When I first started creating my preliminary task I was new to almost
everything that I have now learned, including camera shots, terminology and the
use of Photoshop and InDesign.
Throughout the production process I learned many different things:
I learned
that when taking a professional photo for a music magazine, the lighting and a
white background are extremely important to enable easy editing and that
‘polished’ look. The use of both a
background and lighting enabled me to capture a much better photo. I made sure
that the lighting fell brightly on one side and darker on the other side of the
artist’s face to represents that she, like everyone, can have a good and a bad
side. http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/front-cover.html
However, for my double page spread image I wanted it to look as if my artist
had taken part in a photo shoot so I had to make sure the lighting was a
completely even, bright light that consisted of minimal shadows. http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/double-page-spread.html
When
taking my images I learned about different camera angles and the effect they
have. In my preliminary task the image is very close up and had no tilt at all,
this made the photo look very unprofessional, flat, dull and lacked a message. http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/magazine-front-cover-contents-page.html
After looking back on my preliminary task and learning new skills I changed the
way I used the camera, adding a slight tilt and lighting to create a more
professional look. http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/front-cover.html
When asking
my real magazine I used the skills I had acquired on Photoshop and InDesign to
help make my magazine appear more professional. I especially changed the colour
tone and feathered the image more to make it look more professional. http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/double-page-spread.html
In my
preliminary magazine the outfit I choose had no link with what my magazine was
about as I didn’t put much thought into how costume can reveal so much about
somebody. Therefore, in my music magazine I made sure that the outfit would be
eye catching and portrayed a message. (Spoken briefly about in ‘How does your
media product represent particular social groups?) http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/how-does-your-music-magazine-represent.html
In addition to the above I also learned how to use PhotoShop which helped to make my photos appear both professional and aesthetically pleasing. http://kelsierennick.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/how-i-improve-image-using-photoshop.html
