Cover Types
1. Early Magazine Covers
-had a little cute painting as the cover
-often they included ethics, orals.
2. The Poster Cover
-very few words
-and design to put out the photo
- the photo is the most dominant peace.
-it is visually appealing
-in general they would have a page photo
- in a poster magazine cover, you might want it to be a really good photo, and a photo that everybody knows.
Disadvantages: its boring, it doesn't tell you of whats inside your magazine, pick a really good picture
3. Pictures Married To Type
-first the words don't cover the most important things of the photo
-the words relate directly to the words on the cover,
-they work together and they help out each other out
Disadvantages: it might not be visually appealing enough to the massives
4. In the Forest of Words
-lots and lots of words
-organized in head lines and subheadlines
-the headlines are different sizes, and different color, different fonts,
-one majar and photo and one minor photo.
-The picture is the most important than the other elements
-it has multple points of entry
Disadvantages:
-cluttery
-it takes away from the photo from behind it.
Stuff that should be on my magazine cover:
-title
-photo
-date
-price
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Magazine Assignment
1st. Pile: Rechi (ukranian for "Things")
The things that are similar are none of them have people just objects.
The things that are different is that the covers are all stlyed differently and they all show different main subjects.
We put these magazines covers here because, none of them went along with the other catergories.
Most are effective at showing a piece of what's inside the magazine, except a few oare plain and don't advertise the magazine.
Magazine names: The Day that changed America, Popular Photography, Silver Shotz, Home and Garden, Austin Monthly Home, Burnt Orange, Journalism Education, Smithsoian, Texas Monthly.
2. Informal and Formal Portraits
Characteristics: Covers that featured people doing a photoshoot with a simple background to make them the main focus of the cover.
Similar: Most of them only have one person on the cover with a plain background.
Different: They're different people; different topics.
Why: They all are same types of portraits of well-known people.
Effective: they all are effective because they attract attention and give you a little insight to what that person is all about.
3.Environmental Portraits
Characteristics: They all show people doing what the magazine is advertising and they represent what's on the cover. They show people in real situations instead of in a photo shoot.
Similar: They all have people, not things, on the cover showing what they do in real life.
Different: Everyone is doing something different, none of them are on the cover doing the same thing.
Why: We put these here because none of them are in a photo shoot, but they are all environmental portraits.
Effective: All of these are effective because they advertise what that person is famous for and it shows them doing their thing, not in a building somewhere with a plain background. It shows the real person doing their own thing.
4. Animals
The things that are similar are that they each contain a portrait of an animal.
The things that are different, that most animals are taken in their environmental world, and one is just taken as a portrait.
We put these magazines here because they all have a picture of an animal.
These are effective magazine covers becuase they all grab the viewers attention.
Magazine Covers Name: National Geographic, Photgraphy And Design, Smithsonian.
The things that are similar are none of them have people just objects.
The things that are different is that the covers are all stlyed differently and they all show different main subjects.
We put these magazines covers here because, none of them went along with the other catergories.
Most are effective at showing a piece of what's inside the magazine, except a few oare plain and don't advertise the magazine.
Magazine names: The Day that changed America, Popular Photography, Silver Shotz, Home and Garden, Austin Monthly Home, Burnt Orange, Journalism Education, Smithsoian, Texas Monthly.
2. Informal and Formal Portraits
Characteristics: Covers that featured people doing a photoshoot with a simple background to make them the main focus of the cover.
Similar: Most of them only have one person on the cover with a plain background.
Different: They're different people; different topics.
Why: They all are same types of portraits of well-known people.
Effective: they all are effective because they attract attention and give you a little insight to what that person is all about.
- Quill & Scroll
- American Photo (2)
- Texas Monthly
- Studio Photography & Design
- Journalism Education Today
- Record Store
- Big D
- Teen Vogue
- People
- Entertainment
- The Brown Pages Magazine
- Time
- Cosmopolitan
3.Environmental Portraits
Characteristics: They all show people doing what the magazine is advertising and they represent what's on the cover. They show people in real situations instead of in a photo shoot.
Similar: They all have people, not things, on the cover showing what they do in real life.
Different: Everyone is doing something different, none of them are on the cover doing the same thing.
