Fashion

1. After doing her hair and makeup, the woman is photoshopped a lot. They make her lips fuller, lower her eyebrows, widen her eyes, elongate her neck, made her face and shoulders thinner, then change her hair shape and hairline.

2. Her skin color was lightened, her hair was extended, her nose was reshaped, her eyes were made wider, they thinned her legs and stomach, then extended her legs.

3. They thinned her entire body and made each feature smaller. They also lengthened her hair and added a filter.

4. It's not acceptable because it is false advertising and also affects other girls. They are making a fantasy the expectation of beauty. Girls look at these models and feel bad about themselves when they are similar to the real version.

5. It's more wrong if it's selling something because the advertisement is false.

6. It's okay to make very subtle changes that aren't super noticeable or different. It's not okay to completely change someone to the point where they are unrecognizable.

7. Fashion photography can take any photo and edit it to look how they envisioned it, while in photojournalism you have to capture exactly what you want when you snap the photo.

8. Fashion photography is a fantasy unlike realty. Photojournalism is closer to reality in which they don't lie or distort the image.

9. To expose us to another version of photography and photoshopping for different reasons.

10. I think girls care more about holding themselves to a standard of beauty. Also, girls are more commonly used in advertisements.

Magazine II

For early magazine covers, the main attribute was a generic image used either to symbolize or just to decorate the cover. This was typically in the middle of the cover surrounded by a simple, common format of text. For the poster cover, there would be an beautiful or interesting image used as the focal point of the cover without covering it with other text. For the pictures married to type, the image and  title tend to intertwine creating a 3-d, overlapping effect. For in the forest of words, cover lines were used to catch the buyer's attention. These deliver the message across and attracts the buyer to read more about it.

My Favorite Cover

Favorite

W, December/January, The Art Issue

"For W’s December/January Art Issue, the magazine collaborated with artist Yayoi Kusama to create this iconic cover image depicting George Clooney. The visually arresting image is the highlight of the cover story, for which five leading female artists were invited to create interpretive portraits of the actor. Clooney wears a suit painted by Kusama with her signature polka dots and stands against a polka-dotted backdrop. Planned to coincide with the opening of an exhibition of new work by Kusama at David Zwirner Gallery, the cover makes a powerful reference to the artist’s iconic self-portraits."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#News, Politics and Business



- I like this portrait because they carry out the dot theme through everything from his wardrobe all the way to the color of the text. The contrast of the black and white and also between the pink over the monotoned dots. The font however can be hard to read at first and forces the reader to focus on the words. Also the meaning for the dots can be unclear and I don't personally like the difference in spacing between the dots on his undershirt to the dots on his coat. I think they choose the multi circles and pop of color to emphasize the idea of the art theme. 

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Magazine Tips

1. Make sure the buyer easily understands what you're selling or the subject of the cover.
2. Make sure it's interesting to look at with elements that appeal to the viewers curiosity.
3. You can either keep it simple or make full of things to look at, but choose one and stick to it.
4. Make sure it mentions benefits and appeals to the intellectual side of the viewer.
5. Make sure the viewer can tell it's your product or cover, this tends to be with a logo or specific format.

Purple, Cold, Metal Photo Shoot

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American Soldier

A. Number 7 because it shows true emotion and the impact that leaving has. It's very genuine.

B. At home in Denver: 1-8
Basic Training: 9-29
Iraq: 51-70
Back in Denver: 78-82

- Basic training because it shows the hard work and pain the soldiers must go though.

C. The images work together to tell a story that happens over a long period of time. It shows all the major steps Ian takes while on his journey in the army.

3.

A. Present tense

B. Captions help to explain the story and help the viewer have a better understanding of what's going on.

4. A

-Image 72: Ian is reunited with his parents and friends. Ian wore the expression of joy while his parents seemed more content and at peace with their little boy finally home.

-Image 67: After a long day of hard work, the soldiers decide to goof off with a little rough housing between friends. The boys were happy to take a break and enjoy each others company.

-Image 59: Ian and his roommate hang up lights in their room to spruce it up. They needed a bit of home to keep their spirits up.