Favorite Cover

Brides, October/November, Get Inspired!

"The October/November issue of BRIDES magazine marked our first-ever flip cover. The front cover featured a beautiful bride in a delicately ornate wedding gown and whimsical bouquet, and the back cover featured a close up on a stunning veiled woman. The back cover focused on the woman’s facial attributes for our special bonus Beauty Issue, which included a step-by-step beauty regimen to help women look and feel their best for their big day. BRIDES is the ultimate resource for brides to planning and enjoying every step toward their big day and beyond."

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This was my favorite cover because it caught my eye the most

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Magazine Tips

When designing the front cover make sure the magazine has.....
1. Familiar recognition (brand)
2. The image's appeal
3. Pulls the casual glancer in
4. Promising benefits
5. Shows off the service, easy to scan

Prompt Shoot #2

COLD

ELECTRIC

PURPLE

American Soldier

1.A.
This was the most powerful image in the slideshow because it shows the hurt and pain Ian was facing and the complications he was having with his life.
B.
Set 1# 1-7
Set 2# 8-50
Set 3# 51-70
Set 4# 71-82
I think the set 2 images of his training were the most powerful because that is the time he struggled the most and showed the most emotion and it was clearly shown through the images.
C.
The images work together to tell a story by being in order and creating a timeline of the most important events that occured and highlighted the main idea of the story.
3A. The story is told in present tense.
B. The captions enhance the photograph by helping explain what exactly is going on in the image.

4A.
image 81 - Ian and his fiance take an oath of marriage in the Clerk's office to get their license so that they can proceed the marriage process and get married as soon as they can.
image 76- Ian's father proudly holds up his welcome home sign for Ian as he awaits his son coming home after 5 months in Iraq at a gymnasium surrounded by other family hopefuls.
image 78- Ian's mother cries as the soldiers start to enter the gymnasium knowing that she's going to see her son after 5 long months