Why: We put these here because none of them are in a photo shoot, but they are all environmental portraits.
Effective: All of these are effective because they advertise what that person is famous for and it shows them doing their thing, not in a building somewhere with a plain background. It shows the real person doing their own thing.
- National Geographic
- PMA Magazine (2)
- Freestyle (2)
- St. Louis Official Visitors Guide
- Journalism Education (2)
- Texas Football
- Texas Co-Op Power
- Smithsonian (2)
- American Photo
- Sports Illustrated
- People
4. Animals
The things that are similar are that they each contain a portrait of an animal.
The things that are different, that most animals are taken in their environmental world, and one is just taken as a portrait.
We put these magazines here because they all have a picture of an animal.
These are effective magazine covers becuase they all grab the viewers attention.
Magazine Covers Name: National Geographic, Photgraphy And Design, Smithsonian.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Best Covers
Portrait Covers:
#1 formal #11 environmental #20 environmental #27 informal #35 formal
#2 informal #13 environmental #21 environmental #28 formal #36 formal
#3 informal #15 formal #22 casual #29 formal #37 (Details) formal:
#7 environmental #16 environmental #23 formal #29 environmental #37 (Glamour) formal
#9 formal #18 formal #24 formal #31 formal #37 (Time)formal
#10 environmental #19 formal #26 formal #32 formal
Favorite:#37 (Details):
This magazine cover is my favorite because, it is very casual. Its a great portrait taken by the photographer. I say its a good portrait becasue it was taken from her head and up. Its a nice portrait for a magazine cover of Details.
Favorite:#37 (Details):
This magazine cover is my favorite because, it is very casual. Its a great portrait taken by the photographer. I say its a good portrait becasue it was taken from her head and up. Its a nice portrait for a magazine cover of Details.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Magazine cover and catch up
5 things I should be thinking about when I design my magazine cover.:
- make you cover be curious so you can grab the readers attention.
- don't judge your cover on screen.
- avoid a weak cover
- make it emotional
- make sure you judge your cover.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideas
Tips:
- - 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.
- Use a mirror! It seems so obvious, but how to use mirrors is important, too – take it down from the wall, and experiment! Here’s a couple of examples to get you started: ValpoHB, Could it be a mirror on the floor?, Reflection of Myself, Alive and Her Reflection.
- Have fun with it. Be sexy. Be yourself. Be awesome. Be different. Be creative. Whatever you do, have fun with it. That’s part of the point, after all.
Environmental Portrait:
photography self portrait:
its a great picture , love how she took the picture by the mirror making her reflection on it.
Casual Portrait:
On what i am going to do on the next photo shoot is i am doing portrait . I would be doing pictures of my friends. Just plan on taking some pictures of them just at random. I think its going to turn out good.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Welcome Back
Other favorite of2010 , is this one with the Brazilians winning their victory from Mexico. They are showing their spirit of their country.
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1. What was the best song of 2010?
My best song of 2010 would be Roberto Tapia - Me duele because it is a great song to listen to and i really enjoy it . What attracted me to this song is how it is sanged by the artist. Its a great choice because when you listen to it makes you want go dance, i would consider it the best song of 2010.
2. What was the best movie of 2010?
The best movie of 2010, I think would be Toy Story 3 because its a funny, sad, movie. Its my choice because out of all the Toy Stories the 3rd one was the best one its a great movie to enjoy. What attracted me to this movie choice was entertainment of the movie.
3. What was the most important news story of the year?
What I think the most important news story of the year would be the rescue of Chile Miners. Its my choice because the rescue of these men were all over the news everywhere so i would say its the best news story of the year.
4. Who was the most important person of 2010?
What I think is the most important person of the 2010, it would be Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga because she has made story all over the world. My choice because she is like unique, awesome singer, and that would make her the most important person of 2010.
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 it would be the FIFA World Cup because it was watched by every person in the world, i think everybody was entertained by it.
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.
One thing i would totally remember is our trip to San Felipe, Guanajuato , Mexico I would totally remember our during the holiday.
2. What are your resolutions for the 2011 year?
My resolutions of this 2011 year is being really happy all this year, do good in school.
