Photo shoot and Image ManipulationAncillary 2 – Movie Magazine Cover

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Final Photos

These images are suitable for my magazine colour as the first three (which would be used for the main anchorage on different covers) were taken in natural lighting which will input to the realistic tone of the film. The fourth picture will be suitable for a thumbnail as it was taken in film noir lighting, creating the shadows which are common in Thriller films. The mise en scene of the images is also quite good as the costumes and props are all suitable for the film they are portraying along with the facial expressions.

Image 1

Removing Background

The first thing I did with my first picture was using the quick selection tool to remove the background of the image so only the character will appear on the cover and not the white background as well.

Airbrushing

The second thing I did was airbrush the actor’s face. I did this by using the eye dropper tool and then selecting a bit of skin close to the area I wanted to cover to make sure the colour was consistent. After selecting a suitable colour, I then used the brush tool to cover up any blemishes.

Removing Red Eye

The third thing I did was get rid of the red eye in the picture. I did this by using the default setting on the red-eye tool.

Before and After 1

Making the box stand out

I wanted to experiment with making the box stand out more so something on the cover really pops out. The first thing I did was using the magnetic lasso tool, select the memories box from the image. I then feathered the selected area using the feather feature at the top and selecting 15 pixels.

Making the box stand out

Then using the filter drop down menu, I selected Gaussian blur and selected 2.5 pixels so that the character is slightly blurred in the background and the box stands out. I then went to the Image drop down menu, selected adjustments and then hue and saturation.

Making the box stand out

I then moved the saturation down to -42 making the character look more faded compared to the memory box.

Before and After 2

Removing Background

The first thing I did with my second picture was using the quick selection tool to remove the background of the image so only the character will appear on the cover and not the white background as well

Before and After 1

Making the list stand out

The first thing I did was using the magnetic lasso tool, select the list from the image. I then feathered the selected area using the feather feature at the top and selecting 15 pixels.

Making the list stand out

Then using the filter drop down menu, I selected Gaussian blur and selected 2.5 pixels so that the character is slightly blurred in the background and the list stands out

Making the list stand out

I selected the saturation tool from the side and then moved the saturation down to -42 making the character look more faded.

Before and After

Draft 2

Final Photos

These images are suitable for my cover as the costumes are both conventional to the product and genres portrayed. The use of a dress for the main anchorage engages Mulvey’s Male Gaze Theory where the use of a black shirt for the thumbnail represents the character as an antagonist due to the dark colours, this is similar to the white shirt in the main anchorage as this portrays the character as a protagonist. The facial expressions and body language are also conventional for the genres as the main anchorage’s expressions and positions portray joy where the thumbnail suggests mystery and secrets, main themes in Teen Drama’s and Thriller respectively.

Removing background

Using the quick selection tool I removed the background of the image so only the character will appear on the cover and not the white background as well

Lighting

By duplicating the layers and then selecting multiply makes the image darker. I then changed the opacity to 27 which then gets rid of the majority of shadows on the photo.

Shaping

I used the Elliptical Marquee tool to shape my thumbnail image into a circle so I can insert it into the corner of my magazine.

Airbrushing

Using the patch tool I airbrushed the thumbnail image by selecting the blemishes I wanted to replace and then selected a clear bit of skin to replace it with, making sure I kept the skin tone the same.

Before and After

Creating the Puff Pug

First I created the sticker using word before opening it in photoshop and using the transform tool, rotated it slightly. I then used the Polygonal lasso to select the part of the circle that would peel up.

Creating the Puff Pug

I then created a new layer using “layer via cut” and rotated the selected area 180º I then clicked on the layer and selected colour overlay, turning the section white.

Creating the Puff Pug

I then created a new layer above the main one and used the brush tool to create a shadow under the folded part of the sticker. I then selected transform again and warped the folded section.

Creating the Puff Pug

After that I then got rid of the colour overlay on the folded section and instead selected gradient overlay. I adjusted the angle to -29 before dragging the white over.

Before and After