Adobe: Photoshop

    Another piece of software we have been taught for the past few weeks is Adobe Photoshop. This is vital when adding pictures to your magazine, it enables you to edit the picture to your liking, playing a big part in making your magazine look professional and easy on the eye.  We were taught how to 'Colour Correct' a photo, this is basically when you give the photo a 'glow' to make the artist/model more presentable.  We also learnt how to use the 'Spot Healing Tool,' which allows you to remove any spots, marks or blemishes from a persons face, resulting in them looking a lot more attractive.  If the cover model had spots all over their face, this would 'put off' the reader, whereas if they had clear, smooth skin the target audience are instantly drawn in.  

    As we can all see, this is a picture that shows the transformation of a woman's' face which has been performed by using the spot healing tool.  The 'after' picture is obviously a lot more attractive and if this was on the front of a magazine, it would probably get a lot more readers instead of the first picture.  This is because of the amazing spot healing tool.  I am going to be using Photoshop in my project as it enables me to alter any image of my choice, until I am happy that it looks professional, attractive and presentable.