Planning for YOUR yearbook spread

Overview: Now that most of you have finished the yearbook spread we worked on together, getting photos from the internet and sending me a .PDF of your completed work, its time to create your own personal Self-Designed version.

You will be given another size 8 Rough Draft sheet - your job is to create your own unique yearbook spread.

A few things you should know about:

It will be in full color so you are welcome to change both fonts and font colors, as well as the way they are facing.

You will be shooting all of the photos for your spread, so remember that if you decide to put 25 photos on your page. You have to fill all of those spots. Nothing can be "stolen" from the internet. You should be shooting NOW for this assignment. Do not put this off, you need them NEXT class.

RULES:

1 pica gap between every element on your pages

Must have a vertical or horizontal eye-line of some sort
Must have a "dominate" photo
Must have a headline and 1 subhead line
Must have text (story space) which must be at least 2 columns wide and 15 pica (s) tall
Captions should touch the photo they belong too and you must write a caption for every photo on your spread

Things you can alter:
Photo shapes and sizes
Colors
The number of photos
Headline and subhead sizes, shapes, fonts and colors
Size, shape and font of text/story area

Ideas to check out:
Go to PhotoJ drive and find the "PhotoJ Files for Class" folder. Then go to Award Winning examples folder. Open the NSPA folder and begin looking for Yearbook Spreads. So that means folders that begin with YB. I would suggest looking at "Features," "Clubs and Orgs" and "Sports"

Once you find a spread that you like, you can try to recreate it on the blank Yearbook grid paper.

SHOW YOUR SKETCH TO YOUR TEACHER:
YOU MUST show your teacher/sub your spread as you are working. Its on YOU to get up and show your teacher your work. The teacher must sign off on your spread before you begin transferring it to InDesign.

When you are ready to transfer the draft sheet to the computer - open the In Design document called: Yearbook spread #1. Once it is open, save as and change the name to:
Last name_first name_myyearbookspread_period#
Start working.

Getting your completed In Design piece should not take longer than 2 class periods.

Photos for YOUR yearbook spread

Alert for Upcoming Assignment

As I indicated the other day in class, you have to complete your Self-Designed yearbook layout.

To do this you should be using any camera you have access to at home to take photos to fill your spread. I don't care what kind of camera you use and digital cameras have been available to you. You can use your phone, you can use any digital camera, you can even go buy a point and shoot film camera from Walmart or Target.

You need to take photos for all of your empty photo boxes. Be sure you are thinking about whether those photos are vertical or horizontal.

This assignments will be due the Friday after spring break, March 21.

When I say this assignment, I mean the Self-Designed yearbook spread MUST be done by then.

King Pica Yearbook Spread Directions

Overview: Today you will finish your King Pica spread.

In your folder on the server there is an InDesign document called Yearbook spread #1.

Open that document. It should open a new document that looks like a blank size 8 Draft Sheet.

Your job today is to make the appropriate boxes for each of the ones we made together. It is really easy to make the correct box and at the top in the sub menus you can input the correct width and heights. Then all you have to do is drag them into the correct space. Make sure to use the columns to help you position them correctly.

Step 1: Once you get your first box or so made, SAVE AS and rename it: last name_first name_KingPicaSpread_period#

Step 2: Follow these guidelines as you are working on your spread:

• Remember that everything needs to be exactly 1 pica apart. Also don't forget that the eyelines are not real lines, but will be a white space between objects.
• When you are finished make sure that you share it with your teacher for the day so they can verify that you have completed the task correctly.
• Then you need to decide upon a theme and head to google and start finding pictures for that theme. It will really help you to pick pictures that fit the spaces, vertical photos for vertical spaces and horizontal photos for horizontal spaces. 
• Find 7 total photos. Crop them in Photoshop for the right dimensions - remember we use picas now, not inches.

Step 3: More directions on placing images as well as writing your story, captions and headlines:

• Then start placing the photos into the InDesign spread. Remember how to place? Go to File and Place or Command + D on your keyboard.
• Once you get the photos into place - you need to write a 1 sentence caption for each photo and write them in the correct places. Font size should be either 10 or 12 for all of your captions. Keep it consistent.
• Then write three headlines for your story. You can pick the size and font, but you cannot change the size of the box. Headlines must include a subject and a verb. Remember this is not just a title. 
• Then in the story area, write a story that fills up all three columns about your theme. This story can totally be made up, but it does have to be about your theme. You should leave no blank space in 

If you want to see an example of a finished Yearbook Spread and the correct format of captions, see the image below. However, in your version you need to fill up the entire space for the story.

