I took this shot with a local band. I decided to take a low angle shot looking up towards the speaker. I added lots of contrast to emphasise the texture of the speaker, the "PEAVEY" brand and the guitar. This adds greater detail and makes the image more interesting.


I purposely used the blue wall to create a neutral background for the image. The fact that it is in colour brings out the varied colours on their clothing and highlights the darker colours and makes them stand out. I might use this image as part of the contents pages.

Like with the first photo I decided to take it in black and white to emphasise facial detail and shadow. I used a white wall for a neutral background which means there is also a fair bit of shadow. The image is a typical portrait with a central focus. I might use this as the front cover image. I may have to re-take it with the mic positioned further to the left.

I may also use this as part of the contents pages. The image has also got a central focus with the same white background. By adding contrast I have also varied the shades of the background and highlighted the patterns on the subject's shirt. I feel this adds a great effect.

This image is very similar to the previous two images with the same use of contrast. Tjhis could also be used as part of the contents pages or as part of an article. It is a less formal image because of his smile and could give my magazine a more relaxed and friendly feel.

In this image I have significantly increased the brightness to exaggerate the effect of colours. There are lots of primary colours used in this photo which are very eye catching.

Over the past week I have been testing out a few sample photos in an attempt to find possible final prints for my media magazine. I have used a HP R607 digital camera and then used HP software to edit them. The main things I have edited is the brightness levels along with contrast as well as colours. I have focused on the use of black and white because you can get greater detail in the images. Also the contrast makes the images stand out more. In some images I have also tweaked the sharpness. I hope to use some of these in my final work. Therefore I will hae to scale and measurethem to make sure I can have a good balance of text and images.