Below is my examples of the skills I have learnt using Indesign and Photoshop:

Photoshop: (Below are 4 examples of the tools I regularly use on Photoshop)

The tools I have used for Photoshop:

• Eyedropper Tool– I used the eyedropper tool to enhance the eye colour and brightening the eyes so they will stand out more. This made my star image more youthful and more livelier.
• Brush Tool– By using the brush tool I am able to ensure that my model looks the best they can, By using the brush tool it ensured that my model looked youthful which is perfect as my target audience is for teenagers and this will appeal to my audience more.
• Brightness and Contrast Tool– I have used the brightness and contrast tool to give an extra flare to my image and this has made the image a lot better. My reasoning for using the Brightness and Contrast tool is because I wanted to enlighten my model and ensure they look fresh and appeal to my age demographic. My models should convey the image of youth, as my target audience have a preferred style of reading which would be someone closer to their age.
• Auto Contrast– Once I upped the brightness and lowered the contrast down, I then used auto contrast just to enhance the features of my models. I used Auto Contrast to bring depth to my model and make them look crispier and sharper as this will bring out the models features a lot more.

By using these tools I am able to ensure my models features stand out and that they look the best they can. By using photoshop, I have learnt how to successfully edit an image of a model, and I know what techniques work on my particular genre of music and what techniques don’t work.

Indesign: (Below are 3 examples of the tools I regularly use on Indesign)

The tools I have used:

• I sent my stripes backwards so the image of my models is the main focus
• I used the outer glow effect to enhance the names ‘Amelia and Amber’. This ensured that the target audience know exactly who they are reading the article about
• In addition to that I used Global Light to make the names of the models stand out.