Magazines pt. 2

1. Early Magazine Covers
Modeled after the covers of books, they often included a Title, table of contents, and sometimes a small picture. 
2. The Poster Cover
Often the picture was the only thing on the cover besides the title, which even then was most often tiny and in a corner.
3. Pictures Married to Type
When words were starting to be used, but they didn't want to cover any of the picture.
4. In the Forest of Words
They figured out a way to work with the photograph, putting the words all over the cover, but never covering the face, etc. 

My Favorite Cover

This is my favorite portrait from the best magazine covers. I think it stands out so much to me because of how soft the lighting is. I love the simple background and the bright colors of the headpiece. The soft lighting and expression from Elle Fanning make it easy to look at, while at the same time it grabs your attention. It looks almost like Elle is looking right at you. The font that they chose makes it look even more elegant.  I read about how you find out, in the magazine, that the headpiece was made entirely out of icing, and the designer has been doing this since the 90's. 

Best Covers

1. Michael Douglas, formal
2. Germs, environmental
3. Sports illustrated, boston, environmental
4. Floyd Mayweather, formal
5. Flight Risk, formal
6. Oprah's hair cover, informal
7. Brides, formal
8. W, George Clooney, informal
9. Harpers Bazaar, informal
10. New York, Spring Fashion, Elle Fanning, informal
11. The Fader, informal
12. Vanity Fair, Kate Upton, environmental
13. ESPN, Kenneth Faried, formal environmental
14. GQ, Beyonce, informal
15. Wired, Bill Gates, formal
16. Runners World, formal
17. J. Crew, informal

Magazine Tips

1. Keep a familiar recognition from issue to issue.
2. Create curiosity.
3. Keep it intellectually stimulating.
4. Emotionally irresistible.
5. Make it worth the investment of money, and time.

American Soldier

1. a) This is the most powerful photo in my opinion because it's not only showing Ian's journey, but the story of those around him. Including this young boy from Iraq who has no idea what he's doing. 

b) When Ian's at home: #1-9
When he's at basic training: #10-49
When he's in Iraq: #50-70
When he's back in Denver: #71-82

The set of photos from when he was in Iraq are the most powerful to me. 

c) These images work together to create a horrible/incredbile story of what thousands of men go through, even though each story is individually different. 

2. a) Ian's story is told from present tense. 

b) These captions enhance the pictures because you wouldn't have as good of an idea of what was going on without them. 

4. a) Captions. 

Ian joins a play-fight with his friends. They do this to relieve the weight of the situation. 

Ian talks on the phone with his girlfriend, they talk about marriage and their future. 

Ian's mom awaits her sons arrival. She's overcome with emotion as he walks out into the gym.

Rules of Photography pt. 2

 Background

Cropping

Create Depth 

 Framing

 Lines

 Avoiding Mergers

Rule of Thirds

Viewpoint

 Symmetry

Balance

Self Portrait and Portraits pt. 1

Tips for self portraits and portraits:
1. Frame your subject
2. Introduce Movement 
3. Play with lighting 

Casual Portraits

I like these because they show a sense of simplicity while still looking interesting, definitely not boring. 

Environmental Portraits

I LOVE these because they have such a huge contrast. The colors are incredibly bright and intriguing as well. 

 Self Portraits

These are probably my favorite, I love simple, raw pictures of people. The emotion behind both of these pictures is unbelievable. 




















My plan for my portrait project is to take pictures of either Parker, or Siobhan, or Maria. They all have really striking facial features. I want to play with the lighting and create contrast on their face. I'm most likely going to take the pictures in my house. I will be using framing, and probably double exposure for these pictures.