Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Evaluation

Evaluation


I have created a magazine cover for a snooker magazine, which I have called ‘World Snooker’. I used a model in the studio for the cover. I tried various lighting effects using both High-key lighting and Low-key lighting. However after experimenting, I realised that the low-key lighting didn’t have a good effect on the model. It didn’t show all of his face features, which I had hoped for. So I opted to go with High-Key lighting. This was because all of his facial features showed up under bright direct lighting and it gave the model a great effect. As this was for a snooker magazine cover, I chose to use a snooker ball to show that it wasn’t for any other magazine. Using two light boxes with a flash, getting the right brightness was to be experimented with. So I concluded with an ISO of 400, and an apature of F11 and 1/100. I used this because I needed to allow a lot of light into the photo. So by using 1/100 it gave me a wide apature, in conclusion letting a lot of light into the lense. I think the magazine cover I have created is unique and I like the captions on the sides of the magazines because it gives the reader an insight into what is inside the magazine. If I was to make the magazine cover again I would experiment more with low-key lighting on a black background because I think a dark background makes the model look more serious and deep into thought. Whereas on a white background its fairly plain and the model doesn’t look as serious which is a downside to High-key lighting. I would also do a portrait and zoom up closer to the models face showing more facial features in more detail. I could also tell the model to pose with a serious face and look as though he is more into deep thought. Either that or a confident look as the model is imitating a professional Snooker player playing mind tricks on his opponent. A confident look in the models face would give the reader a more positive look on the magazine cover, rather than look serious because this could give readers a negative view on the cover. The cover is the most important part of the magazine because it draws the reader into the magazine. If it was a dull colour then few readers would be interested in reading it. Other than using a different key lighting and facial expressions on the model, I wouldn’t do anything different to my front cover because I think its attractive and more than enough to get the reader interested to read it.


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