Pre Development: Photoshoot Planning

 . What is the topic of my 300 word article?

arts importance and its relationship with teens in todays society

2.  How can I illustrate that text in images? In other words, what images would be suitable as  illustrations for that text? What should those images depict?

Images of of teenagers interacting with art mediums, teenagers creating art 

3. Who is going to be the model?

A black/African American woman in her teens

4.  What mise en scene am I going to use for the photo shoot? Where am I going to take these  photos (LOCATION)? What costumes am I going to use? In other words, how is the model  going to be dressed for the photo shoot?

for my photos background, I want either a full color background with my model as the main focus, or a background in a art class. My model may wear art materials such as an apron and hold art tools, paintbrushes, pencils..etc.

5. What camera shots should I use for the front cover? What camera shots should I use for  the double page spread and the table of contents?

for my cover Ill try either a medium shot or a close up shot of my model. As for my double page spread I'm considering a wide shot, over the shoulder, or bug eye view of either the same model or a different one.

6. How should I frame the image for the front cover, so I have enough space in the photo to add  my text elements (masthead, coverlines and other elements such as the dateline, barcode,  and any other additional elements (skylines, straplines, flashes and puffs, etc.)

for my magazine cover image I believe placing it in the center or a specific side would go well with the angles I plan to take, it would also give me more area to work with for the other necessary text elements according to my magazine cover mock up.

Adding and Formatting Text using InDesign

for this lesson I used adobe InDesign. I like the simple design of the interface and the simplicity of the editing option, The similarity to photoshop is also very convenient for me since I already have experience in that application. I did find importing images a bit challenging and frustrating. Overall I can see myself using InDesign for more professional looking covers for my magazine and yearbook, for either text or images.

Pre Development: Magazine Cover Mock Up Drawing

My Colors

For my magazine I will be focusing on art as my genre and fine art as my sub genre, specifically between 1500s-1800s art works from recognized artist .I chose this topic because I have background knowledge on the subject, I also enjoy art personally and find that choosing this topic will allow the final product to be more thoughtfully created and also enjoyable for myself. I plan to create a magazine that illustrates the progression of classical art from different times periods from infamous artist from history and modern times, such as Michelangelo, DaVinci, van Gogh and others. From the data collected from my audience research I will focus my magazine to cater towards Black/African American females in their late teens. To increase the viewership from my targeted audience I will make it a priority to include Black/African American female artist, in order for my viewers to feel more aligned and relatable with the content of my magazine. My color pallet was chosen based on my collected data, which showed a liking to more less saturated colors, they are shown above.

 

Ancillary Task: Adjust Facial Expressions

 With the new tools and techniques that I've learned in this lesson I am confident that I will be able to edit and adjust my magazine images in a more professional manner than before.  Using the liquify tool I can correct imperfections on future models or images tat I import from the web. I can edit different features on the face such as the eyes, lips, nose and even the head shape. The face tool would be my main method of going about this technique until I learn other methods. The liquify tool can also be used for other images besides the face of a person that I believe I will be using, such as animals or other views of the upper body. The possibilities of either exaggerating facial expressions or simplifying/correcting characteristics of the face to my vision for the magazine.