1. Nick Crompton

2. The two people I chose had to be good looking as this is
the main image on the magazine front cover. The reader
needs to be attracted to the magazine, therefore putting
unpleasant people on the front cover will more than likely
put them off buying the magazine. I suppose you could call
it ‘eye candy’ but to a less extent. I think the two models I
chose represented all of the criteria above, therefore
making my front cover eye-catching to the reader.

3. In any professional photo you see in a magazine or any
other publication like that, the models will always be
wearing makeup. The amount of makeup depends on the
situation the picture is supposed to represent. In this case
they are two celebrities attending an awards event. The
picture had to look glamorous yet real. The models had to a
use makeup that they would use on a ‘posh’ night out. I
think they listened to my instructions well and the makeup
looked glamour's yet it still looked real as if they where in
that situation.

4. I wanted the two models to compliment each other with the
colours and styles that they where going to wear. I didn’t
want one model to stand out more that the other. I asked if
they could wear a dress that they would be comfortable
going to a big event in. I also asked if one could wear a red
dress and the other could wear a black. They stuck exactly
to my specifications and I think the pictures turned out
great. As the magazine had a turquoise theme to it I had to
ask one of them to bring an accessory that I could then
photo shop to the exact colour I wanted.

5. As you can see this picture is far to
blurry to even consider. If this
picture had not have been blurry I
think this would have been the one.

6. I had chosen a close up angle in this
picture which I then realised wouldn’t
go onto my magazine properly. I
needed more of a full body shot than
a close up. I also think that this
picture is too dark although a few
Photoshop tweaks would change that.
I also think that the models look like
they are being forced next to each
other and I want the picture to look
natural.

7. As I was failing to get a
perfect picture I tried to take
a picture of the models
individually and them
Photoshop them together
later on. I did try this but the
angles in which the photo’s
where taken meant it looked
obvious they where not in
the same picture.

8. I then tried to take a picture in a
room with more light but the
camera I was using didn’t have
the settings to change the
exposure which meant the picture
was too bright. If it wasn’t for the
dress’s the two models would
more or less have blended into
the white background.

9. This is the picture that I though was
perfect and would fit in well on my
front cover. The two models look
great in this picture and they both
have the facial expressions and body
language I was looking for. They
both look very confidant and they are
close together as if they where best
friends. The story that continues
inside of the newspaper from this
picture explains how close they are
which is why I wanted to put across
that in this picture. However there
are still some issues that need
changing in this picture as the
lighting isn't how I would like it. This
picture is taken inside, yet the
background on the magazine is
outside. I will need to use the lighting
effects on Photoshop to amend this.