Editing and experimenting with Photoshop

I am beginning to think of what I would like for a front cover and the type of image I would like to use. I have taken a few photos and have edited them using photo shop and have made duplicates to make many different edits of the same image, therefore giving me a wide range of different ideas.

Here you can see I have taken a photo and edited it on photo shop, taking away the colour and only leaving her main features (eyes and mouth) with colour. I think this effect is really different and highlights the image and makes it stand out. Also, it being 'different' makes it seem 'new' this could link to my title being 'NewSound'. While taking my images I am continuously thinking of new ideas for my magazine and so thing may change such as my target audience as this may be seen to connect more with females (having a female as the cover). But this is only a draft idea of what I would like to be a front cover. As the last shot I have cropped a close up to her face which make it more clear it is a main image.

After editing and playing around with the image I have decided to draft a front cover just to see what it would look like. This is what came out. I have done two as I have been inspired by Ray Gun magazine. Ray Gun breaks all the rules of formal magazine layout. His titles are not in place and covered or parts slightly missing of the page, his words are covering his image and his cover can be seen as art. So on the left you see my titles slightly tipped to seem quirky and on the right, the title actually covering the eye. The right image is more of a Ray Gun image and so if I want to have a subtle influence from Ray Gun I think I should use the left image being abit more of a subtle rule break of the title not being straight.

 The biggest image of my edits is the one I would be more entitled to use for my magazine cover as the dark edit and bright colour is modern and stands out. As well as this the image is still quirky and interesting but not breaking the rules too much to not be seen as a actual music magazine.

I have shown here my influence of the edit I have done on the image that I wish to use for my front cover. Also I have shown my talent on how to work on photoshop and showed my ability to take a image, edit it and change it into something different that would work with my magazine and create an image that I feel has enough to be on my front cover. It is very out-there as the image is a close up face shot and it is also unique with the edit I have done on it, creating the black and white layout and highlight key features of her face.
Working and experimenting with images can lead into edits and effecting being found that is only found by experimenting and playing round with the images taken. Once I found the style that I liked on the image, I was then able to start placing it as my front cover to see how it would look like therefore leading me onto drafting and always progressing to get to my final product.