3. What are you looking forward to in 2011?
What i am looking forward to this 2011 is making it a good year.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Final Exam Review
1. Explain how to get to the server drives and your folder.
To get to the server drivers, on the desktop there's an icon that says server_drives you double click it. Then you go to My Computer and some other drives should appear and you click on the one that says jstudents drive. then you click on the folder of photojournalism then 1st period and you find your folder with your name on it.
2. Explain how we use blogger.com in this class
We use blogger in this to blog our assignments that are posted in akinsphotojblog.blogspot.com.
3. Explain the process of creating a pinhole camera
The process in creating a pinhole camera is that you get a can, you cover the whole thing in black construction paper and also through the inside also covering the lid. So no light goes through can then you create an opening on the side of the can, you cover the opening with aluminum paper and then you poke a small hole in the middle of the aluminum paper. Then you create a flap that closes and opens.
4. Explain how the pinhole camera works and how the image is transferred to the paper inside
The pinhole camera works by when you set your pinhole camera facing of what you want to take of you open the flap like for 3 seconds then you shut it. The image is transferred to paper through the small hole in the aluminum paper when the light is given through the small hole.
5. Know how to define and explain the 10 rules of composition, these 10 rules will be a MAJOR portion of the final and you better know how to recognize these rules, explain these rules and show me you understand them:
5a. Rule of thirds- When the main subject or image is in place in one of the intersections of a tic-tac-toe square .
5b. Balancing Elements- When your subject is in place with the rule of thirds try to put something in place so it could balance out the photo. Having something in the foreground and something in the background and you will have balance in your photo.
5c. Leading Lines- Having lines leading to the main subject or having lines that make you go through the image in your photo. Lines could be any type of lines, curvy ziz-zag, or wavy lines.
5d. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- Having something symmetrical one on one side and the other side something the same. and pattern or repetition some that is being repeated constantly.
5e. Viewpoint-Having a viewpoint is the way you take a photo from up high or from the bottom or from the side. having a good viewpoint makes a good picture.
5f. Background/simplicity- that nothing is distracting the subject of the photo. having a good background makes a good picture
5g. Create depth- Depth creating a picture being taken and makes walk right through it, having subject be in foreground and middle ground and background.
5h. Framing- Where the subject is being framed by something in the photo.
5i. Cropping- by making the main subject cropped by the other things in the photo. so its only the subject being shown.
5j. Mergers and avoiding them- when taking a picture try not to have something coming out of their heads or having them not come out with a missing arm or something try to avoid these.
6. Explain how action and emotion impact a photograph
It could impact the photo by making it a better picture, and the way we see the photo.
7. Explain how a photo can "tell a story"
A photo can tell a story by how the photo was taking, the reaction of subject and action, and what they are doing in the photo.
8. Explain what the word "multimedia" means and share some examples of how we have seen them in class (on the blog)
multimedia is how we present stuff like life's of people, stories or even news. examples of multimedia are video, audio , text, or graphic design.
9. Know how to correctly write a caption. I HIGHLY suggest you rewrite the rules on your blog and find at least 2 photos on the internet, post them on your blog and write correct captions for them. This will be a MAJOR portion of the exam as well.
rules-
1st sentence
Subject -- action verb (present tense) -- object -- how -- why -- when -- where.
The verb should be in present tense and the sentence should answer the 5Ws and 1H.
2nd sentence
Subject -- verb (past tense) -- object (describes background [context] of the situation shown in picture.)
The verb should be in past tense and the sentence should provide background info we couldn't get from looking at the sentence.
10. Explain how "strong action" verbs enhance a caption
A strong action verb enhances a caption by
11. Explain how ethics come into play in regards to photojournalism and compare and contrast this with fashion photography. You really need to get the idea that changing photos to fit a need or to make something look like something else is VERY unacceptable in photojournalism.
12. Explain the difference between a portrait and a self portrait.
13. Explain what characteristics of a good portrait are.
14. Explain what the major differences are between newspaper and yearbook.
1. Aperture
2. Shutter
3. Exposure
4. F-stop
5. Single lens reflex
6. Negative
7. Positive
8. Contact sheet
9. Agitation
10. Enlarger
11. Stop bath
12. Fixer
13. Safe light
14. Burning
15. Dodging.
To get to the server drivers, on the desktop there's an icon that says server_drives you double click it. Then you go to My Computer and some other drives should appear and you click on the one that says jstudents drive. then you click on the folder of photojournalism then 1st period and you find your folder with your name on it.
