The Final Photograph

I chose this photograph as it is in focus, not blurred, and is, in my opinion, the sort of photograph you would see on the cover of a magazine. The artist is looking straight at the camera, engaging with the reader as soon as they pick up the magazine, with a serious expression on his face reflecting the fact that he is serious about his music. He is holding an acoustic guitar and is looking as if he is playing it as his hands are on the strings and he is holding a guitar pick. The guitar shows that his music will include a guitar and also shows that he is musical. Overall I think it was a good image to choose.

Obviously I had to edit the image before it was suitable for the magazine cover. First i cropped it and next i opened the image in Ulead Photo Express, a photo editing program and used a soften tool to airbrush the image. I then darkened the cheekbones and then softened this effect out more to make the image seem even more airbrushed. I then changed the contrast and saturation of the image to create a pale grey skin colour.