents were on the cannabis and everyone else was very drunk, it was all part of a Saturday night. Hello mate, get yourself up these apples and pears for me, I would like to have sexual intercourse with you, it’s nothing to do with the vodka or anything it’s just my testosterone is raging. She laughed at me though and asked if I was having a laugh, silly girl, nobody rejects me without getting a smack and a head-butt, that sent her home happy didn’t it, it was funny.

Introductions for Alcohol Addiciton

‘A bottle of Voddy everyday did me no good, after I needed my belly pumping I knew I had to change, finally my life is new and fresh and those drinking days are behind me, now I can finally get on with my life and do well at school’ (Quote)

 
At just 13 years old, young Natasha needed her belly pumping after consuming alcohol units’ way above the limit, and too many young people are doing the same! Is that you? You can change too...
(Summary)

 
Way above the limit, and way above the sky, young Jonathan needed imminent help; a poor innocent lad whose coke wasn’t just coke now has a life that won’t be filled to the best of his expectations. (Humorous)

 
A normal Saturday night, drinking, sex and drugs ... or was it? (Question)

 
Saturday, house parties, young teenaged people, and alcohol, a night eagerly awaited for that was unfortunately never forgotten. (Description)

 
Blaring music!! Dancing around!! This was a night that we’d all been waiting for!!! The alcohol straight down our necks, the pizza getting scanned!! (Action/adventure)

 
Death at the party the girls were screaming, the boys were stood, frozen like an iceberg that lurks in the sea!! A Saturday that began so well, but didn’t end in the same circumstances ... we have it all, nobody else knows, this is the story of Luke Michigan and last weekend’s hottest news! (Horror/shock)

Introductions

-          The question introduction: poses a question or enigma where the answer lies within the main article.

-          The anecdote introduction = a short account of something interesting or humorous.

-          The quote introduction – an interesting or shocking quote which may attract people to read the article. This also allows the article to do the talking from the beginning.

-          The action/adventure introduction = begins with a high point of excitement.

-          The description introduction = describes either people or places.

-          The summary introduction = gives details about the article in a brief way.

-          The shock/horror introduction = using a shocking or sensational introduction to hook the reader’s attention and persuade them to read further on, onto the article.

vampire teeth.

Before :

After :

Firstly, to edit this photo I opened it up into Photoshop before I used the sponge tool to create a blue colouring on the woman’s face. I had set the sponge brush on 'desaturation' and made the flow at 75%. However, I ensured I avoided the eyes and lips to keep their enriched colours.

Next I used the burn tool which I used to enrich the lips and eyes even further, but to do this I had to set the brush on 'shadows' and then set the exposure to 50%.

Next, I wanted to change the teeth to make them more vampires like, and so I selected the Magnetic Lasso Tool before lassoing around the left canine tooth, then I right clicked, copied the layer before editing, transforming and warping the tooth, I then finally dragged the tooth to a reasonable vampire-like shape. I then repeated these instructions onto the right canine.

That is how I created my vampire-like lady.

I have learnt many skills from this, such as, how to change one's face colour, lips and eyes, and also I have learnt how to change the teeth on someone, which is great because it can be used to create caricatures.

Heal brush (Wrinkles)

I just reduced the wrinkles on Helen Mirren.

Before:

Can you see the wrinkles?!

After:

 Now they are gone! Well almost anyway.

To do this open up a Photoshop document, and then past the chosen photo in

To enlarge, select the object press CTRL + ALT + T and drag the corners to your chosen size.

Next, duplicate the photo by right clicking and duplicating it.

The brush we will be using is the heal brush located in the tool bar on the left hand side. On the top bar, select ALL LAYERS.

On the top bar, located on the left hand side you can change the brush size to your prefferance, and size of the spots.

The next step is to click ALT on the 'Nice Skin' (may be hard to find), and try get this skin as close to the wrinkle as possible to keep the skin complexion consistent and not abnormal. Then click on the wrinkle, and your wrinkle may look slight better, and blended into the skin!

Move around the face and continue these steps to define the face and remove as many wrinkles or abnormalities on the face.

