screen shot 1: this is a full photograph chose as my image
for my front cover. i like the shadow in the background as it makes my model look more powerful. i used a studio for my photoshoot. i used upward lighting create demontic type shadows on his face. the out stretched hand are a stereotype pose for a metal magazine they connote power and strenght. i also used another light soft box on his right side to give it more detail and light.
screenshot 2: i added my masthead and i added cracks which i later removed because they were distracting and made the masthead too large. so with the space i lost from the cracks i added a strapline. the box open on the screenshot is to adjust the brightness/contrast. i also applied Curves and Levels onto my image as well to make sure all of my colours were balanced and crisp.
screenshot 3/4: on here you can see i have added a barcode, which is the same barcode in this post. i have also added text next to the barcode which is the date, issue number, price and website address. i have also added a photoshop brush to the front cover which has a corrugated metal look to it. i though it added texture and definition to the free posters section. i also made a graphic which i made using 2 ellipsis tools, one to keep the shape and the other to rub out the center. i also added text which i then curved to stay inside the graphic. i then embossed the writing.
screenshot 5: this is how i made my FREE CD graphic. i opened another photoshop document (this is a technique of mine as it is easier to work separately). and i used the ellipsis tool to create the CD shape and added the text onto it.
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