2. Explain how we use blogger.com in this class
We use blogger in this to blog our assignments that are posted in akinsphotojblog.blogspot.com.
3. Explain the process of creating a pinhole camera
The process in creating a pinhole camera is that you get a can, you cover the whole thing in black construction paper and also through the inside also covering the lid. So no light goes through can then you create an opening on the side of the can, you cover the opening with aluminum paper and then you poke a small hole in the middle of the aluminum paper. Then you create a flap that closes and opens.
4. Explain how the pinhole camera works and how the image is transferred to the paper inside
The pinhole camera works by when you set your pinhole camera facing of what you want to take of you open the flap like for 3 seconds then you shut it. The image is transferred to paper through the small hole in the aluminum paper when the light is given through the small hole.
5. Know how to define and explain the 10 rules of composition, these 10 rules will be a MAJOR portion of the final and you better know how to recognize these rules, explain these rules and show me you understand them:
5a. Rule of thirds- When the main subject or image is in place in one of the intersections of a tic-tac-toe square .
5b. Balancing Elements- When your subject is in place with the rule of thirds try to put something in place so it could balance out the photo. Having something in the foreground and something in the background and you will have balance in your photo.
5c. Leading Lines- Having lines leading to the main subject or having lines that make you go through the image in your photo. Lines could be any type of lines, curvy ziz-zag, or wavy lines.
5d. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)- Having something symmetrical one on one side and the other side something the same. and pattern or repetition some that is being repeated constantly.
5e. Viewpoint-Having a viewpoint is the way you take a photo from up high or from the bottom or from the side. having a good viewpoint makes a good picture.
5f. Background/simplicity- that nothing is distracting the subject of the photo. having a good background makes a good picture
5g. Create depth- Depth creating a picture being taken and makes walk right through it, having subject be in foreground and middle ground and background.
5h. Framing- Where the subject is being framed by something in the photo.
5i. Cropping- by making the main subject cropped by the other things in the photo. so its only the subject being shown.
5j. Mergers and avoiding them- when taking a picture try not to have something coming out of their heads or having them not come out with a missing arm or something try to avoid these.
6. Explain how action and emotion impact a photograph
It could impact the photo by making it a better picture, and the way we see the photo.
7. Explain how a photo can "tell a story"
A photo can tell a story by how the photo was taking, the reaction of subject and action, and what they are doing in the photo.
8. Explain what the word "multimedia" means and share some examples of how we have seen them in class (on the blog)
multimedia is how we present stuff like life's of people, stories or even news. examples of multimedia are video, audio , text, or graphic design.
9. Know how to correctly write a caption. I HIGHLY suggest you rewrite the rules on your blog and find at least 2 photos on the internet, post them on your blog and write correct captions for them. This will be a MAJOR portion of the exam as well.
rules-
1st sentence
Subject -- action verb (present tense) -- object -- how -- why -- when -- where.
The verb should be in present tense and the sentence should answer the 5Ws and 1H.
2nd sentence
Subject -- verb (past tense) -- object (describes background [context] of the situation shown in picture.)
The verb should be in past tense and the sentence should provide background info we couldn't get from looking at the sentence.
10. Explain how "strong action" verbs enhance a caption
A strong action verb enhances a caption by
11. Explain how ethics come into play in regards to photojournalism and compare and contrast this with fashion photography. You really need to get the idea that changing photos to fit a need or to make something look like something else is VERY unacceptable in photojournalism.
12. Explain the difference between a portrait and a self portrait.
13. Explain what characteristics of a good portrait are.
14. Explain what the major differences are between newspaper and yearbook.
1. Aperture
2. Shutter
3. Exposure
4. F-stop
5. Single lens reflex
6. Negative
7. Positive
8. Contact sheet
9. Agitation
10. Enlarger
11. Stop bath
12. Fixer
13. Safe light
14. Burning
15. Dodging.
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