Revibe Magazine (Unfinished)

Cover Page

Contents

Double Page Spread



My Magzine Proposal

PowerPoint Proposal

DSLR Camera and the Photo Studio

As the photo shoot for our models is approaching we have, today been in a tour around the Photo Studio gathering information about how all the equipment works and their individual purpose for making a good picture stand out professionally.

Going through the technical terms of both the camera and the lighting set up I will now explain how they function starting with the source of light which is the major role of an interesting and meaningful photo on the models as it can give many effects if the shadows and light are used properly.

First up are the SoftBoxes by Bowens. A SoftBox is mainly a material that covers up the light bulb and has an umbrella type of shape to it. The material is used to soften up the light as it passes through which is ideal for getting a clear, smooth look without having too much shadow. Especially under places like the chin as hard light gives an unappealing look.

Behind in the background is another light source called a Snoot which is always placed behind the subject, A Snoot is a tube that fits over a studio light or portable flash which gives out a beam of light usually pointing behind the model. It is very effective especially in situations where the colour of the background blends in with clothes or hair.

Alternative Masthead Design

I have changed up my initial design for my Masthead as I thought it looked too rough and too plain as it didn't look too appealing. However I have given it more of a smooth curve around the edges and given it a slight 3D kind of effect with the dark and light red on the life line to bring it more interest and bold it out in front of a black background.

Initial masthead design

After doing the testing on Adobe Illustrator I have used one of my ideas from my proposal to create a masthead to be used on my magazine. I used a simple bold font for the first concept, then I got a heartbeat monitor image and cropped out the line to replace the V on the title to give it an interesting look and also show the meaning of the word itself.

Experimenting with Adobe Illustrator

In today's lesson we had a technician come in and explain how Adobe Illustrator worked by giving us a small induction to the application, going through all the tools and features that were useful to us for making our initial ideas for our magazine masthead.
During the tutorial I came up with this, by following all the steps I have gathered some knowledge on using the app itself and went on to create my first design idea after the testing.