Submitting your PDF by email; posting yourJPEG on your blog

Step 4: When you are done - you need to export a PDF from your InDesign document file (.pdf file extension) and email it to Mr. Doerr at david.doerr@austinisd.org or Ms. Fleming at Laura.Fleming-Holcomb@austinisd.org.

Finally, you must  convert the PDF version of your file into a JPEG (.jpeg file extension) and post it on your blog.

Here is how you do that:

You must have your Yearbook Spread open in InDesign (NOT photoshop)

Exporting a PDF from InDesign directions:

• Go to File --> Adobe PDF presets --> Smallest File Size
• Rename your yearbook spread as follows: Last name_first name_kingpicaspread_period #
• Make sure to save it in your folder (not your H-drive, not your S-drive, NOT the desktop, your folder)
• VERY IMPORTANT: You want both pages of your yearbook spread connected together as a "Spread." So when you see the "Export Adobe PDF" window open, you must click the "Spreads" button underneath the option for "Pages."
• Click "Export" (if any messages come up about outside the clipping area or anything else like that during the .pdf creation process, click OK)

Submission Directions (How to turn it in)

1. Open your email (gmail, yahoo, whatever you use), compose new mail

2. Send your PDF to the appropriate teacher. See addresses above.

3. The subject line is: Last name_first name_kingpicaspread_period#

4. Click attach file (it often has a paperclip looking item next to it)

5. Attach your magazine cover - BE VERY CAREFUL and make sure to send me the one that is a .PDF (It will have a .pdf ending and the file should look like a little grey square) DO NOT SEND ME THE InDesign document which is purple and at the end says .indd.

6. Click send (or mail or whatever your company uses to send mail.

Posting your JPEG on your blog 

FINALLY  -  we want to post these on your blog. To do this you have to convert the .pdf into a jpeg file.

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open the .pdf of your magazine cover (NOT the .indd, it won't work)
3. When the .pdf converter pop-up box appears, click okay

4. File --> Save as

5. Change the format into .jpeg

6. Click save

7. Make sure you save it at the highest file size

8. If you get any other pop-up boxes, click okay 

9. Post it on your blog.

You have two classes to complete all of these tasks. If you get done early you can start your next blank spread.

TAKING PHOTOS

Remember you are supposed to be taking photos for YOUR yearbook spread which you will do next. Come get a camera, buy a cheapie film camera from Walmart, use your parents point-and-shoot or even your phone. These are due in a couple of classes, so please get started shooting NOW.

Magazine Cover Submission Directions

Overview: When you think you are done with your Magazine Cover you must export it using InDesign to make PDF file that can be easily printed and shared. However, to post your magazine cover to your blog, you must convert your PDF to a JPEG. Follow the directions below to do these two steps.

They are due TODAY. Any cover sent after today is worth -10 points per class until it hits 50.

Directions: Follow the steps below.

Step 1: You must have your cover open in InDesign (NOT photoshop) and then follow these steps.

• Go to File on top Menu Bar
• Click on Adobe PDF presets
• Select Smallest File Size

Step 2: Rename your magazine cover as follows: Last name_first name_magazine cover_period #

Make sure to save it in your folder on the journalism drive (PhotoJ drive).

Click "Export" (if any messages come up about outside the clipping area or anything else like that during the .PDF creation process, click OK)

Step 3: Open your email (gmail, yahoo, whatever you use) and compose a new message.

The email address to send your magazine cover is david.doerr@austinisd.org for Mr. Doerr and laura.fleming-holcomb@austinisd.org for Ms. Fleming.

1. The subject line is: Last name_first name_magazine cover_period#
2. Click attach file (it often has a paperclip looking item next to it)
3. VERY IMPORTANT: Attach your magazine cover - BE VERY CAREFUL and make sure to send US the one that is a .PDF (It will have a .PDF ending). DO NOT SEND US THE InDesign document which is purple and at the end says .indd.
4. Click send (or mail or whatever your company uses to send mail.)
5. Let the teacher know that it has been sent and ask the teacher to check their e-mail to verify that it was sent correctly. We will let you know that it has arrived.

If you completed a second magazine cover - send it the same way. You can do this in the same email, or send a second email.

If you completed a cut out and you want credit for it, make sure you save it as a .JPEG and then post it on your blog I will find it and give you extra credit.

Step 4: FINALLY  -  we want to post these on your blog. To do this you have to convert the .pdf into a jpeg file.

