I have added an image to my front cover and adjusted the colours to make it clear as i do not want it to blend in with the background. i have also added a date and and price to the cover. the font sizes have been changed to fit in better. I made the image lighter to stand out from the background.

Task 9 Front cover construction

I have just started making my final magazine front cover.

photography notes

Photography notes Health and safety: there will be wires on the floor so we will have to be careful when walking around. • There are only two backdrops; black or white. • The model should not stand right at the back as the light will reach them better if they are closer to the front. If they do stand at the back, the model will bleach into the backdrop. • The main lights should be turned off during the photo-shoot so that shadows aren’t casted. • There are three lights called trinity flash heads; they all flash at the same time when a picture is taken. (The flash heads must be locked) • The flash heads go up to a maximum of 6 (brightness). There is an automatic flash when adjusting the flash and this is called “dumping the flash” • There’s an on/off button on the flash heads and the camera will beep to let you know it has recharged • We are going to use 3 point lighting. 3 lights set at a certain angle to give the picture the best quality. • Main light; Velcro covers light so it isn’t too bright for the model. • Fill light; takes shadow away from one side. • Hair light; this light separates the model from the back drop. (be careful as snoot gets hot) • The main light will be on a power of 4, the fill light will be 3 and the hair light will be 1.5. • There are gold and silver reflectors. • The camera I’m going to be using is a Nikon D7000