Image Manipulation

Front Cover

I used this full shot image on the front cover of my music magazine and manipulated it in order for it to look more professional and presentable.

I started of by removing the background of the image. I believe that having no background looked better with this being the main image on my magazine as there is nothing to distract you or take anything away from the main image. I did this by using the quick selection tool ( )to cut out the backgroundI didn’t want around the image.

I then zoomed in and used the rubber tool ( ) to carefully smoothen out the edges around the image or remove unwanted parts such as messy strands of hair to make it look more professional. I used the spot healing tool ( )to cover any blemishes or unwanted marks on the face of my model. This made this picture look airbrushed and more professional.

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I also used this full body image on the front cover of my magazine, as I think it is a very affective interesting image and helps intrigue the reader making them want to read more on the article which the picture refers to

I removed the background of the image using again the quick selection tool and replaced it with a plain red background using the paint bucket tool. I believe this helps the image become more eye catching for the reader, making it stand out and engages them more.

I then used the rubber again to smoothen out the edges of the models and remove any unwanted parts within the image.I removed some parts of the image and it then did not look right and needed filling out, so I used the liquify tool to pull out and stretch some parts of the image.

I used the spot healing tool again to cover any unwanted blemishes on the face of my models.

Contents Page

I used this high angle full shot image on my contents page. I removed the background from my image and replaced it with a lighter background again using the paint bucket tool ( ). I believe this helped myimage stand out more and ensured that there was nothing to distract the reader and take anything away from the image.

I used the paint brush tool( ) in the same colour as the background to carefully go around the image smoothening the edges and making it look more visually appealing.

I then used the crop tool ( )to crop the bottom off the image and the spot healing tool to again remove any blemishes.

I also used this full body image on my contents page and manipulated it by removing the background and replacing it with a paler one as like the band also on the contents page.

I then used the liquify tool to drag her hair out slightly giving it a fuller affect.

I zoomed in and like my other images ensured the edges were smooth and unwanted parts on the image were removed.

I then used the spot healing tool to remove any blemishes on my model.

I then finally inserted a red boarder around my image to ensure it was eye catching and stood out for the reader. The boarder also ties in with my colour scheme making my page more presentable and professional.

Double Page Spread

This high angle image of my band is the image I chose to appear on the double page spread of my magazine.

I started off by simply cropping the picture resizing it to fit on one half of my magazine.

I then debated on whether or not I wanted to remove the background of the image and came to the conclusion that I would like to keep it, as I realised it looked really affective in black and white. I therefore transferred the whole image into black and white and then left the actual image completely untouched.