Best Magazine Cover of 2012

1. Portrait, Formal

2. Portrait, Formal 

3. Not Portrait, Informal

4. Not Portrait, Informal

5. Portrait, Informal

6. Portrait, Formal

7. Portrait, Formal

8. Not Portrait, Environmental

9. Portrait, Formal

10. Portrait, Formal

12. Not Portrait, Environmental

13. Portrait, Formal

14. Portrait, Formal

15. Portrait, Formal

16. Portrait, Formal

17. Not Portrait, Environmental

18. Not Portrait, Environmental

19. Not Portrait, Environmental

20. Not Portrait, Environmental

21. Portrait, Formal

22. Portrait, Informal

23. Not Portrait, Environmental

24. Not Portrait, Environmental

25. Not Portrait, Environmental

26. Portrait, Environmental

27. Not Portrait, Environmental

28. Portrait, Informal

29. Not Portrait, Environmental

30. Portrait, Informal

31. Portrait, Formal

My Favorite was The Finalist

Sept. 2011: "The Fashion Issue"
(Photograph by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott)

For W's biggest fashion issue of the year, the magazine celebrated the ways women today transform themselves by showcasing actress Kristen Stewart as readers had never seen her before. Photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot transformed the 21-year-old cover model from the Twilight teenager that audiences know best into the glamorous, grown-up vixen she's becoming. 

Green, Triangle && Backpack

Second Finished Magazine Cover *EXTRA CREDIT

First Finished Magazine Cover

Extra Credit for Fixed Photo Shoot

Extra Credit for Fixed Photo Shoot *Magazine Cover

Magazine Tips

1. Make the colors look natural and not create a color too distracting.
2. Make it catchy to the eye.
3. Make the cover photo personal  and the stories relatable.
4. Use the same typography for every cover.
5. Have organized cover lines and small teasers.

Photoshop Introduction

Add realistic rainbow to photo

Original 

Photoshopped 

5 Websites

LENS FLARE

1) Link: http://www.lightstalking.com/lens-flare

2) In the link I look at photos women, plants and buildings. All the pictures had a bright light in the picture. Also, all the pictures have a background.

3) Looking at these photos I learned light can really effect the way a picture comes out.

4)My favorite photo:





















a)I picked this picture because I like the way the girls eyes really show the color and also how the background is blurry and the main focus is the girl.
b)The Rules of Photography I see is; Rules of Thirds, and Mergers.
c)The person who took this picture is Mike Monaghan.


BLACK AND WHIRE LANDSCAPES

1) Link: http://digital-photography-school.com/27-black-and-white-landscape-images

2) In this link the pictures were of nature mainly water, tress, and moutons. Of course the pictures are in black and white, to follow the title.

3) Looking at these photos I learned that there doesn't have to be color to make a picture look okay.

4) My favorite picture: 

a) I picked this picture because I like how you can see the reflection on the trees and rocks and the way the northern lights looks in the sky.

b) The Rules of Photography I see is Rules of Third and simplicity. 

c) The person who took this picture is Darren Rowse

STORMS

1) Link: http://www.lightstalking.com/storms

2) In these photos there are big storms all over the world and some of them have other objects in them so they're not the ONLY subject in the photo.

3) Looking at the pictures I learned that gloomy pictures can come out nice.

4)  My favorite picture:

a) I picked this picture because I like how the lightening is going into the ocean. 

b) The Rules of Photography I see is simplicity, and Depth. 

c) The person who took these pictures is Gilles Chiroleu 

NYC BY BIKE

1. Link: http://blog.tomolesnevich.com/personal-projects/#nyc-by-bike

2. I saw a lot of different projects he had. The one we looked at was the bike one and it was him riding the bike but the camera is by the wheels on the side on the bottom of him while he's riding.

3. I learned that you could take a picture with the camera while riding a bike.

4) My favorite picture: 

a) I like it because of the colors and whats around him. Its like a little town or street neighborhood.

b) The Rules of Photography I see is Rules of Thirds, and Balance

c) Tome Olesnevich

NYC BY BIKE

    1) Link: http://blog.tomolesnevich.com/personal-projects/#nyc-by-bike

    2) This website showed a lot of color and different parts of New York City. Also the pictures of the city and the sunset showed how peaceful it is.

    3)  I learned how to take a framing picture.

    4) My favorite picture: 

     

a)    I chose this pictures because it shows a sign of how peaceful it is.

b)  Rules of Photography I see is Framing

c)    The person who took this picture is Tom Olesnevich

Portrait & Self Portrait

Magazine Part II

1) Earlier Magazine Covers

They were like books with a title and a little picture. There wasn't really big words to draw you in and little description. The book design lasted from 1700s to the 1800s. Instead, it symbolized what the magazine itself was about. Some just didn't have a cover and started it on the front page. Then they started using cover lines.

2) The Post Cover
1890s through the 1960s something that was really popular was just putting a big picture on there. Most of the big pictures that were on the magazine sometimes didn't even relate to what was in the magazine.  They just wanted to make a 'good mood'. The covers were just artsy.

3) Pictures Married to Type
It was usually a full body pose that had an unusual posture. Cover lines all around the picture not covering it up, but just around it to wear you see both the picture and the words. There are primary and secondary cover lines. A lot of it appeared in color now.

4) In the Forest of Words

Cover lines were important as cover art. Some of the cover lines were bigger then the magazine title itself. You have to have a good cover and good cover lines because sometimes its not enough to have us one.