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open the .pdf version of your magazine cover (NOT the .indd, it won't work)

3. When the .pdf converter pop-up box appears, click OK

4. Go to File --> Save as

5. Change the format into .jpeg

6. Make sure you navigate to your student folder on the journalism drive and click "Save."

7. Make sure you save it at the highest file size

8. If you get any other pop-up boxes, click OK.

9. Post it on your blog.

DONE!!!!

Magazine Cover Reminders and Grading Criteria

Overview: You will work on finishing your Magazine Cover today. You have two class periods to complete your magazine cover.

So you should work very hard and diligently to get as much done as you can today. Please take the time to look at magazine covers on the web, just do a google image search for "magazine cover" and find one you like.

All Magazine Covers must have the following:

1. A title

2. Date information (usually month and year)

3. At least two cover lines

4. Pricing info with barcode

5. A photograph

If you choose to do a poster cover, which is an option, please be aware that most poster covers require a really, really good photo, generally of something besides a person so it better be outstanding if you choose to simplify the assignment.

Pictures Married to Type should have multiple cover lines, but remember that those headlines should not touch the main area of interest in your photography.

In the Forest of Words should also have multiple cover lines and the primary one should cover or cross your photograph.

You will receive extra credit for: doing a second magazine cover, magazine title behind your portrait subject or a cut-out.

Some reminders and requirements:

• Crop your image in Photoshop - 8.5 inches x 11 inches at 300 resolution. To get to those sub-menu choices you have to select the crop tool.
• Always save as the first time you touch an image and from then on you can just save.
• Don't forget to do levels one your portrait image.
• To get the image into InDesign - you need make an X-box to place the photo in. Once you have the box made - you can either command-D or you can go under >file to >place.
• Use the text tool to create boxes that you can type into. Don't forget to play with colors, sizes and even fonts. Be creative.

To see the full grading rubric for this Major Grade project see the rubric here: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1UFIVJD2sBzYUxoZktFWExZVGM/edit?usp=sharing

If you are comfortable using Photoshop to do text or other things, feel free. But remember to make your document 8.5 x 11 inches because you will have to import the completed image to InDesign. You may have to flatten your layers and make sure to save it as a .jpeg.

TEXT OVERLAP TUTORIAL -- If you really want to make your magazine cover look professional, try making the subject in your photo overlap the title of your magazine. Below is a link to a good tutorial to teach you how to add layers in Photoshop to create this effect.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/overlap-text/

CUT-OUT TUTORIAL - if you are interested in doing some sort of cut-out, you can visit this link for a tutorial. This will walk you through the process of completing a cut-out. Don't forget it still needs to be cropped at 8.5x11 inches.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1UFIVJD2sBzcUUza3dzM25haTA/edit?usp=sharing

If you want to practice once using the same image as the tutorial, the link to the cat photo is here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1UFIVJD2sBza3J0WEJjODBIYWM/edit?usp=sharing

For those people that finish their magazine cover. You have 2 options, you can do another magazine cover with another image - BUT it must be in a different style and look very different. Or you can complete a cut-out by following the tutorial. I will prompt many of you who say you are done to do one of these two options. No one is every really done!!

Magazine Covers Part 2

Overview: Before we start to learn the basics of InDesign to make our Magazine Covers, you need to know a little more information about the types of magazine covers that have been used through the years. Here are the most common types:

Cover types
1. Early Magazine Covers
2. The Poster Cover
3. Pictures Married to Type
4. In the Forest of Words

Click the link below and read the descriptions and view some examples of each of these types of magazine covers:

http://longleaf.net/coverlines/ 

Assignment: Read directions below and create your magazine cover.

Step 1: Create a new blog entry, titled "Magazine Covers."

Step 2: Post an example of each type of Magazine Cover and provide the following information: Name of magazine and year of publication and a short (50-150 word) explanation of the main attributes.

You may need to do a Google Image search.
1. Early Magazine Covers (Try searching for: magazine cover 1700s or magazine cover 1800s.
2. The Poster Cover (Try searching for: magazine "poster cover")
3. Pictures Married to Type (Try searching for: magazine cover pictures and type)
4. In the Forest of Words (Try searching for: magazine covers)

Step 3: Most of you have already taken your portraits and self portraits. Please post the image (either self portrait or portrait) you intend to use for your magazine cover on your blog. Begin planning what's going to go on your magazine cover. It should include the following information.

A. Magazine name (masthead or flag)

Think carefully about the font you use. It says a lot about the tone of the publication.

