Pixlr Editing

I had a play around on pixlr to get used to their editing software:

Here is a picture of the Small Faces. The picture on the top is the original image and the picture on the bottom is the picture after I had edited it. The only change I have made is that I have taken the saturation from the picture apart from the boys.

Here is a picture of psychedelic rock legend Syd Barrett. I decided to change the hue of the picture to make it look more 'trippy'. I then opened the picture in fireworks and added a radial blur to make it look like his mind is being altered by the music he is creating/drugs he is taking.

Here is a picture of David Bowie. Like my last edit, I decided to change the hue. I then used an effect found on pixlr called 'kaleidoscope' to create this psychedelic effect.

Here is a picture of George Harrison. To create this effect I used to layers, one the picture of george and one a picture of a psychedelic swirl. I placed the swirl layer behind the picture of george and used a low opacity rubber to rub out the water he is in to reveal the psychedelic design.

Here are two pictures of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. I decided to take the background out of both pictures in order to place both the Beatles together in the same photo.

Practice/Mock Magazine Front Cover, Contents Page and Double Page Spread

This is the mock design for my magazine using un-original images that fit in with the genre of my magazine. For my final magazine, I would like to create a similar magazine using original images iI have taken myself. This is the magazine draft for my front cover.

This is my mock contents page

This is my mock double page spread

Image planning

I want the images that I use in my magazine to be throughly linked to the psychedelic music scene. For my main image on my front page I would like a picture of a character dressed in 60's-like clothing covering a part of their face in someway, in order to portray a sense of mystery and to suggest that the artist is hiding something interesting.

On my contents page, I want a picture of a supposed up and coming artist in the psychedelic music industry. I want this person to stare and smile straight into the camera lens to portray a sense of confidence and positivity. I also want a competition to be advertised on this page for a selection of psychedelic/60's vinyls, so I want a birds eye view picture of an array of roughly scattered vinyls.

On my double page spread, I want a selection of images focusing on the artist featured on the front cover. I want a selection of images taken from different angles to give the reader a 'full view' on the artist in question.

Flat plan for Magazine

Front page of magazine

Contents page of magazine

Double page spread of magazine

Ross Halfin Photography and Sniffin' Glue

This is a picture by Ross Halfin of the iconic and rebellious guitarist of The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards. The picture shows Keith smoking a cigarette, something which is closely associated with him due to his long drug abuse problems. The smoke coming from his mouth causes a cloudy blur to cover half of his face, revealing only a squinted eye, various wrinkles and an open mouth. His scruffy curly hair symbolises his rough and crazy lifestyle, and suggests that Richards does not care about how he looks or comes across to the public. Just the addition of the cigarette portrays Richards as a ‘bad boy’, a stereotype which has stuck with him since the late 1960’s. A sepia effect has been added to the photo, which creates a vintage effect. Ross has also taken the picture with high contrast, bringing shadows to the deep wrinkles hidden on Keith’s body and face, helping to even more exemplify the terribly aging body of the ancient rocker.



This is a front cover of the late 1970’s punk fanzine “Sniffin’ Glue”. The magazine was created by hand and wasn’t sold in shops and was sold on the street around the punk scene, hence why there is no barcode. You can tell the magazine was handmade due to the type-writings found above the main central image. The layout of the front cover is very scattered and messy, which links in with the lifestyles of the punk band members and fans and the strong hints of angry included in their lyrics, music playing skills and stage presence. The Title, headline and cover lines are hand written and look very childlike and rushed. The picture in the centre is of the guitarist of the band ‘The Damned’. The picture is black and white and is very heavily contrasted, so it is difficult to see the features of the character displayed and portrays the character as a mysterious figure. The crossing out of the work 'Punk' and replacing it with the word 'Girls!' shows the creators sense of humour seeping through. 

Circulation Re-search

Jewish news is a very niche publication, which is aimed at people who come from a Jewish background or comminuty, which isn't a large percentage of the people in Britain. Accoring to the figure, the sales have gone up by 30%, yet the magazine itself is free. I think that the Jewish magazine has become more popular due to the recent news stories focusing on racial abuse which has lead to Jews becoming more proud and protective of their religion, so they purchase this magazine to support the other Jewish people in our country.




 







Top of the Pops is an iconic mainstream programme/magazine which has been around for decades. Top of the pops is aimed at pre-pubescent girls who are obsessed with the lastest boy bands and pop music. During 2013, Top of the Pops sales went down by -19%. This shows you that there is a decrease in popularity, which could be because of the recent 'retro' theme which has been sweeping the world, which could suggest to me that music tastes of the younger generation are changing.