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Food and lifestyle Magazine Research Magazine: delicious. Magazine http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/ For my main example I have chosen ‘delicious.’ magazine for my research task. From looking through the different magazine covers this one count my attention first for its use of colour on the main image for the cover and the obvious studio style. As you can see with the 2 examples above, the foreground and the background colours are either complimentary or harmonious. In the magazine cover on the left the background and the table top cloth are shades of blue and purple, while the cake is a combination of brown, white and orange. The shades of blue and purple compliment the cake making the detail and colour stand out from the rest of the cover. With the cover on the right the colours are a combination of complimentary and harmonious ones. The baby blue in the background and on the cake plate is complimenting the deep pink and green cubes while being harmonious with the white ones. The baby pink tablecloth stops the cover from being too blended while being an appropriate colour to be placed next to the blue. Lighting From looking at both covers it is easier to tell that these photos where shot in a studio. The soft and minimal shadows in both photos indicate that the lighting was positioned around the food to create even lighting. With the cover on the left, the lighting is illuminating the left side of the cake while less falls on the right side. The tablecloth in this image is also lit strongly but the background is dull. This could be to draw the viewer’s eyes to the bright parts of the image such as the cake.

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Food  and  lifestyle  Magazine  Research    

Magazine:  delicious.  Magazine  http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/      For  my  main  example  I  have  chosen  ‘delicious.’  magazine  for  my  research  task.  From  looking  through  the  different  magazine  covers  this  one  count  my  attention  first  for  its  use  of  colour  on  the  main  image  for  the  cover  and  the  obvious  studio  style.                                        As  you  can  see  with  the  2  examples  above,  the  foreground  and  the  background  colours  are  either  complimentary  or  harmonious.  In  the  magazine  cover  on  the  left  the  background  and  the  table  top  cloth  are  shades  of  blue  and  purple,  while  the  cake  is  a  combination  of  brown,  white  and  orange.  The  shades  of  blue  and  purple  compliment  the  cake  making  the  detail  and  colour  stand  out  from  the  rest  of  the  cover.    With  the  cover  on  the  right  the  colours  are  a  combination  of  complimentary  and  harmonious  ones.  The  baby  blue  in  the  background  and  on  the  cake  plate  is  complimenting  the  deep  pink  and  green  cubes  while  being  harmonious  with  the  white  ones.  The  baby  pink  tablecloth  stops  the  cover  from  being  too  blended  while  being  an  appropriate  colour  to  be  placed  next  to  the  blue.      Lighting  From  looking  at  both  covers  it  is  easier  to  tell  that  these  photos  where  shot  in  a  studio.  The  soft  and  minimal  shadows  in  both  photos  indicate  that  the  lighting  was  positioned  around  the  food  to  create  even  lighting.  With  the  cover  on  the  left,  the  lighting  is  illuminating  the  left  side  of  the  cake  while  less  falls  on  the  right  side.  The  tablecloth  in  this  image  is  also  lit  strongly  but  the  background  is  dull.  This  could  be  to  draw  the  viewer’s  eyes  to  the  bright  parts  of  the  image  such  as  the  cake.    

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For  the  cover  on  the  right  the  lighting  is  much  brighter  to  bring  out  the  light  colours  in  the  background  and  the  foreground.  The  food  it’s  self  is  evenly  lit  with  slight  differences  in  the  light  levels.  The  lighting  appears  to  be  stronger  on  the  right  side  but  with  the  light  at  a  high  angle.    From  analysing  these  front  covers  and  looking  different  photographs  by  others  I  have  noticed  one  common  element.  Most  of  the  photos  have  been  shot  in  very  good  lighting  that  shows  the  whole  food  as  it  is.  The  food  is  main  focus  for  the  camera  and  lighting  regardless  of  what  the  food  item  is.      My  shoot  will  be  based  around  drinks.  I  am  still  debating  whether  to  go  for  a  set  that  has  the  drink  standing  on  its  own  in  the  shot.  My  other  alternative  is  to  create  a  small  area  around  the  drink  that  relates  to  it  in  some  way.  For  example  if  the  cocktail  was  garnished  with  a  lemon  slice  you  could  have  a  whole  lemon  placed  next  to  the  drink.  Using  a  low-­‐key  set  up  would  allow  to  create  shots  similar  to  those  used  on  drinks  websites  and  posters.