Midterm Submission

 

I developed all these pages using Adobe Photoshop. I used Photoshop because I have been using this program for over 4 years and became certified last year. I am now able to navigate the program quite easily. After looking at different types of magazines, I came up with some ideas of my own on how to layout my pages. 

I spoke with 2 professional photographers about how they portray emotion. In my article, I discussed their techniques on showing and changing emotion through photography.

I chose all of these photographs because they have clear, solid backgrounds. This draws the audience to focus on the model. I am currently studying emotions in photography in another AICE class and have found it to be a very interesting topic. I have also discovered that I enjoy applying what I have learned by creating my very own magazine.

Interviews

Interviews:

Sammi B. - I interviewed Sammi while we were doing the photo shoot in Ybor City. 

• How long have you been doing photography?
• She has been doing photography with her mom since she was 11 years old, but professionally she has been doing it for 5 years. 
• What are some different ways you show emotion in your photography?
• She catches the best emotion through candid portraits and using props. It's not all just in the poses. 
• Quote: “The best way to get raw emotion is to not ask for it.”
• Which camera do you recommend?
• Her favorite cameras are Canons.
• Quote: "My favorite lens in the 50 mm at a 1.4 f stop." 
• What advice would you give beginner photographers on how to show emotion in their photography?
• Candid are the best because you can catch real emotion, laughing smiling, thinking. 
• Quote: "As a photographer you have to try and be invisible because when people are in front of the camera they try to pose, and it looks to posed."

Mrs. Markley - 

• When did you start doing photography?
• She started doing photography when she was a kid. Her first camera was a skinny film camera the size of a wallet. She started teaching photography when she came to Sarasota High School in 2005. 
• What advice would you give beginner photographers on how to show emotion in their photography?
•  Don’t be afraid to experiment with layers, texture, colors, editing, and it’s doesn’t always have to be people to show emotion, you can use buildings.
• Quote: “There are a lot of variables that can bring out emotions."
• What are some ways you have your students show emotion in their photography?
• She has them experiment with digital edits and also printing the images out and experimenting with that; tearing, transferring, painting, etc. 

Cover Template

Cover Template:
For my cover, I plan to include a few subheadings with some of the featured articles that will be discussed in the magazine, along with their page numbers. For the cover image, I want to use a portrait image of a person. I have decided to call my magazine Photographer Monthly. I thought that would be a good name because for some of my articles, they are "This Months..." or "In This Month".

For the cover, I have experimented with two different types of text. For the left, I used Candara Regular and Light. For the right, I used Edwardian Script for the subheading title and Candara Light for the page numbers. I used both fonts on the table of contents as well. I want to only use a select number of fonts so that everything connects. I am not sure which cover I want to use yet. 
 

While creating my cover, I was also experimenting with title fonts. The first row, the font used is very elegant, but also free flowing. The second font is bold and strong. For the third font, it's very delicate, but professional. For the bottom font, it modern and simple. I decided to use the third font because of its simplicity and professionalism.  


After a lot of editing and redesigning, I finally came up with a new design to use. I used the same title, but I changed the fonts for the subheadings. I made the main article subheading different so that it stands out from the others, while the others are small and black. The color theme I chose was yellow to match with the color in the model's shirt. 

Schedule Photo Shoots

Schedule Photo Shoots:

December 7th:
I will be going to Ybor City with a Sammi B. She will be helping me with my photography and she will be a model. 

December 11th:
I will be going downtown with another model. 

December 15th:
I will be taking pictures for the table of contents. 

Scout Locations

Photo Shoot Locations Brainstorm:
Since I will be including at least one image on each page, I have to get a variety of pictures. I would like to use a portrait shot for the cover. The main theme that I an focusing on for the magazine is emotions. So, for the article page, I want to feature some of my own photography for examples of how to show emotion in photography. For the table of contents, I am going to add small images to feature what would be in the magazine. 
I will be taking pictures of a girl in a downtown Sarasota.  I will be taking pictures of camera gear for the table of contents page, along with other pictures to go on the table of contents. I am also doing a photo shoot in Ybor City. 

