Front cover picture - drunken photo effect.

To create my drunken effect I went uploaded the picture, when on layer - duplicate layer. Then pressed Ctrl+Alt+T and then rotated it a little bit. I then went on the side and put the opacity to 48%. Then I rubbed out the face on the second layer because I wanted it to stay focused and not blurry. 

Unsuccessful Photoshoots.

This photo is unsuccessful as when this photo was taken the camera rotated a bit to the right. This gives an unprofessional look, which is not good. Also the picture is not in the centre of the page, which makes them make look unfocused. To prevent this I should have used a tripod to ensure that the camera won't rotate and that the camera is exactly where I want it.

This is unsuccessful as the image is too dark and you can hardly see the model. This is a bad idea because it is easy to turn a light image into a shadowy image but it is hard to lighten a dark image. Next time I will just take a bright photo and decrease the brightness on photoshop if I need to so I can have to option of a light and a dark photo.

This is very unsuccessful because the back drop is not full in this image. This will result in a ugly background, which loses the professional effect. To prevent this I could get a bigger back drop or photoshop the black bits out even though this is going to be hard and time consuming.

This is unsuccessful as the model is not in the middle of the photo, which gives an impression of an accidental photo. To prevent this I should have used a tripod to ensure that the camera won't rotate and that the camera is exactly where I want it.

This is unsuccessful as there are two parts of the body that is cut off so that I don't have freedom in what size I want the body to be because I can't zoom out. To prevent this, I should have made sure that the arm is fully in the picture so if I want to get rid of the arm then I can just cut it out on photoshop.

Shock/horror introduction.

Did you know that in 2011 the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 25% of youth aged 12 to 20 drink alcohol and 16% reported binge drinking? Alcohol is a big problem in the society as it has dangerous consequences that can be life threatening like liver disease, reduced fertility, high blood pressure, increased risk of various cancers and heart attack are some of the numerous harmful effects of regularly drinking more than the recommended levels. Alcohol also puts you at greater risk from sexual behaviour and increases your chance of getting a sexually transmitted disease or an unwanted pregnancy. It was found that 16% of college students in Essex College said that they did something they regret while under the influence of alcohol. You don’t want that to happen to you do you now? Well, read on and I’ll tell you more scary facts and also how you can prevent doing some silly mistakes.

My final magazine front cover and DPS.

Third person narrative example.

Everyone knows teenagers have heard a lot of how alcohol is dangerous from their parents and teachers and I bet they are sick of hearing it but just to make sure they understand the problems associated with alcohol this article is created, as statistics show that most teenagers don’t actually know the standard guidelines of alcohol a man’s daily guideline for low risk is about 3-4 units of alcohol and for women it is 2-3 units of alcohol, but the less the better. There are many things that too many people don’t know about alcohol, and this is why so many teenagers die due to drinking, and also why there are a increasing amount of alcohol addicts.

First/second person narrative example.

I know you have heard a lot of how alcohol is dangerous from your parents and teachers and I bet you are sick of hearing it but just to make sure you understand the problems associated with alcohol I have wrote this article, as statistics show that most you don’t actually know the standard guidelines of alcohol a man’s daily guideline for low risk is about 3-4 units of alcohol and for women it is 2-3 units of alcohol, but the less the better. There are many things that too many of you don’t know about alcohol, and this is why so many teenagers just like you die due to drinking, and also why there are a increasing amount of alcohol addicts.

DPS write up

For my DPS my picture is just a bit longer than a medium long shot. I decided to use this picture because I thought it stand out but not too much as the model is in the shadows. I used the 3 colour rule, black, white, and maroon. I used maroon because it is a unisex colour as it is suitable for both genders. I used black and white as they contract against each other perfectly making the words stand out more. My double page spread has a 3D feel because the gradient of the shadowy background makes the text stand out and creates a 3D effect. This makes people focus more on the text. I did not overlap anything on my DPS. I created the background in Photoshop by opening the image and making a shadowy gradient effect on each side.  I have also gained using Photoshop to create graphic element skills as I used it to edit and create many images. I used the rotation tool to rotate the image a bit to make it fit in with the DPS perfectly. Exporting elements from Photoshop as PNG’s to retain background transparency is another skill that I have learnt as I needed to upload my final work so I had to export my front cover and DPS into a PNG document. I have used basic text wrap and advanced text wrap as I edited them into the way I wanted including changing the colour and adding drop shadows on it. I have used the ‘Liquify’ tool to manipulate and change the shape of pictures into the way I want them.