These are my 11 final images featured in my editorial. I am very happy with my final editorial and how professional it looks, considering the time frame I had to produce it.
After my 1 to 1 with James today I went back to my final images and made a few retouches, little things that I hadn't picked up on but became so obvious when pointed out to me by James and were so minor but made a difference. Two big points were the difference in colour tones of skin, between the bottom two, since they were side by side in the spread, and of the same image, the difference was much more obvious. The closer image was much colder, so I increased the orange in the skin and added +3 in warmth. And there was also a difference between the greys of the carpark floor between the two below, which although on different pages, was quite a clear difference. I increased warmth in the left image to bring them closer together. I hadn't edited my images side by side before today, which is something I should have been doing, especially when working on an editorial where images will be seen side by side on spreads.
Bringing the greys closer, I increased the warmth ever so slightly on the left image
Bringing skin tones closer together, increased warmth and orange hue on the left image, and also simply retouched the top of her head on the right hand image.
With this image I got rid of flyaway hair which did nothing for the image, and straightened the background image too.
I have known for a while that I wanted to make an editorial to present my final work for BA2b.
Rather than produce a zine containing more than one editorial, I have chosen to produce a 12 page magazine size print, with the idea that it would fit into the publication in the 'reality check' editorial section. The magazine I have aimed it at is Vogue, simply because I really like their editorial style and the way their lay out their images.
The words I chose to go alongside my images I took from the editorials already published, alternating them slighting to fit my images but ultimately keeping as much as I could the same. Both me and the design for publishing student agreed that this was better than just adding placeholder text for contextual purposes. The words and title were taken from the May 2017 British Vogue. The design for publishing student also took inspiration from the editorial design of the publication, and adding my name in each page was a design element I really liked and wanted to include in my own.
After speaking to Sophie and Gretchen about my website and looking at other relevant websites from practitioners I have changed my website to cater for my work better. Its much more simple, doesn't have as much work on it, but the work there is relevant and reflects where and how I want to take my work in the future. To view each editorial in full, you simply click on the image and scroll through.
I have also just got three menu headers; Portfolio, Contact, and About. I have left out travel and the possibility of a blog for now but I will look into adding them at a later date.
This is my final editorial ready to print today. I am so happy with the final outcome, seeing it put together looking very professional. I definitely chose the right person to collaborate, we worked really well together, The process involved sending files to and fro, which although wasn't ideal, meant neither one of us felt too pressured, and we were both quick at replying. If there was anything I didn't like, I felt comfortable enough to mention it and asked for something a little different. Choosing a design for publishing student to work with over a graphic communication or graphic design was the best decision as editorial is what they do, and seeing my own images in her own magazine was very rewarding and showed me how good things can look when its your specific area of expertise.
I have tried and tested my website on both desktop and mobile view. I optimised my site for mobile viewing because this will primarily be where most people would view my website before looking on a desktop.
My images are smaller on the main menu but the same fundamentals of my website design have remained the same, and the quality of my images haven't been compromised.
I also made a quick mockup of a spread of what my magazine could look like once its printed. I hadn't considered photographing my final editorial but this is something I could look into.
I was approached by a buyer for fashion brand FYFO to shoot their SS17 Lookbook. We shot today on the stop of St. Andrews carpark. The buyer and the stylist had seen my recent work on social media, they mentioned my shoot with Jay, it was really flattering them knowing my work and asking me to do it. The weather wasn't as sunny as I'd have liked, but we made the most of what we had, shooting inside if it rained etc. The team I had was a Buyer, a stylist, an assistant, and a Makeup artist. It was really helpful having such a big team and not having to think about everything myself; they handled all the styling and the buyer knew what sort of shots she wanted, which made it easier for me to achieve the right shots quicker. I hadn't worked for a client before so this was a new experience but I really enjoyed it.
As well as shooting for the e-commerce and website content, we shot content for an editorial in the hope of submitting them for publication online. The images I produced are quite possibly my strongest, and my most proudest set of images to date.
