Print screens and edited images (final images)

To edit my photos i used Photoscape and played around with the Colour curve to get different kinds of effects.

These are my edited images. This image is of a girl (KID SHAW-T) against a brick wall. Most of my photos have the appropriate props and settings and I tried to create images that are representative of the Hip Hop genre. For example, my image setting included a brick wall, which is conventional of Hip Hop as this genre started out in the streets. I also took photos against a white background to allow the professional studio look, and from the images I have taken I have been successful in making them appear professional. As you can see from my images the props I have included are very representative of my genre, I thought hard about the props and came up with the Boom box, NYC hoodie, Glasses, headphones, trainers and a silk jacket with shined hood. In result I have considered props and settings and planned and organised the photo shoot very well and the Proof images shown on my blog also highlight that I have personally taken these images. The images of the girl in trainers is me and I conducted how the photo should be taken and at what angle and shot.
For this image below I took it at mid shot, in my head I had an idea of a double page spread, having a person located at the side with a background of a brick wall where I could place my text. Mid shot is effective, especially here as it shows off the props included. The bottom half of the girl would have been irrelevant, even if I wanted to show her trainers, there are enough Hip Hop representations just by looking at her waist up.

This image is one of my favourites. It’s a long shot of the whole body showing the costume and in my opinion emphasis on the trainers which, when looking at the type of trainers, is very conventional to the genre. The use of the N.E.R.D glasses and hood also support this. I played around on Photoscape to edit this image and it came out really well, the colours are bold and lively and only the face is blanked out with white, but this allows the glasses to stand out which is currently fashionable and in trend.

IMAGE'S BELOW- Here is another example if images I have played around on my editing software which came out quite retro and funky, which can be shown as breaking boundaries of my genre as you do see some images like this in those magazines but not so much these use of colours and editing techniques.

This image below is also one of my favourites, it is a great image that represents hip hop, its funky and fun and I love the use of colours I have created. I would like to use this image as a very central part of my magazine, but i will struggle to find a place to place it. For example the full body shot image I would like to use in the contents page but it goes well by itself with no distractions around it (simple). I could use it on my double page but I have very good and appropriate images for the double page spread taken already. One of my features is in the theme of Kicks (trainers) where this image will go very well.

This last image is in my opinion great for the cover, it’s bold and stands out with the prop and clearly distinguishes and supports the genre of Hip Hop.