Contents Page Photo Manipulation

The image on the left shows her before I used any tools on her face. On the right hand side I have used the burn tool to brighten her eyes and make them stand out on the page. I made this change because I feel as though it would draw in more readers if the eyes looked brighter as you are instantly drawn to it. The face looks more awake and more engaging. The brightening of eyes draws more attention to the makeup she's wearing.

In this picture it shows the transition from a light shade of lipstick to a dark shade. I chose to darken the lipstick as it draws more attention to the model's face. It made the look more edgy and bold which is a look I wanted on my contents page. The lipstick allows the whole face to stand out and this makes a reader pay attention to her. From seeing Hip-Hop magazines, the females usually wear dark lipsticks to make their selves stand out on the page.

In this picture I started playing around with the lighting of the image. The original image is on the left and the altered image is on the right. I wanted to see which would draw more attention to readers in so I asked my target audience and most said the image without the changed lighting. I feel as though the lightened image looked too peaceful and not bold or edgy and that's not the look that I visioned for my contents page. I stuck with the original image as the lighting was better and it made the features in her face stand out more than if her face was covered in bright light.