Types of magazine covers

1.Early Magazine Covers
Almost always paintings, they intended to be ethical, religious, and always high morals(asking of your morals) 
2.The Poster Cover
One big picture no border,the subject is clear, text don't distract from the photo at all, the picture has to be really good or it has to be a recognizable photo
Dis adv: the photo doesn't help the magazine, 0 entry points. it's a risk to do these kins of covers.
3.Pictures Married to Type
The words help the photo, the word don't interfere with the subject
Adv: You could see the photo better, you don't loose the subject. the word don't distract the photo, the photo goes with the photo.The word and the picture go together.
Dis Adv:  You don't know what's in there, there aren't really that many entry points.
4.In the Forest of Words
Tons of text on the picture, Lots of colors, different faunt, different sizes, the text are everywhere, .
Adv: Lots of entry points to the magazine.
Dis adv: Too much to look at, they sometimes go over board on it, and you can't really see the person, cover the photos.

Stuff you find on a magazine cover
photo, name of the magazine, price tag, bar code, date

Magazine cover ideas

I should keep the six functions of cover in mind,
I shouldn't judge my cover on screen
How i should judge
I should avoid a weak cover
make the cover interesting

Magazine cover and catch up

#1, John & Yoko, Rolling Stone,   Formal
#2, Demi Moore, Vanity Fair,   Formal
#3, Muhammad Ali, Esquire, Formal
#9, Harpers Bazaar,   Formal
#10, National Geographic,    Informal
#15, Harpers Bazaar,    Formal
#19, Bill Clinton, Esquire,   Formal
#22, Cindy Crawford, George Magazine,   Formal
#24, Interview Magazine,   Informal
#26, Mia Farrow, People,    Formal
#27, Dixie Chicks, Entertainment Weekly,   Formal
#29, Playboy,    Environmental
#31, Bush/Gore, Newsweek,   Environmental
#32, Nicole Kidman, Vogue Magazine,   Formal
#35, New York Magazine,     Informal
#36, Princess Diana, People Magazine,     Formal
#37, Details Magazine,     Formal
#37, Glamour Magazine,    Formal
#37, Ellen DeGeneres, TIME,    Formal

Favorite: #3, Muhammad Ali, Esquire
(April 1968)
The controversial April 1968 magazine cover depicting Muhammad Ali impaled by six arrows appeared on the heels of his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army because of his religious beliefs. (Ali, convicted violating the Selective Service Act, was barred from the ring and stripped of his title.) The cover, the second of three Esquire covers defending Ali, shows the boxer martyred as St. Sebastian, a patron saint of athletes and one who was shot with arrows for his steadfast religious beliefs. This was one of the covers designed by George Lois, Esquires Art Director during the 1960s.

Portrait and self-portrait tips and ideas

Get Closer
The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects. In some cases this means that the center of interest—the subject—is just a speck, too small to have any impact. Even when it is big enough to be decipherable, it usually carries little meaning. Viewers can sense when a subject is small because it was supposed to be and when it's small because the photographer was too shy to get close.
Don't be shy. If you approach people in the right way, they'll usually be happy to have their picture made. It's up to you to break the ice and get them to cooperate. Joke around with them. Tell them why you want to make the picture. Practice with people you know so that you are comfortable; people can sense when you aren't.

Environmental Portraits
Portraits are about people. Environmental portraits are about people and what they do with their lives. They are about the kind of house a person lives in and how they decorate it; about what kind of work they do and where they do it; about the surroundings they choose and the things they surround themselves with. Environmental portraits seek to convey an idea about a person by combining portraiture with a sense of place.

 I like this picture because of how the color of the sky is, and how the man is surrounded by nothing but cranberries showing that, that's where he work at.

I like this picture because of how the contrast of photo is on the portrait.

 

Good to be back.

My first favorite photo of 2010, because the man is entertaining a disable boy, even if he isn't his son, plus you could see the enjoyment in the boy face.

My second photo of 2010, because it his a  light forming from the middle while everything else is dark.

My third favorite photo of 2010, because while the man is falling off his horse, the crowd is either laughing or trying to take a picture of the event.

What was the best song of 2010?
Neckbrace- ratatat, I chose this because it has no words, it's the best of 2010 because while it doesn't have any words, if you just listen you can feel what they say.

What was the best movie of 2010?
Kick-Ass, I chose this movie because it has a bunch of action, and it's a really funny movie.

What was the most important news story of the year?
The Bp oil spill, I chose this because the oil can affect the environment of our fishes, and soon they will all die or suffer from the oil in the ocean.

Who was the most important person of 2010?
Lady Gaga, even though i don't like her, she was very important in music and in style( not really, she sucks)  \

What was the biggest sports OR entertainment, story OR person of 2010
Paul Rodriguez, He's the best skateboarder around

1. Something that I will always remember is that my mom is the best person in the world for buying something i didn't expect at all to get for Christmas, a tablet.

2. To never stop skating, and to get grade higher.

3.To have fun, and hope fully to get better in skateboarding.