Production process 2 fc.

Production process 2 fc.

• 1.
  First I addedthe image into Photoshop by dragging and dropping the image file and placing it in. I then readjusted the image so the piano is very visible, I made sure the piano was visible in order to highlight the theme of the magazine which was music in film.
• 2.
  I then adjustedthe brightness/contrast in order to make the cover image stand out more and make it appear bolder. By adjusting this setting it makes the colours of the model’s clothes stand out more and makes the image more proffessional.
• 3.
  I then addedin my masthead, I chose my font as it is bold and stands out clearly. I also think this font stands out and grabs the attention of a potential buyer which is one of the aims of a front cover of a magazine. I chose to have ‘through’ in red and ‘the lens’ in black in order to make the masthead stand out clearly, a bold and striking masthead is conventional of a magazine cover.
• 4.
  I then addedthe image of the barcode in order to make my magazine cover conventional, I did this by dragging and dropping the image file into Photoshop. I placed it into the top right corner in order to remain conventional.
• 5.
  I then addeda red rectangle and black price, I did this in order to make my magazine cover conventional. The rectangle was used in order to grab the attention of a potential buyer and make the price stand out more.
• 6.
  I then addedmy four cover lines. I positioned them in pairs on either side of the cover, I made sure to try and avoid placing the cover lines on the piano in order to make the image stand out more, making the theme stand out more through the image. I chose to use the outer glow effect for all of the cover lines to make them all stand out more, this is important for a magazine cover as the information has to grab a potential buyer’s attention.
• 7.
  I then addedanother red rectangle in order to make the black main cover line stand out more. The main cover line is in black in order to stand out on the red rectangle, I also made use of the outer glow effect, this makes it stand out more, the main cover line must be the most striking as it is meant to link to the theme of the magazine issue. The text is also the second largest, next to the masthead, this is conventional of a front cover.
• 8.
  I then addedin the camera lens image and used the eraser tool to just include the lens itself. I then moved the layer to make sure that it was below the masthead layer, this was in order to make the image appear behind the masthead.
• 9.
  I then addedthe date, I did this in order to make my magazine cover conventional. I also added the outer glow effect in order to make the date stand out more.
• 10.
  I then removedthe red rectangle around the price, I did this as I decided doing this would make my magazine appear more professional. I also made my text align to the right/left in order to make my front cover appear conventional. I also shrunk my cover lines in order to fit within media conventions. After some advice I adjusted my image in order to have my cover image more centred, doing this makes the cover more attention grabbing. I then decided to redo my masthead so it would appear as though it is in front of the model.