Friday, January 28, 2011

Magazine cover styles

Cover typer
  1. Early Magazine Covers
  2. The Poster Cover
  3. Picture Married to Type
  4. in the Forest of Words
What does '' In the Forest of Words'' Mean?
Theres going to be a lot of words in the cover, there are bold words and apealing words in the cover different colors. different sizes and different fonts.
Fonts are  going to be different and different colors.
What they try to do is make it look interesting and for people can buy it.
Negative: it takes away the photo, Most of the people under 25 would think its really appealing
the older ppl would look at it because its too much going on.


What does '' Picture Married to Type'' mean ?
Complement each other,
By they im talking about the words and the pictures,
Tells you whats going on in the  photo,
They work togethere they dont hurt each other,

Ex: took two pictures together so they make them marrie each other,
disavantage: Some ppl woould make it look boring, so it could be very dull to other people.
dull colors boring pictures.
if you have a crappy picture people arent going to buy it,
if yuo pick bad colors it will make it look bad and boring,

What does "Early Magazine Covers " mean?
Big picture that covers the whole magazine , and few words that only describes the picture
Pictures need to be appealing,
If your not interested in what they  put in the front page then your not going to like it, you dont know whats inside the magazine like what they going to say inside, you dont know if your going to be interested in it,
  • They always have drawings
  • they are very simple
  • they also have like a theme to it
  • they try to make it very pretty, cute and interesthing , they will often have religious things,


Stuff Every Magazine Cover has
  • There needs to be some type of picture
  • A title
  • A date

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideas


5 Tips To Photographing Couples
Spontaneity is usually a good thing, but you’ve got to do some planning before shooting portraits. The best location for photography, your subject’s clothing, what camera(s) to use, and how you want to pose your subjects are all decisions you must make in advance. Instead of shooting in a studio, I chose to photograph this couple, Robert and Leslie, in our back yard, using foliage as a backdrop. I also asked them to dress casually so that their attire would fit in with the outdoors.

Originally, I asked them to come over at a time when I knew the yard would be mostly shady. But as luck would have it, the afternoon was lightly overcast, which provided soft, diffuse lighting. It’s best to use this type of illumination when working with couples because it’s tricky to light two people well with strong directional light. In most daylight situations, the fine grain of ISO 100 film (or its equivalent digital-camera setting) is great for shooting portraits. I also set my digital camera on its cloudy white-balance setting.
Tip 2: Shooting Posed Pictures
As opposed to shooting candidly where the subjects are nearly oblivious to the camera, it’s up to you to make some effort to arrange your subjects to create a dynamic composition. Having two faces right next to each other, or two people standing side-by-side at the same level, just results in a static image. If you’re shooting a head-and-shoulders portrait like I did, it’s best to have one subject’s face slightly higher than the other. For example, you could have a man stand on a step just behind the woman. In this case, I asked Leslie to stand behind Robert, who was seated, and just put her arms casually around his shoulders. She leaned over so that her face was close to his, but in a slightly higher position. One rule of thumb is to pose two people so that the mouth of one and the eyes of the other are even on an imaginary line.
Posed vs. CandidTry shooting both candid images of your couple, as well as posed portraits with a more formal appearance.
Tip 3: Supplementary Lighting
Although the light was diffused, I attempted to bounce a little additional light on Robert and Leslie’s faces with a reflector. I used a commercial reflector with a gold cast (which my husband assisted with), but you can use white Fome-Cor board, white cardboard, or one covered with a gold or silver finish. A reflector is especially useful when you want to bounce light back into the shadow areas of your subject’s face. You may also want to experiment with fill flash for adding a little extra light. Again, however, be careful when lighting two people, as illumination on both faces should be even.

who will you shoot, where will you shoot, and what will you do to make the shot successful. Be specific on all three answers

I will shoot the people i see in the side walk. I would shoot at a place that is a plain backgrounf. I will fix the camera for the picture wont come out blury and i will use the rule of thirds and try to be creative (:

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Magazine cover and catch up

a.)  No
b.) Yes
c.) I think ill check and do it right away

d.)Yes i have

The six functions of covers
  1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue
  2. Emotionally irresistible
  3. Arousing curiosity
  4. Interesting, Intellectually stimulating, 
  5. Fast,Efficient, easy to scan
  6. The investment of money and time

Friday, January 7, 2011

Welcome back !!



My three favorite photos
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1. Best song of 2010 was Speak now from Taylor Swift

2. Best Movie of 2010 was Cop Out

2010 Movies Guide | List
3. The most important news story of 2010 was Haiti after the big insedent of the earthquake !!


4. The most important person in 2010 was Obama.


5. Okay now the most important sport of the year and it was crazy alot of emotions people were having but i thing its FOOTBALL!

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1. One thing that ill remember is this present that i got for my birthday it was during the holidays too but my sister inlaw jacked me one of them pillow pet thingys and it was a unicorn,
2. Being better than 2010, i made alot of mistakes and disapointed alot of people that i love ♥
3. Having the life and having a lot of funn