Peyton's Commercial Photography Blog

Theme: My group's theme is colors of the earth. For our project we all took pictures of earth's nature, such as flowers or plants. Mural project photos will not upload Photographer: Kristi Wright Kristi Wright is a local Austin photographer. Wright takes pictures of weddings, bridal sessions, engagement photography and modern family portraits. She has been photographing weddings and couples since 2009. She loves her dog, chips and salsa, The Walking Dead, and coffee creamer. I agree with Wright when she says that it is very important to capture all the emotions just as you remember them. Wright thinks it's important to develop a good relationship with the people she photographs so that everything is easy, comfortable, and fun. "It's more than just wedding photography. This will be the first page in the story of your lives together" Wright says. Wright likes to capture the "real love" and emotion in weddings to make her pictures better. S...

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Image Based-This is the most common type of magazine cover. This has the picture be the main focus of the cover and this picture should relate to the brand.  Usually its of one or two people looking at the camera, and sometimes smiling. The main part of the photograph has to correspond with the style of the publication. Illustration Based- This is a cover with a drawing either computer made or hand made. These are used to show something funny on the cover page or something out of the ordinary. This is not commonly used sense new technology has been developed. Type Based- This cover is also not as commonly used today as others. These covers are usually just font on a background without a big picture that takes up all the attention. This cover shows how just words alone can create a powerful image. In order to do this, the words need to be bold and powerful. Concept Based- This style is a combination of all three magazine types; Image Based, Illustration Based, and Type based. ...

My favorite cover: "Benjamin Lowy’s photograph of Floyd Mayweather wasn’t intended to be a cover; he took this shot for what we call a “technique shot.” Yet when we saw the defending champ demonstrating his famous shoulder roll, we knew it had to be the cover of our Fight Issue, one with profiles and separate covers of Mayweather and his opponent Canelo Alvarez. We decided to go with a bright white background—a rarity for The Magazine—to contrast the fighter’s dark skin, showing off the beads of sweat on his forehead and intense concentration in his eyes. We offer this cover as an athlete who is the embodiment of his craft in a rare moment when boxing rose to the top of the sports conversation." In this photograph, you can clearly see that it is an image of the boxer Floyd Mayweather. This photo shows the boxer in his natural environment and comfortable in what he is doing. I like how it is easy to tell from the cover that this man is a boxer. I also like how this image...

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Make cover interesting to look at Plastic bagging is essential Use cover lines Make it simple Make sure the brand is clear and obvious 

Hold your camera on an angle Anticipating behavior Mirror/ reflective surface is easier for self portrait Environmental Portrait: I like this photo because it is so simple but it captures so much and it is very pretty. I picked this photo because I think that the color of the red background really makes the man stand out in the picture. I like this photo because the action in the background with the sparks flying make the photo much more interesting than just a plain old picture. I picked this picture because it shows you something that you typically wouldn't see every day and so it grabbed my attention. Photography Self Portrait: I like this photo because I think this image is very beautiful in a simple way. I picked this photo because I like how creative it is and I like the intense expression on the girl's face. I like this photo because I like how the camera that the man is holding up kind of represents a gun. I picked this photo because I feel ...

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A. I think that the most powerful mage is "A Hug Farewell" where he hugs his friends before he leaves because it is a very strong image of how he is said to leave. B. They all work together to tell a story by showing different events and emotions from Ian in his experience from the war. C. They provide more useful information and detail to let us know more about what is happening in the photographs. D. Ian Fisher is a young man who decides to join the Army to train and says goodbye to his girlfriend, family, and friends. He went through extreme training and wanted to leave but he stayed where he was stationed at Fort Carson. Later he went to the war in Iraq, finally he feels like he is having a good impact by joining the war. He faced many difficulties in the war and also with personal problems but eventually when he came home from the war he married his new girlfriend and was an honorable American soldier that was proud of the good and service he provided for his count...