Blog 7- Photo Editing

Here is a before and after of the photo i included on my double page spread. I chose to edit this photo and improve it using photo shop to make it more appealing for the magazine.

Firstly i cropped the image to make it smaller and cut out the plug socket in the background and the wall. I then brightened the whole photo up in Picasa, i did this using the tuning tools. This makes the photo seem less dull and freshens up the whole image. I also used the shadow tool which then emphasises the colours in the image to make the red and the back both really stand out. the picture looks more modernised and vibrant for the genre of the magazine.

Here is a before and after photo of the image included on my double page spread featuring the interview with the band, 'The Lilas'.

For this photo i vaguely did the same as i did to the other one. I cropped out unnecessary bits in the photo, like the wall. I then brightened up the whole photo, giving their skin a vibrant and using the shadow tool to emphasise all the colours present in their outfits.

For this photograph, i brightened up the colours and enhanced the colour of the pink background and the blue top. I made him wear a typical blue t-shirt so it fits in with the stereotype of a 'boy's colour'. I also cropped the photo by cutting out the unnecessary parts in the shot. It is a posed photo instead of a natural photo as this suits the pop genre.