Magazines Part 2

1. Early magazine covers looked a lot like book covers because early magazines were very similar to books in many ways. They might have had a small picture but nothing else much.
2. The poster cover is defined by a big picture that most of the time is in color but it can also be in black and white. It takes up the whole magazine cover except for a title. There are very few words on these magazines.
3. Picture married to type covers typically have a picture taking up most if not all of the cover. There are words for what will be inside the magazine and they are put on the cover so that they blend in and look put in place with the image in front or behind it.
4. In the forest of words covers are defined by a picture with a bunch of bright words in front of so as to catch a viewer's attention. These covers are typically very loud looking and the images can be almost completely obscured but the type on the cover. Many find these covers obnoxious.

My Favorite Cover

Favorite

ESPN The Magazine, July 21, 2014, Venus Williams 

"No matter how much an athlete takes care of his or her body, it's clear that a spot on the cover of The Body Issue is for only the most confident of subjects. Venus Williams, one-half of the tennis-playing Williams sisters, accepted a request from ESPN The Magazine after having declined in the past. The pose shows Williams sans clothes, of course, but with a majesty that could be cause for her to participate again. Though sister Serena sometimes overshadows Venus, a former world No. 1 player in her own right, Venus is center state for this cover in front of the lenses of Williams + 

Hirakawa, a husband-and-wife photography team. They capture Venus' beauty and strength in presenting an alluring portrait from a shoot that took place amid a Miami rock quarry. The mounds of fine sand serve as a perfect backdrop for the tennis star's powerful yet graceful physique and make her appear larger than life."

I like how the photo's background is very simple bringing attention to Venus Williams instead of something else behind her. I also think that it is interesting that she is not looking directly looking at the photo keeping this from being an over sexualized piece of fashion photography. I think it is kind of weird that Venus does not have any clothes on but I also think it is nice because you can see things like cellulite which you typically do not see on models on magazine covers. The portrait communicates a sense of being a real person and courage by showing her without anything on and staring off in the distance. In all, I really like this magazine cover.

Best Magazine Covers 2015

1. Formal
2. Formal environmental
3. Informal
4. Informal
5. Informal
6. Informal
7. Informal 
8. Informal
9. Formal
10. Enviromental
11. Informal
12. Informal
13. Informal
14. Informal
15. Informal
16. Formal
17. Informal
18. Informal

Magazine Tips

When designing a magazine cover, you need to think of:

• Make the title the same every time
• Make the words invoke curiosity
• Have an interesting picture that is basically the same type on every issue
• Make it neat
• Don't make it messy

Magazine Covers

Fashion Photography

• 1. The changes to the models face were: thinner chin, smaller nose, slimmer look
• 2. the changes to the models body were slimmer everything and longer legs and neck
• 3. the changes to the models body were slimmer everything and longer hair
• 4. If everyone involved consents it is ethical to alter a models photo
• 5. Its ethically wrong to alter a photo without consent
• 6. Changes that are not made note of and aren't consented to are unethical
• 7. Fashion photography is digitally altered photography but photojournalism is straight up
• 8.  Fashion photography is unrealistic but photojournalism is
• 9. I was shown these photos so I would not do what was done here
• 10. Guys are less photographed for fashion photography

Portraits and Self portraits Final Images

Self Portrait and Portraits Part 1

Two tips I found were:

>Alter your perspective

>Use a tripod or something to steady your camera

Enviromental portraits:

I like this photo because the man does not look like he changed anything for the photo and that's why I picked this.

I like this photo because you can tell what the guy does because the guitar is not just beside him but also in his hand and that's why I picked it.

Photography Self Portraits:

I like this photo because it is unique and creative so I picked it.

I like this photo, by the same photographer as the one above, because it is also creative and sort of humorous, which is why I picked.

Casual Portraits:

I liked this photo because it is with nice color tones which is why I picked it.

This photo was less stock-photo type which is why it was chosen.

You can find the photographer who does headstands here.

Electric

purple

Cold