I chose Time magazine to do my cover because I was able to get a black cover with only the Time logo at the top and it seemed like it would be the easiest to manipulate. It was easy to manipulate because I could take a lot of creative liberties since it was a blank template.
To emulate the magazine cover I looked at several different "TIME" magazine covers and figured out what the common theme was. For example the word time is only in front of the subject if the background is monochrome and is in the back of the subject if it goes across different colors. I did the same technique and put the title in the back of the subject because it would go across a dark background and the light skin of one of my subjects. I applied the same thought process when choosing the font style and color. The fonts are usually some variation of times new roman and the writer of the article is usually in red and italicized times new roman. For our camera set up we used a strobe light, modeling light, a softbox, a reflector, a grey card, and a radio trigger system. A strobe light is an additional light that flashes when you take the picture and is usually used with a soft box to direct the flash of light primarily on the subject. Modeling light is a continuous light source and it is used to get a good idea of what the subject will look like when the flash goes off. A soft box is a light modifier and it defuses the light into a soft even light. The reflector bounces light onto the subject to give the subject an even lighter or warmer tone. A grey card is a reference card used to get a consistent image exposure. And finally the radio trigger system is used to connect the camera with the strobe light flash so that the flash goes off at the exact same time the picture is taken.
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Gino AlvernazI am a Junior in High school and a first year student to Photography Archives
May 2017
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