Ghost Girl (Photoshop Practice)

In Photoshop, I decided to practice adding a ghosting effect onto an image. First I got an image from the internet of a girl; then I used motion blur to make the image less HD. I then turn the photo black and white and added green glow to create a more paranormal feel to the photo. I have also messed around with the saturation of the image to make it look transparent and more 'ghost like'.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/ghosting-image-photoshop-cs6/

here is the online tutorial I followed to get this result

Music Magazine Photo Shoot - Before & After Shots

Dolphin Race Photoshop (Photoshop Practice)



So, I had this weird dream a few days ago that I was a commentator in a sport in the future called Dolphin Racing. The name is exactly what it entails, it’s like the Grand National but instead it’s in space and it’s in space….. Because of this I have used Photoshop to recreate the vision I had in my head and make it a reality. To do this I first created each ‘Dolphin Rider’ individually and then placed each one in SPACE!! – So to speak- Anyways I then created a stadium and added other minor details and aesthetics to make my dream reality for everyone to see. For example; helmets on the dolphins and lights on the stadium. I hope you enjoy J

Boj Raphael Gonzaga - Assessment for Music Magazine(Second Attempt)

Music Magazine Evaluations - Screen Shots

http://www.slideshare.net/bojraphael/assessment-print-screens

The first thing I did was take videos of myself in front of a green screen with the help of a few friends. In these clips I introduced myself and also did an outro. I then uploaded these clips onto the timeline

I dragged all the clips together to make sure that all of the clips were able to play 

When the clips were inserted, I made sure they were in the right order to make editing easier, I decided to add transitions to make my video more interactive and fun.

With the clips of me introducing myself and the closing scene, I decided that the green screen behind me should be changed to something eye catching and fun. To take advantage of the green screen I decided that my intro and exit should be underwater; therefore I took a picture from the Internet of an underwater scene and using the 'chroma keyer' I put the picture in the background whilst I talked.

Finally I added final transitions to start and end the Q & A to smoothly end into my ending video clip  of my outro

Music Magazine - Evaluation Assessment

Sweg Cat Photoshop (Photoshop Practice)



This cat was edited by me in Photoshop, I have put all of the social stereotypes of a so called 'Hipster' and put it all onto a cat and called him Sweg Cat. For those who don't know what a Hipster is its; a person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.

Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter.

Music Magazine - Final Contact Sheet

 



Music Magazine - Creation of Contact Sheet

This is how I created my contacts sheet. First  I simply gathered all the images from my photo shoot and saved them onto my documents. Once I did this I simply highlighted all the images and selected contact sheet in print options, I then printed off the contact sheet. Creating a contact sheet is a great way of being able to look at all my images and once and compare and contrast them. With the contact sheet I could then choose my favourite images and then insert them into my double page spread.

Behind The Scenes for Music Magazine



Here I helped my friend Owen in his photo-shoot as co-photographer, helping him fix his lighting using professional photo lights and directing Daniel where to stand on the green screen to get the best quality photo.

The first photo we took was a wide shot and is a very good first attempt. However, shadows are very visible on the green screen and this could effect my editing. This picture suggested I needed to improve my lighting

This is one of my most successful shots. As you can see the lighting is much better. This shows much more expression from the model and it is defiantly a picture my target audience would aspire to. The lighting is improved a lot more on this picture as Daniels face is really lit up and this shows his facial expression and emotion. The use of the shot showing the whole body makes Daniel look tall and therefore he is being represented as authoritative and powerful. 

Photo-Shoot for Music Magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music Magazine -Thumbnail Research

I have researched thoroughly into different music magazines. to do this I have chosen 2 magazines from America, 2 from the UK and another one from Germany to get a wider range of different magazines the contrast from each other. 

This is a thumbnail layout for 'VIBE' magazine which is published in 2009 mainly in the reach of the US. I really like the image on the front cover of Jay Z because he is very famous and what the audience aspire to be like.

 Layout for 'ACCESS!' magazine which is published in 2007 mainly distributed in Germany. The double page spread is much more lively than VIBE Magazine as it has a lot more text and it is much more colourful. Also, I like how the headline goes across both pages which is more eye catching to the audience

 

 Layout for 'Q' Magazine which is published in the UK in 2010. I like how the text wraps around the image as it makes the double page spread more unique which could in turn intrigue the audience to read on. The letter 'A' is emboldened and capitalised which I think makes the article more professional, because of this I think I will also use an emboldened and capitalised letter in my article aswell.   

Layout for 'NME' Magazine published in 2010 mainly circulated in the UK. I like the use of space and how the whole page is filled in a creative way on the contents page however, I feel like there is a bit too much going on and is hard to focus on one thing. I do think it is very eye catching and the most lives contents page I have looked at.

This layout is for 'Billboard' Magazine published in 2010 distributed in America. Even though it is from a different country it still has very similar codes and conventions to all the other real media magazines I have looked at. This suggests that magazines may be different in little ways, but overall most magazines follow the same codes and conventions because it fulfils the audience's expectations.

Preliminary Task - Questionaire Results