You may use the name of a real magazine or make up your own

B. A teaser / cover line (headline type description) for the main story. If you choose to do a poster style cover, your photo must have strong composition and subject interest appeal to sell your magazine to your audience (the teacher). Get approval from your teacher before going ahead with a  Poster cover.

C. If you choose to make a "picture married to type" or a "forrest of words" type cover, create the following:

At least two teasers (Cover lines) for secondary stories. Be creative. Their should be a primary and a secondary Cover Line with the primary using a larger point size.

If you are creating a poster, you do not have to create additional cover lines.

D. Pricing and date information.

E. Inserting a bar code - Create another small photo box in InDesign and place a barcode that you download from Google Image. The dimensions should be realistic for a magazine cover. You should figure this out yourself, but it should be at least 10 picas tall.

F. Extra credit will be provided to students who follow the tutorial below to place the subject of their magazine cover on top of the magazine title.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/overlap-text/

I will show you some live versions of these types in class before we move on to producing our magazine covers.

During the lecture on InDesign. We will go over the toolbar, basic InDesign functions, and we will start your magazine cover together.

You will have at least 2 class periods to complete and turn in your magazine cover. I will tell you next class how to turn in your magazine cover, and you should NOT finish today. I expect you to think creatively and design a quality cover. It should take you at LEAST 2 hours to finish.

Photoshop Practice Directions

Overview: We are going to learn some basic Photoshop skills today. We will cover:

Options Bar

Toolbar

Adjusting Levels
Adjusting Contrast

Cropping
Setting Resolution

Directions: Begin by learning how to open up photos in Photoshop. To open Photoshop — look on your dock for the program that is colored blue and has the letters "Ps" in it. Click that and Photoshop will open up.

If you want to open photos in Photoshop you can click on File and Open or right-click a JPEG and then use the "Open With" option and then select Adobe Photoshop.

Open any THREE IMAGES (besides your PORTRAIT or SELF PORTRAIT) that you have taken this year.

IMPORTANT: The next step will be to "Save As" and Rename the file so that you do not lose your original image. If you don't do this you will never be able to recover your original if you make changes to it in Photoshop.

Rename your files Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3.

NOTES:

You will be taking notes while we work on this project today. I expect everyone to open up a new blog post titled "Photoshop Notes" to record specific Photoshop skills we will practice today.

You will be toggling back and forth so be prepared. Some of you may prefer to have them both open next to each other, the screens are certainly big enough to have both open if you want.

Once that is done, just wait for me. Please be aware that we will be working together for most of the period. And then I will ask you to practice what you learned in the time left before class is over.

Overview of Skills:

Basic Color Correction:

1. Open the photo in Photoshop (there are multiple ways to do this, use whichever way you remember)

2. The first thing we want to do every time is to SAVE AS and rename your photo and save it in the correct folder. For right now that folder is your folder on the J:drive, so don't forget to click the camera on your desktop and connect to the server. We do this so we always have the original file in case we make a mistake.

3. Go to - Image -- Adjustments -- Levels

A box should pop up on your screen. In that box is a drop down box that has RGB in it. Use the drop down box and go to BLUE

Move the black and white slider tools (the hershey kisses) and move them as needed to be underneath the mountain.

go to GREEN

repeat

go to RED

repeat

Adjusting Contrast (lighten for print)

Now go to RGB (still under Levels)

On this step you move ONLY the middle one which is brown (do not move the black or white slider) just slightly where the photo appears a little lighter than perfect. Photos print darker than they appear on the screen so you need to lighten photos a little bit.

Now - here are some new instructions: I will show you this quickly today, but I wanted to give you the instructions here as well.

4. The final step, go to Filter -- Sharpen -- Sharpen

You should only do this one time

5. Crop and make sure you have the correct resolution as requested. Today you do not have a specific Height and Width (that will change later). Remember you can enter the resolution setting when you make your crop.

6. To change a photo to black and white go to: Image -- Mode -- Grayscale

when the pop up appears asking if you want to discard the color information, hit yes or okay. Soon you will be asked to produce a Black and White image. Today two of your images will be in color. To make the black and white image, you should use the Grayscale feature.

Assignment: Edit and post your practice images to the following specifications:

Today you should post the photos that you color corrected and cropped onto your blog. Make a new blog post titled "First Photoshop Practice."

• One photo titled Yearbook should be saved at 300 resolution and it should be horizontal.
• One photo titled Newspaper should be saved at 150 resolution and it should be black and white. 
• One photo titled Web should be saved at 72 resolution and it should be vertical.

