Own Newspaper Images

Initial images with outtakes, without modifications

1. Folk hall (Town hall) for Zumba article

I ended up going with image 1 as i feel the main focus of the hall was more centred in the photograph and there are less distractions and wasted space around it. All the colouration was evenly spread and the shot was clearer in the first take.

2. Outside of Dyer and Scott Opticians

I chose to use the first photo here as more of the optician front has been captured in the photo and I liked the chiaroscuro lighting that reflects on the windows. I felt this would look great as an accompanying photo to its story. 

I later decided that this image did not seem appropriate as I did not manage to get a photograph of the broken window in time. Therefore I opted not to include an image with this particular story.

3. Cameron Taylor for 'Feline hero?.'

Again, I chose to use the first photo here as it was the only one I felt suitable for the story. This is because of the angle from directly in front and the fact that it is a close, mid-shot and includes everything necessary is why I felt it was the best option.

I also decided to use a photo of a kitten to represent the one rescued in the story.For this I took a picture of a stray cat I came across outdoors.

Asking Cameron Taylor for permission to have his photo taken, to be used in my newspaper.

4. Outside Curzon Cinema, Clevedon

For this image, I only managed to take a single photo of the local cinema. This is because i was happy with the outcome of the first photo. I felt this would be appropriate to use as it captures the name of the cinema clearly, along with its iconic red door front - something that locals would recognise.

5. Hanging baskets image for Portishead in Bloom advert

I decided to use the second photo as i feel like it was the best to fit on an advert. Not too busy or too plain, but enough not to draw attention away from the advert itself. I decided that the other two pictures were not bright enough for an advert about flowers and thought the more colourful the plant looked the more it would attract an audience.

After reviewing final touches to my newspaper, I ended up retaking a more colourful image to use for this advert instead.

6. Own sofa from home for use of sofa advert

I took photos of a sofa to use in the advert from two different angles, from a side angle and front facing angle, to experiment and see which would fit best. I came to the conclusion that the wider angle photo of the front facing angle would look better across the sale banner on the advert. It was what I wanted exactly.

I imported the photo, at a later stage, into PhotoShop, where I removed the background and cut around the edges of the sofa. This is because the background living room wasn't needed, and so the people viewing the advert can get a clearer view of what is for sale.

7. Cath Taylor, 401 marathon runner

I decide to go with the third picture here as I preferred the colouration in the sky and the all round brighter effect. I felt like it would stand out on the page as one of the first thing the reader sees. I also preferred the outside shots compared to the inside one, as it is more conventional to have an outdoor 

image on the front page.

I also chose to include a photo of the Portishead runners, Cath Taylor with Ben Smith, on the inside of the newspaper next to the continuation of the story.

 I decided to go with the first photo as the featured people were more centred and the participants looked more focused than the second shot.

Permission from Cath Taylor to use the image.

8. Car for insurance advert

Image of the car used in the car insurance advert. This was the only photo I ended up using as the other two photos I took were out of focus and unrecognisable. I then decided to remove the background on PhotoShop as a square image would not fit well on the small advert. I also thought removing background distractions would allow the reader to focus on the vehicle.

9. Teeth up-close for dentist advert

I decided on using the first photograph for the dentist advert as you can see the teeth clearer and the front facing angle makes the advert look more professional. This is something you would conventionally find in an advert for dentistry.

Permission from Amy Shields to use the image in the newspaper.

10. Ladies council advert

This is the only photo I managed to get of the ladies council as they were rushed for time and I only managed to capture them at the very end of their annual meeting. However, I was pleased with this image as all faces are in frame and the high level lighting managed to capture and enhance everything I wanted to include.

Below are the emails of permission I received from the ladies council.

I purposely decided to include local politics as this was one of my most requested topics in my audience research. 

11. New lock side cafe advert

I decided to opt for the second photo here as the first was slightly blurry. The second image had the correct angle I needed the boats to be at so i could use the rule of thirds to include everything i needed in the photograph. I also liked the sunset in the background of the boats. I was pleased with this photo.

12. Handyman advert

Here, I decided to use the second photograph as there was everything I needed in the frame. There were no background distractions such as the marking on the skirting board and more of the hand was in shot - which I felt suited the advert better. The second photo included a medium, crane shot which compliments the rest of the advert.

13. Children's tutoring advert

In this final advert I chose to use the first image shown. I preferred the landscape version as it captured all the props, along with the tutor and student, that i needed to include in the advert. The landscape shape also allowed me to use this image in the design I had planned, in order for it to fit visually.

I decided to retake this image also, in order for the viewers to see the models faces. I used powerpoint software to fit the image to a particular shape for the advert.