Test Shots - Edited

The above photo is the one featured on my contents page, the far one is the original photo taken in my photoshoot, the one below it is the final one used, after editing. What I wanted to achieve with this photo was to enhance the headline feature I was using about the act (Jerry Cooper) having a bad attitude, and a sense of arrogance. I felt the only way I could do this was to darken the photo, however if I did this it would take away the affect of the guitar being there. So I had to darken the photo but use a tool to lighten the area around the guitar, which has produced my desired affect.

Test Shots - Edited

The above photo is one from my photoshoot, afterwhich I decided I was to use this one on my front cover. Below is the final photo after I had edited it using photoshop. I had to use certain features within the photoshop package, such as the lasso tool to cut out my model, I also had to use the spot healing tool to remove spots, moles etc. In addition I used other features to brighten the photo, and included extra lighting effectts to get the correct light on the final photo. I also had to tilt the photo, and adjust the rotation so that it was in the correct position for my front cover.

Test Shots - Edited

Below is the first of a few examples demonstrating how I have edited my test shots using photoshop and the features within it.

Here is a close up shot of my model - this photo is to be featured on my double page spread. Upon reviewing the photos I knew I would have to edit the photos to make them more photogenic, e.g. by removing moles/spots etc. This is because I identified during my research that virtually no magazines show models with any kind of facial blemishes. So below is how my photo finished once I had edited out any unwanted features.

Sample of Test Shots

Below is a sample of the 210 photos taken during my recent photo shoot. Using these I will choose the best three, which will be incorporated into my magazine (front cover, contents page, and the double page spread). I have posted the original photos so that we can compare the final photos after I have edited it through photoshop, to enable me to get the best pictures for my magazine. The photos were taken in a darkened room, with only one spot light, and one controllable spot light. They were taken in front of a projector screen, with my model sitting either on a speaker, or a chair. The model was asked to dress in black and white clothing to create the best effect, as I wanted to create a black & white photo - my colour palette is black, grey & white. The model was supplied with a guitar to coincide with the theme of the magazine.

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