Double Page Spread: Photoshop Tools

For my double page spread I used many tools to create the page. I used the text box tool to create all of the text on the page including the headline, pull quote and main body of text (the feature article). I used the magnetic lasso tool and polygon lasso tool to allow for precision to be applied when cutting out my feature article photograph. I also used the blur tool on her skin to create an airbrushed look to the photograph. I used the rectangle tool to create the headline boxes, the captions on the pictures, the bottom bar on the page and the 'news column'. I used the opacity tool to change the opacity of certain text boxes to allow for the typography to stand out more against the page. I used the drop shadow tool to emphasis the edges of the headline and the stand first.