Ava's Photojournalism Blog

1) Image based covers are a very common approach for magazine designers. The cover with usually not contain any more than 3 people in the image. Also, you have to make it clear that the photo is corresponded with the type of publication and issue. Most of the time, the person on the magazine cover is the person that distributes that magazine. Some people will present the people in the photos in an unusual way, which makes the cover ore unique.  Illustration based covers consist of drawing illustrations as the only image on the cover. Most people use drawings to portray something funny or unusual. Not many people use illustration based covers, but mostly people who sell their magazines independently use this method. Type based magazine covers occur more than illustration based covers, but still don't occur often. This consists of many different letter forms, writing, words, and phrases. The words and letters chosen for the title sometimes speak louder than just a picture on a cov

                                                    W, December/January, The Art Issue "For W’s December/January Art Issue, the magazine collaborated with artist Yayoi Kusama to create this iconic cover image depicting George Clooney. The visually arresting image is the highlight of the cover story, for which five leading female artists were invited to create interpretive portraits of the actor. Clooney wears a suit painted by Kusama with her signature polka dots and stands against a polka-dotted backdrop. Planned to coincide with the opening of an exhibition of new work by Kusama at David Zwirner Gallery, the cover makes a powerful reference to the artist’s iconic self-portraits."  My favorite: I chose this photo as my favorite magazine cover for many reasons. However, despite the advantages, there are a few disadvantages. One think I really like about this cover is the use of black, white, pink, and orange. The colors are evenly incorporated throughout the image,

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1) When designing my magazine cover, a unique cover is important. My photos should be their own and nobody else's.  I also would like to try to include as many elements as I can in my photos, like colors and pictures,  to create a more interesting visual appeal to the magazines. Many rules of photography should be shown in my picture, to provide variation and add more detail to my magazine The coverline should stand out in case of extreme conditions. The reader should be drawn to the magazine by only looking at the cover if they are unable to look through all of the pages. My magazine cover should somehow have the same look as my brandname, and should stick to some sort of theme. It should look familiar and relate to my other covers. Variation is good, but some people have no constant appeal group.

PHOTO 1 I chose this photo because I love animals, and this perspective is very unique and interesting. Also, the lighting seems very menacing, dark, and creates a cool mood. I read that around the world, animals are being given less and less space, as humans take up more and more of it. The image was taken by a photographer along the west coast of the continent of Africa. The image is of two hippopotamuses swimming in the blue Atlantic Ocean, which is very unique. I learned that the photographer, Michael Nichols, went on a very long journey in order to capture this image. He went on a 2000 mile trek to capture animals, in the very minimal space that they have to live in. The photographer spotted these hippos on a beach one morning, and waited all day in order to capture these creatures in the ocean. When these images were shown to the president of the Congo, he immediately took action in conserving many miles of land just for the animals. Another image by Michael Nichols

1) The models face was changed in many ways including: -made her lips bigger -made her eyes bigger -made her neck thinner and longer -raised her eyebrows - made her forehead smaller 2) The models body and face was changed in many ways such as: -making her legs longer -making her stomach thinner -changing the tone of her skin to a lighter shade -making her butt smaller - making her nose thinner -widened her eyes -making her shoulder lower - many more 3) In the second video, they manipulated the pizza in photoshop by: - making the cheese look like skin -turning pepperoni into a bikini -altering the shape -adding eyes and a face - making the "body" slimmer to look skinnier The original photo was a piece of pizza, and it then turned into a model who looked completely normal. 4) It is not ethical to alter a persons image this much. It is ridiculous how much a persons appearance changes before and after photoshop. From an  audience's point of view, it m

1) completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a unique wow factor. 2) Framing your subject gives the image depth and draws the main focus to the subject. 3) You sometimes want to shoot people doing daily activities, where the subjects are not aware of the camera. CASUAL PORTRAIT I like this photo because the subject is only one person, and it is very clear that the man is the subject. I chose this photo because it is very content and peaceful because of the persons facial expression. I like this photo because the subject is not stand or sitting, but  he is laying down . Also, it is in black in white which is something that draws attention to audience. I chose this photo because the black and white create emotion for the image, and the subject is not looking at the camera, or posing for the camera.  SELF PORTRAIT I like this photo because the subject is very serious, and adds colorful elements to the image which I think is really cool