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When at first you don't succeed try and try again. I was planning on working with a sewing magazine but soon found I didn't like any of the examples I was presented with, so I soon moved on to fashion magazines.


Vogue is quite a popular magazine. In this issue they present Rihanna as the main cover celebrity. At the top we see text about the model, Kaia Gerber. The words below her name suggest that the quote above Rihanna's name comes from Kaia. They talk about winter fashion, by going into the topic of coats and jackets, they also talk about their fashion fund's finalists. If we set our focus to Rihanna's name we see that below it we have a reference to her brand, Fenty. We also see the mention of fearlessness and finding love, both very powerful topics.


If we now move over to Atlas we see that its cover is even more simple than that of Vogue. By starters we don't see a lot of text on the cover; we only have the magazine's name and the word delicate. I think the image behind it does a wonderful job describing the word, considering the delicateness of white. The last thing we can see is that this is issue 14.



I chose both of these covers because I love their simplistic and neutral tones. I believe that less is indeed more.

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After scratching a bunch of projects I finally settled on this final one. A Christmas theme was chosen as it's almost the season. I had a lot of mental block which halted progress but I'm quite satisfied with the final product. I do think there's room for improvement.
























The following images inspired me for my project:

Gold and red were initially the primary theme, at one point I tried to add hints of green and white; in the end I scratched those ideas and ended up creating a blue and white wonderland.




Production stages:


 


Chocolate quiz

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Editorial Photography


Editorial photography is often know for the pictures that accompany a written article, however they can also be used stand alone to tell a story. It's important we focus on the story we want to tell. Making a mood board or drawing a story board can help focus on the right aesthetic.



Editorial (Magazine) History


Editorial (Magazine) photography was first invented in the early 20th century, circa 1930, by Fortune magazine. Below (image 4) is the photo Margaret Bourke-White took for the article. The picture tell us the story of industrial civilization.





 

Commercial Photography


Commercial photography encompasses many other types of photography; these include lifestyle photography, fashion photography, architectural photography, portrait photography. It all depends on the product you're trying to sell. Although the importance lies on the product you're trying to sell, in recent years photographers have taken pictures without the main focus being the product. This is to show us how well the product incorporates with daily life.



Commercial History


Commercial Photography primarily started in 1850. Earlier photographs were mostly viewed as an art form rather than advertising.






 

Portrait Photography


Portrait photography is the art of capturing people's faces. Portraits can be used to preserve history.



Portrait History


In 1839 Robert Cornelius took the first ever portrait of a human being. Since then portraiture has evolved, there were 4 main styles; the constructionist portrait, the environmental portrait, the candid portrait and the the creative portrait.





 

Photojournalism Photography


Photojournalism is quite similar to editorial photography. However contrary to editorial photography, photojournalism focus on the current news. While the focus of editorial photographs tends to be more fashionable, photojournalism focus on daily life.



Photojournalism History


Photojournalism was first used in mid 19th century, circa 1850. Below (image 3) is the first photo regarded as photojournalism. Photojournalism had a surge in WWII as many photographers focused on war photography. Nowadays numerous newspapers have become available in an online format.






 

Landscape Photography


Landscape photography is often known for it's pictures of nature, although buildings could also be considered landscape; this is called urban landscape photography. It is important to keep the foreground items in mind to prevent the shot from being 1 dimensional.



Landscape History


Early 20th century is where landscape photography began to be recognised. American photographers seem to have played a vast role in it's development, with their vast and varied landscapes.






 

Fashion Photography


Fashion photography is the act of photographing clothes. Your models, clothes, poses, angles are all key to the shoot. You need to remember the focus is centered around the clothes not the model.



Fashion History


The earliest known fashion photographs date back to the 1850s, in the court of Napoleon III.






 

Abstract Photography


Abstract photography transforms our perspective and gives us a new point-of-view on topics.



Abstract History


The first artist to intentionally make abstract photographs was Alvin Langdon Coburn.





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