If you make a mistake, select the marquee tool and circle your error, then press DELETE and then CTRL + D and your mistake will be reversed, and your other coverings will be better.

Heal Brush (Spots)

I just reduced the acne on one troubled teen, here are my results.

Before:

Here we see acne infiltrating her face.

After:

Although her face is fatter due to a slight error in enlarging the photo, the improvements are great; her spots are gone, well almost.

Next time I may try to reduce the redness on her face.

To do this open up a Photoshop document, and then past the chosen photo in.

To enlarge, select the object press CTRL + ALT + T and drag the corners to your chosen size.

Next, duplicate the photo by right clicking and duplicating it.

The brush we will be using is the heal brush located in the tool bar on the left hand side. On the top bar, select ALL LAYERS.

On the top bar, located on the left hand side you can change the brush size to your preference, and size of the spots.

The next step is to click ALT on the 'Nice Skin' (may be hard to find), and try get this skin as close to the spot as possible to keep the skin complexion consistent and not abnormal. Then click on the spot, and your spot will be gone!

Move around the face and continue these steps to define the face and remove as many spots or abnormalities on the face.

if you make a mistake, select the marquee tool and circle your error, then press DELETE and then CTRL + D and your mistake will be reversed, and your other coverings will be better.

Photoshop Tutorial (Changing eye colours)

I just had a go on Photoshop Tutorial to change a woman's eye colour, and I found my efforts very good.

This was the original photo of the woman.

This was the final results, the woman now has green eyes, although un-natural I think it looks good.

I did this by lassooing around her iris, then holding ALT as I lassooed around her pupil. Then, with my desried eye parts selected I altered the colours, eventually I settled with green.

Shutter Speed pictures and Evaluation

This is a photo of my model Joe jumping over a wall like a superhero! I used the shutter speed technique but it didn't go too well because the resolution is slightly blurry, the setting I had the camera on when I took this photo was 1 second.

These two photos were taken using the shutter speed technique, but as I took the photo - on the settings 0.9 seconds - I quickly zoomed out to give the poster a more paranormal effect. I like this photo, however I would enjoy taking it again with a better poster or something.

This is a picture of my model having fun, sliding down the bannister. The photo's resolution isn't the best but on the settings 2 seconds, I feel I have captured a decent photo.

Although this photo is quite blurry, I was extremely pleased witht his photo of a a squirrell jumping from branch to tree. After chasing the squirrell with my camera setting on 3 seconds, the shutter speed technique captured a good photo of the squirrell. I would love to try and take this sort of image again because I feel I could capture better photos like this, with a better resolution.

Still on the settings of 3 seconds, my shutter speed technique captured a beautiful image of the squirrell eating its hula hoop. I would happily go out and take more photos of this sort because I enjoyed looking over at my efforts.

This picture was accidently set on 1 second so I didn't capture the best of photos as I had wished, however, the shutter speed did get me a decent photo. I like this photo because it has captured the thrown leaves as a still image and it looks pretty cool, however, if I was to take this film again I would make sure I adjusted my settings more frequently to try and grab the best possible photo.

In a dark room and with the assitance of some torches, my model decided to wave torches around whilst they were on. With my shutter speed technique and the settings at 4 seconds, I beleive I have captured a brillant photo, however, if I was to take this agin, I would ask my model to be slightly more creative with the torches and creat a nice image in the dark.



Composition Pictures

This is my frame shot, as you can see the doorway to the cupboard is playing the role of a frame for my model. This is a good picture technique because it allows one to focus on the main imagery which is the model. If I was to retake this picture I would try and ensure that the bakcground such as the lockers and the door wouldn't be in the photo because it down grades it largely.

This is a medium close up of two models talking to one another, this is good because it allows one to see their facial expressions as well as the setting of the photo. The medium close up allows the viewer to get a sense of emotion from the two models. If I was to take this photo again I would try and get closer and ensure that the background isn't too industrial in terms of the builders in the background.

This is my rule of thirds photo because the model's eye line is in line with the top third. I like this because I have pinpointed its main use, however, I would try and correct the resolution if I was to take this photo again.

