The document describes the process taken to design a contents page in Photoshop. Key changes included: 1) Changing the masthead from vertical to horizontal for better visibility. 2) Changing colors from blue to black for the masthead, box, and background to create consistency. 3) Converting the image to black and white to match the color scheme, then adding colored flower photos to the background for visual interest. 4) Cropping and positioning multiple flower photos at different angles and sizes to avoid repetition and make the background and image stand out.

1. The first thing I did was I changed the direction my
masthead was going, I changed it from vertical to
horizontal. I did this because in my feedback it was
said that part of my masthead could not be seen as my
models hair was dark also. I did this by using the text
tool I just deleted it and re-wrote it this time making it
horizontal rather than vertical. I used the same font
however as it is easy to read.
Then using the gradient tool I changed
the colour from blue to black, I then
changed the box with the contents in
from blue to black also, so that the
background would be the same as the
box ( have a similar colour scheme ) I
did this by using the ‘paint bucket tool’
changing the colour to black and the
clicking on the box.
I then decided to make my image itself black and white to match
the whole black and white colour scheme. I did this by clicking on
‘image’ then ‘adjustments’ then black and white, this then allowed
me to alter the tone of the black and white. I could adjust the
amount of red, yellow, green, blue or magenta in the image.
I then thought that this was too much of black and white so I
wanted to add some colour to the background, this would also
make my image stand out more and seem more significant than if
it was the same colour as the background ( as it was if it were to
stay black and white. )

2. As I felt my background should have some colour I tested different
types of colours using the gradient tool and the bucket tool. However
they did not look right or professional enough. So I looked through
my photos that I took on the photo shoot and found on with a
blossom flower from a blossom tree.
I opened the image on a new document on Photoshop, I then used the ‘quick select tool’ to
cut out the flower. Using the ‘move tool’ I then dragged it along to the document that I was
creating my contents page on. I flipped the image and made it larger and placed it behind all
of my other layers. I did this several times changing the angel of the flowers and size so that
it didn’t look as though I has cropped the same flowers over and over again. This made the
background more colourful and my contents page less dull! It also made my image stand out
more ( which is what I wanted )

3. FINAL CONTENTS PAGE
The reason I chose this photo is because
the front cover already had my model
holding a guitar and I didn’t want every
picture to be similar, also it was a close
up which represents one of the camera
angles that I have learnt.
I also like this picture as it shows her
smiling which shows that she is happy , I
believe that this would attract more
readers than if it were a serious photo
where the model may look angry