Photoshop Practice

Magazine Covers Preview: Favorite

Favorite

Shot on the Wednesday evening after Hurricane Sandy hit, Iwan Baan’s photograph of Manhattan, half aglow and half dark, captured the larger story of a powerful city rendered powerless. A true viral phenomenon, the image became an instant icon of the event—magazine cover that many New Yorkers have saved for posterity. In fact, a poster version was offered for sale by the Museum of Modern Art. 

Out of all the magazine covers, this one would have to be my absolute favorite. I love the fact that the photo gives a different angle and perspective of the city. Everybody knows the never ending hustle and bustle of New York City, it's interesting to see what it looks like when it's in the middle of tragedy. I also love the fact that you can see the stillness of the water and the clouds rolling in, you'd think that if half of the city were without power everything within 1,000 miles would be in a frenzy. Also, the simplicity of the cover catches my eye. Usually, magazines are plastered with cover lines it could be distracting. Everything on and about this cover interests me!

Magazine Covers Preview: Magazine Essential Parts

• Masthead- The name of the magazine with a specific style and text
• Selling Line- The short, attention grabbing description of the magazine
• Dateline- The month and year that the specific issue is released
• Cover lines- Distributed around the main image 
• Main Image- The main image and usually feature of the magazine
• Model Credit- A short statement regarding the model
• Main Cover line- The main feature of the magazine
• Bar Code- Standard barcode
• Left Third- An essential part of the overall design of the magazine in terms of sales 

Fixed Portrait Shoot

 lol @ our attempt to be models

ISO 100

ISO 400

  

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

-I liked ISO 800 the best for our photos portraits outside.

-I think ISO 1600 or ISO 100 were pretty great.

-It took us a while to adjust the setting but once we got it the photos turned out great!

-Knowing how the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture all work together will most definitely help me out with my future shoots!