http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinday/sets/775271/

1.) The author of the article didn't have a lot to say about the article, but it was titled "My friend, the dead tree." This tree has fascinated this certain photographer ever since he became intrested in photography.

So... this is like the biggest I could get the picture w/o it having like really blurry stuff.

5.) a.) I picked this photo b/c it's hard too see but the picture is black white obviously, but there is the reflection of the tree in the water. The picture may look a bit dark or sad but it's a really good shot.

b.) I see balance for sure, but maybe the clouds on top are can be framing.

c.) This photo was called Missed & it was taken by: Kevin Day

http://www.lightstalking.com/lens-flare

1.) This website was about the use of lens flare. Flare is light scattered within the background of the subject. It was usually avoided but now photographers don't mind as much b/c it adds some creativity to there photos.
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5.) a.) I posted this photo as my favorite one b/c the lens flare is really rad. I like how the subject is barely seen & how theres a dark side & a bright side.

b.)The rules of photography that i see in this photo are obviously simplicity, rule of thirds & maybe background.

c.) The photo was untitled but it was taken by Erin Purcell

Post Photos

Environmental Portrait

Self Portrait

Magazines Part 2

Early Magazine Covers

These main attributions were based mostly on news & things that were happening & weren't exactly for entertainment but mostly just to inform people. They usually didn't use models & when they did they were simple & gave no destruction on what was inside or what there was to read about within the magazine. In most cases, it was rare to have a magazine cover in the first place. They usually would just start on the first page like a newspaper.

The Poster Cover: Pictures That Need No Words

Ranging between the 1890's & 1960's, the most popular type of magazine was the poster cover. These magazine covers looked like they were printed to be framed. Most poster covers defined the main article of the magazine. For example, An outdoor magazine cover may show a wild animal outside on the cover or a music magazine may display a famous musician. These covers were used to strike  an audiences attention & attract them too there interest.

Pictures Married To Type

This was the begin of "integrated"covers. These were magazines covers that had a large title in the background & the model's face overlapping it.There were two kinds of cover lines. This would be primary & secondary. Magazine covers were experimented & experimented & some covers were even unusual, mostly in the fashion industries. Cover lines became a worldwide phenomenon  in the magazines throughout the centuries.

In The Forest Of Words

In the 21st century, cover lines became as important as cover art. This caused the image of the model to look smaller so that the cover lines explaining  the contents inside could be acknowledged as well. In most magazines now, images & cover lines usually overlap each other.

Best magazine covers 2012

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3.) Informal
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16.) Environmental
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Magazine Tips

-Plastic bagging is essential
-The six functions of cover
Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that’s the brand)
Emotionally irresistible
Intellectually stimulating, interesting
 Arousing curiosity
Efficient, fast, easy to scan 
Worth the investment of money and time the four ways to judge a cover
-Avoid a weak cover
The screen is the wrong size, no matter how big it is. You can’t see it intimately as if it were in your hands.
It lacks scale because it is isolated in its own magic electronic world, so you have nothing real to compare it to. You can only guess at type sizes and hope they’re OK.
It glows in vivid colors that will inevitably turn disappointingly dull when printed in ink. A hard-copy printout may be closer.
Worst of all, it is virtual. It is just an illusory likeness of the physical paper product that your potential buyer will ultimately be holding. If you are producing magazines on paper, think and remain conscious of “paperness” all the time.
Know the four ways too judge a cover

In my magazine cover, I want to try to get something attracting & looks somewhat interesting. 
I want something that won't be too hard to scan.
I would also like for it too be elegant, but unique-ish.
I want too have a background but not a background that's too distracting that it would that it would take off the focus of the main subject.

Photoshop Introduction

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