Engine shot(my own magazine)

PJmak · 16th of September 2009 (Wed)

Working on my own magazine,my first

This is a section on my own car. The page is focused on engine specifications

Still needs finishing touches and the Im gona rewrite the whole thing. This info was copied form wikipedia. Im going to do it in my own words, this was just to give you an idea

here is the magazine cover. The title needs to be redone coz it doesnt work as it is

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...necoverwip.png

What do you think

Heres

xjosfx · 16th of September 2009 (Wed)

nice. but im not to sure about the "stock" looking photo at the bottom.

discoduck · 16th of September 2009 (Wed)

Interesting. Let me know when this magazine is up

lambocars · 16th of September 2009 (Wed)

Just a few tips : about the cover, you are mixing various fonts, that's not a good idea, keep to one font with multiple sizes, italic and bold, but don't use different fonts together.

The engine shot is nice, dark and intriguing, but do think about using lighter color on the text, sure it looks nice on screen, albeit a bit difficult to read if you have a bad laptop screen for instance, but imagine printing that one ... won't work well.

On what kind of publishing interval are you working for the e-zine ? Would love to see the issue actually.

Mark

Nemesismachine · 16th of September 2009 (Wed)

too dark for me. The text also sounds like it was copied out of C&D or R&T.

PhotosGuy · 18th of September 2009 (Fri)

I wouldn't use any font that makes i, l, & j look the same?
I like the teaser idea for the cover, but would use a lighter font. Good luck with the magazine.

PJmak · 18th of September 2009 (Fri)

thanks for comments

I don't do this professionally, this is my first ever try at it and I wanna make a living doing this one day

I changed it up a bit

bottom section needs work and text will be smaller and there will be more of it

Phenix3st · 18th of September 2009 (Fri)

THe engine shot is very dark and a little too close

PhotosGuy · 19th of September 2009 (Sat)

Quote:

THe engine shot is very dark and a little too close

I think it works for it's intended purpose. Are you using a color managed browser? Be aware that what you're seeing here is probably not what some of the rest of us are seeing?

justimaging · 19th of September 2009 (Sat)

i think the silver AMG logo should stand out more. It's washed out in the blackness, the peeled out engine stickers don't look very appealing, I would go for a head on shot. The stock car pictures are of different models of MB, as the article reader I am confused. Also the font is difficult to read to disseminate all the technical data you presented.

PJmak · 20th of September 2009 (Sun)

Well I guess you have to know a bit about the history of the car to understand why the cars are different

C43 and c55 amg are different

The black car in the bottom picture is the c43 and the C55 is born when you take the engine out of the silver car(E55 amg) and put it into the c43

All of that will be explained in the text when I redo it

Anke · 20th of September 2009 (Sun)

Engine and some of the text in the second edit just a tad too dark for me.

16th of September 2009 (Wed)	#1
PJmak Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 246 IMAGE EDITING OK	Engine shot(my own magazine) Working on my own magazine,my first This is a section on my own car. The page is focused on engine specifications Still needs finishing touches and the Im gona rewrite the whole thing. This info was copied form wikipedia. Im going to do it in my own words, this was just to give you an idea here is the magazine cover. The title needs to be redone coz it doesnt work as it is http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...necoverwip.png What do you think Heres

16th of September 2009 (Wed)	#2
xjosfx Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 46	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) nice. but im not to sure about the "stock" looking photo at the bottom.

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discoduck Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 514	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) Interesting. Let me know when this magazine is up __________________ 5Dc \| 17-40 L LivingPhoto.ca - Real Estate Photography Facebook - How about a "Like"?

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lambocars Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 314 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) Just a few tips : about the cover, you are mixing various fonts, that's not a good idea, keep to one font with multiple sizes, italic and bold, but don't use different fonts together. The engine shot is nice, dark and intriguing, but do think about using lighter color on the text, sure it looks nice on screen, albeit a bit difficult to read if you have a bad laptop screen for instance, but imagine printing that one ... won't work well. On what kind of publishing interval are you working for the e-zine ? Would love to see the issue actually. Mark __________________ My tutorials - my hobby - my scale cars - my Photographs Last edited by lambocars : 16th of September 2009 (Wed) at 06:29.

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PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 64,391	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) I wouldn't use any font that makes i, l, & j look the same? I like the teaser idea for the cover, but would use a lighter font. Good luck with the magazine. __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? // Need an exposure crutch?

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PJmak Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 246 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) thanks for comments I don't do this professionally, this is my first ever try at it and I wanna make a living doing this one day I changed it up a bit bottom section needs work and text will be smaller and there will be more of it

18th of September 2009 (Fri)	#8
Phenix3st Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 180	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) THe engine shot is very dark and a little too close

19th of September 2009 (Sat)	#10
justimaging Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 62 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) i think the silver AMG logo should stand out more. It's washed out in the blackness, the peeled out engine stickers don't look very appealing, I would go for a head on shot. The stock car pictures are of different models of MB, as the article reader I am confused. Also the font is difficult to read to disseminate all the technical data you presented.

20th of September 2009 (Sun)	#11
PJmak Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 246 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Engine shot(my own magazine) Well I guess you have to know a bit about the history of the car to understand why the cars are different C43 and c55 amg are different The black car in the bottom picture is the c43 and the C55 is born when you take the engine out of the silver car(E55 amg) and put it into the c43 All of that will be explained in the text when I redo it

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