Types of Magazines Covers

1) Early Magazine Covers
almost always paintings, almost always ethical; religious; morals

2) The Poster Cover
Advantages: ONE big picture no border, subject is clear, text don't distract from the subject at all, things have be there or the picture has to be really great or has to be really recognizable
Disadvantages: zero entry points... maybe just one, if there isn't a good photo then $ goes down... Risky photo

3) Pictures Married to Type
Advantages: they go together, the word help the photo, the words don't interfere with the photo, don't distract you, the words go with the photo, you can see the photo better
Disadvantages: you don't know what else is inside the magazine, there aren't to many entry points

4) In the Forest of Words
Advantages: tons of text on the picture, different sizes, different colors, different fonts, words everywhere
Disadvantages: too much to look at (overwhelming) overboard, covers your photo

Stuff you find on a magazine cover:
Photo
Name of Magazine
Price Tag (bottom left) Bar Code
Date

Best Covers

Portraits:
2. Vanity Fair, Formal
3. Esquire, Formal
9. Harpers Bazaar, Formal
10. National Geographic, Environmental
13. LIFE Special Edition, Environmental
15. Harpers Bazaar, Formal
19. Esquire, Formal
21. LIFE, Informal
22. George, Formal
26. People, Formal
31. Newsweek, Environmental
36. People, Formal
37. Details, Formal
37. Glamour, Formal
37. National Geographic, Formal
37. Time, Informal

FAVORITE:

#3 Esquire (April 1968) The controversial April 1968 magazine cover depicting Muhammad Ali impaled by six arrows appeared on the heels of his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army because of his religious beliefs. (Ali, convicted violating the Selective Service Act, was barred from the ring and stripped of his title.) The cover, the second of three Esquire covers defending Ali, shows the boxer martyred as St. Sebastian, a patron saint of athletes and one who was shot with arrows for his steadfast religious beliefs. This was one of the covers designed by George Lois, Esquires Art Director during the 1960s.

Magazine Cover and Catch Up

The six functions of covers

1. Familiar recognition from issue to issue
2. Emotionally irresistible
3. Arousing curiosity
4. Intellectually stimulating, interesting
5. Efficient, fast, easy to scan
6. Worth the investment of money and time

Portrait and Self-Portraits Tips And Ideas

1st)

TIPS:
1.) Engaging Your Subject
2.) Hands and Other Details
3.) Use your imagination

2nd)

I like these 2 photos because they have the main subject centered and they display the environment in different ways. The top photo displays the environment as a calm and relaxed as for the bottom on it shows a mess and the hard things. I love the colors on the top photo it gives the photo a sense of relaxation.

In these 2 portraits the photographer is being reflected through his glasses lens and a marble. I like how the photographer got creative and did something different to show themselves. In the first portrait I like that the big picture is part a guy's face but then when you look at his glasses you can see a small picture. In the second portrait I like how the photographer is holding the marble in his hand it makes me think.

I like these two casual portraits, they tell some kind of story. I like how the top portrait is a shadow of the main subject, the photographer cuts off her legs but you still know they are there. The bottom portrait has the two main subjects centered and I like how they are surrounded by leaves and behind them is the beautiful sky and the water.

3rd)

For the assignment I will be taking portraits of my partner or I will get a friend out of class. In order for my portraits to be successful I will have to keep in mind the background and try to make it look plain and not busy. I want to get casual and some environmental portraits of my subject. I will also get one self portrait on a reflected object somewhere around the school.

First Blog of 2011!!

1st)

This is one of my favorite photos because I like how the lines look like they pop out. The image looks amazing with the lines all over the place and the person centered right in the middle.  

 I like the way this image looks, it looks like there water and then it looks like there was a explosion.

This image looks so amazing I like how the sky changes from being calm and bright to these dark clouds swirling around.

2nd)

1.) The best song of 2010 is This is Country Music by Brad Paisley. I love this song ever since he performed it on the CMA's for the first time. I love the instruments used and the beat of the song it make me sing along with him and want to get up and start dancing. :))

2.) The best movie of 2010 is Despicable Me I love this movie I barely watched it over the break and I enjoyed it. This movie is funny and cute it made me feel like a little kid again. :)

3.) The earthquake in Haiti was the most important news story of 2010, because it caused a lot of damage a killed many people. This was all over the news and captured my attention to all the people there suffering.

4.) The most important person of 2010 is Taylor Swift, because during the year has became more of an ideal in the country music.

5.)

3rd)

 1.) During the holidays I got to hang out with friends and go Downtown.

 2.) My resolutions for this year are to get a job and stop cussing

 3.) I'm really looking forward to start talking to my dad again and visiting family in Mexico and Arizona