Types of Magazine covers

Cover types

1. Early magazine covers- almost always paintings, they tend to be religious or high moral, they tend to ask questions.
2. The poster cover- one big picture no boarder, less text, small text, the text doesn't interfere with the photo. the picture haves to be really good or a recognized thing Disadvantage: the cover doesn't really help you to tell you whats the magazine is about,  if they don't put a good photo it'll be a big risk that people might not buy the magazine.
3. Pictures married to type- the words help the photo, the words don't interfere with the photo. Advantage: you can see the photo more, words go with photo. the words and the picture go together. Disadvantage: you don't know whats inside, there aren't that entry points into the magazine.
4. In the forest of the words- tons of words or texts. A lot of words, different font, different sizes. Disadvantage: too much to look at, too many words, covers your photo

Stuff you find in a magazine cover
You have to have a bar code or a price tag. There is a date

Best Covers

#1, Formal
#2, Formal#11, environmental
#22, Formal
#24, Informal
#27, Formal
#3, Formal
#7, Environmental
#10, Informal
#28, formal
#29, Environmental
#31, Environmental
#32, Formal
#35, Informal
#36, Formal

#2 Vanity Fair (August 1991)

Vanity Fairs provocative magazine cover shot of the naked and hugely pregnant Demi Moore (also shot by Annie Leibovitz) projected the actress to even greater heights after the huge success of the movie Ghost the previous year. The cover helped firmly establish Moore as a member of Hollywoods A-List at the time.

Magazine cover and catch up

5 things I should be thinking about when I  design my magazine cover.:

1)whats the product or the topic of the cover.
2)another thing that you have in consideration while designing the magazine cover its to capture the attention of whose reading or looking at the magazine.....
3)don't judge your cover on screen 4)Show emotions

5)avoid a weak cover

Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideas

Good TIPS
1) Focussing is easier if you use a smaller aperture; My favourite lens at the moment is the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4, (hence the abundance of photos taken with it on Flickr, I suppose) but I’d probably not use it wide-open when taking self portraits; It’s tricky enough to get the focus right when you’re behind the camera – when you’re on the wrong side of the lens, having a slightly deeper DOF is a lot easier!
2) Think about your motivation and emotions: Blankly staring at the camera rarely gets good results. Be silly, don’t be afraid to over-act. The worst that can happen is that you fill up your memory card with useless photos; but you might also find yourself with a proper gold-nugget of a self portrait.
3) Use props! Are you a dad and a rocker? Bring your kid and your guitar. Are you a photographer? Add camera gear. Painter? Paint. Poet? Words. Make-up artist? Guess… You get the idea.


Environmental portrait


I like this photo because everything in this photo is in black and white but the lady in the red dress.
The lady in a red dress really got my attention.

I like this photo because of the structure of the building and the ballerina in the middle. It really caught my eye and i really like it a lot.

photography self portrait

I like this photo because its way back then when japan or where ever it is had Samurai's.

I love samurai's, i think its a pretty cool photo.

I love this photo because she used another photo of her or someone else's face to put over hers.

casual portrait

I like this photo because it is casual.

The girls with violins are just talking like no one is taking the photo

I like this photo because the girl is watching the teacher or outside. 

Not knowing there is a person taking her photo.

First of all I'm not completely sure who I'm going to take a picture of but there is a possibility it is my friend Ana a freshman or Destinee a Senior. I want to take a picture in the band hall, where the window is at because of the view of outside or in the fish hall. This time i will make sure the lighting is right and clear. Nothing distracting in the background just the main subject of the photo and not to make it a bad negative or print this time.

Welcome back!!!!

                                    This is my favorite photo because of how the clouds are forming into a thunderstorm.

This is my favorite photo because you could see everything so clearly.

This is my favorite photo because you could see every detail in this photo. Every hair, rankle, line, everything in this photo of the person.

1. What was the best song of 2010?

Grenade

The best song from 2010 that i chose was grenade by Bruno mars because i love the beat and the message. Its vary catchy and it relates how i feel. Plus I love how he sings and I'm in love with ha ha. He's not like other singers who sings about gangsters or something stupid.

2. What was the best movie of 2010?

Charlie St. Cloud

The best movie of 2010 that i thought is Charlie St. Cloud. It has a GREAT message in the movie and great acting. It made me cry a little. Its one of my favorite movies of all.

3. What was the most important news story of the year?

The most important news of the year would have to be the oil spill. It effected many things in the world. Example: the animal, us the people, and the environment. Its killing many animals that live in the sea. We are trying to fix the situation.

4. Who was the most important person of 2010?

Sandra Bullock

The most important person in 2010 would have to be Sandra Bullock because of the whole marriage in 2010 and her movies she made. The marriage was really big of what happened with her husband with the whole cheating with some girl. But she stayed strong and divorced him.

5. What was the biggest sports OR entertainment, story OR person of 2010 (you should google what is appropriate for your choice)

The biggest sport of 2010 would have to be soccer. I hear soccer everywhere and people playing it. Its very popular in the world especially in Spain :) Its fun and very active.

1. Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday that you will remember? It can be a trip, a family visit, a present, something fun.
Me and my family went to San Antonio to visit my step dads parents. It was very fun seeing them every Holiday. We ate home made food from my grandparents. It was Delicious! We had much fun and many jokes.

2. What are your resolutions for the 2011 year?
My resolution for 2011 is to get things ready for college, walk the stage to graduate, get into a great college, have a job and be successful and be happy.

3. What are you looking forward to in 2011?
I'm looking forward in 2011 is my graduation. I want to walk the stage and make my family proud.