Ybor City:

Camera Gear:

Downtown Sarasota:

Flat Plan

Flat Plan:
In Photoshop, I have created a flat plan for my magazine. I included a variety of pages and layouts, such as double page ads and articles, title pages, one-page ads and articles, and half page ads. Aside from the sections and articles listed in the table of contents, I included many other articles related to photography styles, how-tos, reviews on photography gear, and editing articles. The articles I included were Sarasota Photographer, Famous Photographer, In This Month, New Wave of Photography, Gallery Life, Animals in the Spotlight, Scouting Location, Photo Shoot Musts, Camera Settings, This Month's Technique, Posing, Lighting, Programs, Filters, This Month's Editing Tutorial, Camera Raw, All New Camera, Top Camera Companies, Looking Through the Latest Lens, Cost Analysis, New Lights, and Trending Styles. 
For the ads, I made sure they all were related to photography, from camera ads to editing apps to electronic store ads. Having ads related to the magazine will help the reader with finding the tools and equipment they need. 
I used Better Homes and Gardens as my inspiration for my flat plan. I noticed that in many of their magazines they had an ad on almost every other page, even sometimes in the middle of articles. So, I did not put an ad for every other page, but I tried to include a decent amount so that there was a variety of ads. I also noticed that they had half page articles and ads, so I included some of those. Having a large amount of diverse layouts prevents the reader from becoming uninterested and magazine looking to boring. 

Schedule Interview and Questionnaire

Who I am Interviewing:
Sammi B. - A local photographer
Mrs. Markley - High school photography teacher

Schedule:
I will be interviewing Sammi B. this Sunday, December 8th during a photo shoot I am doing with her as well. I will be interviewing Mrs. Markley on Monday, December 9th. 

Interview Questions: 

Sammi B. - 

• How long have you been doing photography?
• What are some different ways you show emotion in your photography?
• Which camera do you recommend?
• What advice would you give beginner photographers on how to show emotion in their photography?

I want to talk to a local professional photographer to see how she goes about showing emotion in her photography. If a professional is quoted in a magazine, the readers are more likely to trust what they are saying. 

Mrs. Markley - 

• When did you start doing photography?
• What advice would you give beginner photographers on how to show emotion in their photography?
• What are some ways you have your students show emotion in their photography?

I want to talk to a photography teacher because they are exposed to many different styles and techniques of photography from many students. 

Table of Contents Template

Table of Contents:

For my table of contents, it will contain four article categories and related images. The images on the right will be images related to the articles in the magazine. Each image will have a page number that it goes with. 

The four sections that I will be including are The Featured, Photography Techniques, Enhancing, and The Latest. Within each section it will have a page number, title, and a one sentence summary for the featured articles within that section. 

Under The Featured section, the articles are Sarasota Photographer, In this Month, Gallery Life, and Animals in the Spotlight. This section is devoted to featuring photographers, new and old, and how to get photographers recognized or "featured". The images I used for this section are the top left and right images. For the pg. 11 I used a picture I took in Sarasota. For the pg. 28 images, I used an image I took at Busch Gardens. 

The Photography Techniques section includes Photo Shoot Must, This Month's Technique, and Lighting. This section is there to help all levels of photographers with their photo shoots. The images for this section are the middle two images and the bottom left. The pg. 37 images is an image I took at home on the day I did the camera gear photo shoot as well. For the pg. 43 images, I chose an image from the Ybor City photo shoot. The pg. 51 images, I took on the camera gear photo shoot day. It is for the lighting article. 

The Enhancing section has Programs, and This Month's Editing Tutorial. This sections purpose is to help photographer edit, or enhance, their images. 

For The Latest section, the articles are All New Camera and Looking Through The Latest Lens. This section is to feature new camera gear and reviews. The image for this section is the bottom right. This is an image of a lens for the new lens article. 

As for the fonts, I used three different types. The title is Candara Regular, as well as the subheadings and summaries. The summaries are in Candara Light making it lighter than the subheading. This allows the subheading to stand out more. The page numbers are in Edwardian Script. This a cursive font that is very elegant contrasting with the bold Candara font. Doing this allows the viewer to see everything better, but still have everything consistent.