Choice Sheets

Soon many of you will be asked to start making choices for your schedule for 2014-2015. Seniors your clearly not going to be doing this for Akins High School, but I hope your planning for a post-secondary   education of some sort.

For the rest of you I want you to be armed with the best information possible about what it means to be  in the print journalism department.

You have three options next year: You can take Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for Newspaper, Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for Yearbook or a class called Commercial Photography.

The sequence looks like this:

Year #1 - Graphic Design and Illustration for Photojournalism or Journalism I (the class you are currently taking)

Year #2 - Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for (newspaper or yearbook) OR Commercial Photography

Year #3 - Newspaper 3 or Yearbook 3 OR Advanced Commercial Photography

Year #4 - Newspaper 4 or Yearbook 4 OR Problems and Solutions for Commercial Photography

You need to complete at least 3 of these classes to qualify for the major in the academy - meaning you get a cord to wear at graduation. For incoming freshmen and sophomores next year, your major would shift to the New Tech academy. If you are a junior, you would likely stay in the AHA academy if you have a journalism related major.

Here is a simple description and a rough explanation of the options you have in each class:

Newspaper: Publishes the Eagle's Eye newspaper once every 6 weeks. Typically the paper is 12 pages long, there are about 50 stories written for each newspaper and about 20 photographs published. Every newspaper student is expected to write at least one story per issue and some people write three or more. Photographers are expected to write, but if they attend multiple photography assignments the writing can be limited.

     There are multiple editors on staff and they are selected by current editors at the end of the school year. There are generally openings for students who enter the class at the beginning of the year. Layout and design is handled by editors, but there are assistant editor positions available for each section. They help with the creation of the pages.

     The Eagle's Eye newspaper is "The Voice" of Akins High School. Students in the class get to decide the coverage each issue and there are multiple opportunities for individual expression on issues that impact students at our school. Its the only place where students can share their opinions in first person and have it published for the school to read.

     One new aspect to the newspaper is our online version. We are always looking for talented people to work for the online version. It can be seen here: http://akinseaglespublications.com/

Mr. Doerr teaches the newspaper class.

Yearbook: Publishes the Aerie which is worked on throughout the year and publishes sometime in May each year. The book is about 170 pages long and students in the class are responsible for the creation of two-page spreads. You will learn more about these "spreads" later this semester where we will create some together. Students are responsible for all the content on their spread, including taking pictures, writing captions, headlines and some years writing a short story.

     There is typically a little room for creativity with a portion of the spread, but most of the lay-out and design is done ahead of time by a group of editors selected towards the end of the school year. Much of  that work is done during the summer or very early in the school year by a dedicated group of editors. Most of these people are picked in advance and have been in the program for multiple years.

     Advance Graphic Design and Illustration for Yearbook is a separate class from Yearbook 3 and 4, those students get a more detailed year of design, photography, and writing. Some students work on the actual yearbook, others work on aspects related to the publication of  the book. The book covers all areas of the school, but its primary objective is to record and summarize the highlights of the school year. The yearbook class is taught by Ms. Fleming.

     Here is a link the Akins Yearbook twitter: https://twitter.com/AkinsYearbook

Commercial Photography: This is the second year this course is being offered here at Akins. It is being offered as an alternative to newspaper and yearbook for students interested in learning advance photography skills. Students will learn more about the following types of photography and concepts: studio photography, action/sports photography, fashion photography, product photography, night/star photography, painting with light, lighting, make-up and hair, etc.

     Students who enroll in this class are highly encouraged to have their own camera. Individuals who take commercial photography will be required to participate in after-school projects and will have to be available to shoot after hours events like sporting events, theater/fine arts productions, night photography, etc.

     This is a serious class designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in photography after high school. You can see student work by clicking here: http://akinscommercialphoto.blogspot.com/

     You will need to go to the blog list and click on people's names - you should see a lot of the photos they have taken. You can also see a link to their online portfolios.

Mr. Doerr teaches this course.

If you have questions about which class might be best for you, please talk with me privately and I will make a recommendation based on what skills I see in you. Each class has its strengths and weaknesses and we want you to be in the class that interests you the most and will better prepare you for the real world and you plans for the future.

On your blog today, I would like you to tell me which publication you think you might join next year and what aspects of that publication influenced your decision. Write at least a paragraph. I will be calling you back to speak with you individually and record what course you think you might want to take next year.

Second: I would like you to go to the following websites and look at various publications from around the United States. Pick one yearbook spread that you think is cool looking and link it on your blog and pick one on-line newspaper that you think looks cool and link it on your blog.