This is a tilt up shot because I took the photo when I was on a lower platform and ensured that the main focus was on an upward angle. If I was to re take this picture, I would like to be a bit more creative in terms of telling the models to do something charismatic.

This is my line shot, and I have used the bannister as a line guid to pinpoint my main focus, the model at the top of the stairs. I like the addition of the light which gives the photo that little flavour, however I would happily take this again because the resolution is atrocious.

Further annotation of my unused photos.

I decided not to use some of my photos due to the resolution being and, facial expression going wrong and the angle being to prominent.

Although I really liked some of these photos, the resolution was just too poor to even consider using.

Eventually I found a pic worthy of using for my magazine although it wasn't my first choice.

If I was to re-take my photos I would really consider taking more time and care with them, I would also shout at my model to ensure he followed my instructions. All of this would help me get a perfect shot for my magazine.

All of these are my bad photos. I am disappointed with them and I shall ensure these mistake are not made next time.

Induction Evaluation

When thinking of a possible name for my music magazine, I decided to use something that I found catchy, distinguished and easy to say.

I thought of 'Meow Music', I felt this was good due to its relevance to music and the alliteration. I was really set on this name, so I decided to aim the magazine towards girls. My primary target audience is girls aged 12-15. The secondary target audience would probably be younger and older females to that of my primary target, due to an age restriction not being set on music taste.

I decided to use the colours, purple, pink and red because they are all stereotypical feminine colours. It allows the magazine to stand out from the others, which are usually dark or white.

In order to attract my primary target audience I would have to grab their attention through musicians and songs, and so I thought of all the female favourites, this consisted of boy bands and male singers. The presence of these fan favourites such as One Direction, Justin Beiber and JLS would attract my primary audience.

Girls all love gossip and chatting on social networking sites, and so I found that the use of churli monsters, which females find 'cute' would be a good addition to the magazine. The monsters have slang, abbreviated words coming from their mouths which the primary target audience would find funny. The small cat in the masthead was placed there to simply relate to the 'Meow' in the magazine name.

Another reason I used 'Meow' in my magazine name is because my target audience find cats cute, well stereotypically.

The coloured splodges on the left hand side of the magazine are very prominent on the cover, and so direct the attention to the latest news, offers and achievements. The banner running at the bottom of the magazine is used because it is noticeable, professional and allows a barcode, and some adverts to feature on the magazine. This will help bring profit to me, from the magazine's display of these adverts.

The price of £2.50 is pretty reasonable in my opinion because the magazine is a monthly edition, and wouldn't disturb my audience financially. They would probably get their money from their parents due to their age, and so the primary target audience would fall into, C2, C1, B and A on the socioeconomic group.

No certain sub-youth culture has been targeted by my magazine; however, I would probably feel the magazine wouldn't attract the interest of females that are into Gothic, Emo, or Chavy music.

The fact you get posters of artists in the magazine, brings in a lot of teenage girls buying the magazine, because they have just reach adolescence or puberty, and are discovering their feelings towards males. The like of Justin Beiber, JLS and One Direction seem to be at the core of these teenage minds.

I am slightly happy with my magazine front cover!

The use of Joe Elliott in my front cover is to promote the magazine; I have used him to represent a male singer that females may be attracted to. The camera angle would allow the audience to be on the same wavelength as him. Joe's pose allows a sense of power, status and 'swag' to the magazine cover, and although he is very much fictional, I shall say that the audience will be tempted to buy the magazine due to his presence on the front!

Chosen Photos

I am going to use this photo due to the good resolution. I took multiple bad ones, so I didn't really get a great selection.
I dont particularly like this because I am distant from the model and this may reflect to the audience and disengage them fromh him. Despite this though, I can enlarge him and crop him from the poor background.

I just designed this on photoshop

I like it :) the them is West Ham United and so I used their colours, claret and blue.
FadeAndDie is a peice of lyric from their traditional song 'Im forever blowing bubbles.'
I added a font of which I downloaded from www.dafont.com, before colouring it Claret, adding an outer layer that I coloured blue, and putting a gradient pattern inside of a bubble texture.

my magazine front cover