Magazines Part 2

1. Early Magazine Covers

Way back when, they didn't really have a standard magazine covers. Often, the first page of the magazine has the title and the table of contents. Magazine covers usually had the same sort of look as books, and gave no insight to what the magazine was about like how we have now. Other magazines had a symbolic cover with a picture to evoke publication. Slowly, the magazine cover began to evolve a little bit, as intricate pictures and more crazy fonts were invented to be put on these magazines.

2. The Poster Cover

Fashion Photography

Changes made to video 1:
Bigger eyes
Longer neck
Slimmer face
sharper cheekbones
slimmer neck
bigger lips
more hair

Changes made to video 2:
bigger lips
smaller nose
bigger eyes
brighter eyes
broader shoulders
thinner torso
smaller feet
longer legs
thinner legs
brighter face
lighter skin
longer neck
slimmer face
more defined jaw

changes made to video 3:
 thinner body
got rid of and wrinkles
made everything smaller
angled and sharpened her shoulder
smaller upper body
smaller head
added hair
fuller hair
added shadows
thinner face

4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not? I do not think it is ethically right in any way, but thats how it is in this business, and thats so sad to me. You're basically changing someone into something unrecognizable, just so they can be "beautiful" to society.

5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation? I think in a situation where it would be even more wrong to do this was if the model in the picture didn't know that they were doing this to her. I'm assuming that the models in these shoots have some sort of clue what would go on behind the scenes after these pictures were taken, but I could be wrong, the could not know what is happening to them, which would make this even more sad about the world we live in now.

6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
I would say that no changes are ok, especially dramatic ones. Ones that I'm a little more ok with are minor things, like a little teeth whitening, and things like that.

7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism. In fashion photography, it is sadly, a little more expected for things like this to happen. Photojournalism, however, is supposed to be real, its about the truth, and while what is happening to these women is the truth, their appearances are definitely not.

8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? Like I said before, photojournalism is real, and about capturing the real beauty of things, and fashion photography is all about those changes

9. Why do you think I am showing you these three videos?
I think you are showing us these videos to show what is acceptable in our own minds and whats not

10. Why are none of these videos about guys???
I don't think any of these videos are about guys because women, to the fashion world, are toys. people believe that there are so many things that need to be "fixed" about them,which is really sad.

My Favorite Cover

"This cover story by Michael Pollen argues that while we have been obsessed with eradicating germs, there are health advantages to being exposed to them. The cover shot by Hannah Whitaker of a baby being licked by a dog makes graphic the prevalence of germs in our everyday lives."

What I really like about this picture, technicalities aside, is that its just so darn cute. Like dogs plus babies just equals happiness. But what makes this picture is the excellent quality of this picture. I love how the golden brown of the dog just pops, especially when put next to the babies coral outfit, with the bright blue of the sky behind them. I also like how this picture was so perfectly captured, frozen in time. I also like how nothing really looks posed. The baby isn't smiling or giggling, or being silly. The baby is just being a baby, which I think makes this picture a little more real, while still being incredibly cute. But I do also think that it was a good choice to but a baby there being licked by the dog and not a slightly older kid, or a teenager, especially if their message is that dog licks are germy.

Best magazine covers of 2013

1. New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace: Formal

2. Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American: Informal

3. The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs: Environmental

4. Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON: Environmental

5. ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue: Informal

6.The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk: Formal

7. Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun: Informal

8. O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair!: Formal

9. Brides, October/November, Get Inspired!: Formal

10. W, December/January, The Art Issue: Formal

11. Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue: Formal

12. New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion: Formal

13.The Fader, February/March, Solange: Formal

14. Wired, December, Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World: Formal

15.Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years: Formal

16. ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue: Informal

17. GQ, February, Beyoncé: Formal

Magazine Tips

5 things to think about when making a magazine cover

1. Don't judge your cover on screen
2. Make it Emotionally Irresistible
3. Arouse curiosity
4. Never trim a printout
5. If a cover pops out from its background, don't weaken it my fussing it.

Prompt Shoot Cold, Purple, and Electric

Cold

Purple

 Electric

American Soldier

1. I think the most powerful image was #17 because it was the first point where his strength was tested, and he was starting to have his doubts

2.Set 1 #1-#7
Set 2 #8-#49
Set 3  #50-#70
Set 4 #71-#82
 I think basic training was the most powerful set of photos is the set where he is in basic training (set 2) because its where he is building endurance to withstand what is happening as he prepares to deploy to Iraq.
 I think the images work well with each other because the captions make the photos flow well. It wouldn't be a clear without the captions.

3. The verbs are usually written in present tense.

B. I think the captions enhance these photos by making them feel more real by using present tense and not past tense.

4.- picture #6
Ian hugs his friends Buddha and Shane as he says his goodbyes, leaving his hometown. Ian was preparing to go to training, leaving his friends and family.

picture #20
Ian playfully pretends to shoot his gun at the ground, to lighten the mood after their inspection during their training. Ian made silly shooting noises after receiving his M-16 gun for the first time.

picture #72
Ian smiles happily as he returns home to the airport after being in Iraq for many months. Ian was greeted by his whole family, excited for his return.