Ava Nielsen's Photojournalism Blog

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My group chose the theme of "the transition in to fall" or "urban fall." My personal theme to follow was outfits of fall, or things people do in fall. People wear sweaters and warm clothing to keep warm when the weather starts to cool down. Many girls start wearing boots, Uggs, more frequently not only as a style of fashion, but to keep their feet and calves warm. If you are trying to dress kind of nice, people go for more cool and warm colors combined for a very fall feeling. Flower print is also a common pattern on clothing in fall. Many people wear shawls during fall as well as using the color black as an accent color to add a little spice to your outfit. If people are feeling a little confident, they combine shorts and sweaters, as well as rocking some awesome fall brown boots. Starbucks is very common place for people to get coffee and other drinks year round. But we all know when fall begins, so does the selling of PSL's aka Pumpk

Photos that are imaged based are usually up close shots of celebrities or a person that are pleasing to the eye. The people also give off traits of happiness or sexiness to draw peoples attention. The photos don't have to be of people but are appealing images that are based on things like landscape or food. Illustration based magazines are not used a ton, and are usually popular or independent magazines that can make it out on its own without being sold through news stands. Most of the illustrations are digitally created or maybe hand drawn, but then put on to a computer. Magazines usually use illustrated covers to share something comical or unique. Type based magazine covers are more used than illustrated covers, but still not very frequent. Type based magazines draw in people with large, colorful text, and large letters that stands out. Concept based magazines are more standard looking and you can by looking at it, you can pretty much see know what it is about based on the cover.

Winner O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair! "It just might be one of the great hair days of all time. For O, The Oprah Magazine’s September 2013 hair-a-palooza issue, photographer Ruven Afanador captured Oprah Winfrey radiant in a magnificent Afro. (As was widely reported, the wig, which Oprah christened “Wild Thang,” weighed about the same as a Chihuahua.) The cover sparked “’Froprah” mania, garnering 337,346,650 media impressions; Oprah’s Instagram of the image drew some 75,000 likes in 24 hours. After 13 years and more than 160 issues with the same cover model (how’s that for a challenge?), O can still surprise, delight, and pump up the volume like nobody else." This is definitely my favorite cover because I am a huge fan of Oprah and hair! There is a composition rule of simplicity in this photo, putting Oprah against a solid colored background making her stand out. Something I wish that the photographer would have done differently is the over all color contras

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5 things to remember when designing my magazine cover: 1. You want to keep a similarity from previous magazines such as the logo or a specific thing that people remember. 2. You want to have an emotional appeal to the image, making the viewer feel something towards the magazine good or bad. 3. Have mystery that stirs curiosity in the glancer. When they look at the cover you want to have something that a reader wants to see more of. 4. Make sure the cover is intellectually stimulating, and interesting 5. Don't have too many things going on at once, so it is just an easy glance for someone.

1. The most powerful picture in my opinion was the "Down and Dirty" photograph. It shows the struggle Ian was holding in, and the pain he was facing. It has the gun, the flag, and he is in his uniform surrounded by his gear making it a very self explanatory photo, but a great one. 2. The photos are taken at different points in Ian's life over the course of a year. The photos from the beginning of it all show Ian saying goodbye to all his friends and family and his efforts to try and fit in the Army. As the photos go on, you can see the hardships he goes through, and the kind of experiences he faces and has to decide on. These factors all help put a story together with just photos. 3.The captions for all photos were really detailed and descriptive, which really helped the reader see what the photo was about. Each caption had what all captions should have, present tense, action verbs, date and, the 5 W's. These factors really described what was happening in the photos

Alter Your Perspective:   Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor. Experiment with Subject Expressions:   In some portraits it is the expression on the face of your subject that makes the image.  Get your subject to experiment with different moods and emotions in your image. Play with extreme emotions, b ut also try more sombre or serious type shots. Mirror effect:   A mirror or some other reflective surface offers an even easier way to take a self-portrait. In most cases, the camera will be included in the scene (but this can help make a statement about your enthusiasm for photography). You can use your camera as a prop, and hold it away from your face. When you photograph into a mirror, be sure your reflection is in focus. An infrared autofocusing system will usually focus on glass if it's aimed into a mirr