Yearbook websites:

http://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/ybk_advisers_cd_contests_adobe.html

Google the following: "yearbook spreads" as an image

Newspaper websites:

http://www.schoolnewspapersonline.com/clients/client-list/high-schools/ 

and

http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/npm13.html

Photoshop Introduction

Only do this if you have EVERYTHING ELSE POSTED TO YOUR BLOG. That means the following:
Year in Review: 2013
Fixed Portrait Shoot
Single Portrait for Magazine Cover
Magazine Covers Preview

Overview: We will soon begin using Photoshop to color manage and crop your photos for your magazine cover. Before we begin using this software, we need to review some of its basic layout, functions and tools.

Photoshop and InDesign are the primary photo manipulation and layout and design programs we use to create both the newspaper and yearbook. I know some of you have experience with Photoshop, but I bet most of you don't know much about InDesign. I will spend time with the entire class teaching you how to do things in both programs. But, I am not a Photoshop expert, so I want you to learn how to teach yourself how to find tutorials and tips on the internet.

Assignment: Today I want you to get started by watching the video linked below:

What is Photoshop?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsnWY-Wtxeg&edufilter=605GUT66LbdJf6fbZXpM1Q

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the three parts of Adobe Photoshop?

2. What types of professionals use Photoshop?

3. What are the functions of the three different components of Photoshop?

NEXT, go to the following link and answer the following questions:

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/photoshop/gettingstarted/

Under the heading "Common Tools" describe in your own words, what the function is for the following tools.

4. Crop Tool 

5. Lasso Tool

6. Text Tool

7. What buttons do you push to "Undo" a mistake you made?

8. What can you open to "undo" more than one mistake? How do you open it?

NEXT, Go the following link and answer the following questions:

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/photoshop/croporient/

9. How do you rotate an image?

10. If you don't like the initial cropping box you drew, how can you change it before you make your crop?

11. Under the heading "Resizing while Cropping" when you enter dimensions as you crop, what are you telling Photoshop to do as you crop your image? HINT: it involves ratios.

NEXT, go to the following Web site and answer the following questions:

http://guides.lib.unc.edu/content.php?pid=122104&sid=1049942

Under the heading "For Printing" find where it talks about resolution or "Pixels Per Inch" (ppi). 

12. What is the correct resolution for newsletters and newspapers?

13. What is the correct resolution for magazines?

Preview for next assignment: 

During our next lesson, together as a class we will open up in Photoshop any THREE IMAGES (besides your PORTRAIT or SELF PORTRAIT that you have taken this year.

IMPORTANT: The next step will be to Save and Rename the file so that you do not lose your original image. If you don't do this you will never be able to recover your original if you make changes to it in Photoshop.

To open Photoshop — look on your dock for the program that is colored blue and has the letters "Ps" in it. Click that and Photoshop will open up.

NOTES:

You will be taking notes while we work on this project today. I expect everyone to open up a new blog post titled "Photoshop Notes" to record specific Photoshop skills we will practice today.

You will be toggling back and forth so be prepared. Some of you may prefer to have them both open next to each other, the screens are certainly big enough to have both open if you want.

Once that is done, just wait for me. Please be aware that we will be working together for most of the period. And then I will ask you to practice what you learned in the time left before class is over.

Magazine Covers Preview

Overview: We need to review some of the best magazine covers of the last year and the essential parts of a magazine cover before we begin to design your own. 

Directions: This assignment consists of two blog posts.

Blog #1 - Magazine Essential Parts

After you shoot your portrait, you will use it as the central element of a mock magazine cover design that will occupy a page of your InDesign document.

To get this process started, you need to learn a little about magazine cover design.

Go to the link below:

http://www.magforum.com/cover_secrets.htm

Step 1: List the parts of a Magazine Cover labeled on the image. 

Step 2: In your own words summarize what each of these 9 parts does.

Blog #2 - Best magazine covers of 2013 and the last 40 Years

Next, go here and look at some great designs:

http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2013-winners-finalists

or go to the link below to see the top 40 Magazine Covers of the last 40 years.

http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years

Blog #2 -- My Favorite Cover

Choose your favorite cover (with a portrait). Label it as "favorite."

Post an image of your favorite.

Copy and paste the description from the web.

Write a 50-100 word critique of the portrait on the cover.

Mention what is communicated about the people in the portrait and how this is communicated.

You may consider composition, lighting, exposure, and cover lines