Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Evaluation Activity 3
Evaluation Activity 5
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Through my audience questionnaire I found out quite a lot about what would attract my particular audience. Many said that simplicity on the cover helped it look grown-up and not childish which they liked; but also enjoyed the different bright colours making it still look fun and interesting and not dull and boring. The choice of pictures came up regularly as well, as they felt the black and white made it look sophisticated and cool, but with a dash of fun personality through the other pictures as well- making it relateable and therefore attracting their attention. The hand written fonts were came to come across well as they made the pages look less structured but while still working woth the rest of the page. They also added a 'personal' touch and 'creative flair' to the magazine overall.
Evaluation Activity 6
For my pictures for the magazine I used a Canon D450 and a studio lighting umbrella to make sure my photos were of the best quality and looked professional. I found correct lighting was the most important in taking a photo- but if light was scarce playing with exposure and such could dramatically improve the quality.
Outside of school, I used my Dell Inspiron for editing on Photoshop Elements. This was a different versionto the school one so throughout the process of making my magazine I also learnt about how to use this version- mostly the crop, enhance, magic eraser tools and learnt how to use layers.
I used photoshop elements for editing my pictures, and putting together my magazine. As I'd never used photoshop before, I felt I learnt most about this during the making of my magazine- from the enhance tools, to the magic eraser, to all of the features.
Both Flickr and PhotoBucket are image hosting websites, so I used them both to upload images and add tags and information.
As it can add extras that photoshop can't, I used picnik to test filters on my photos and other effects.
I used LookBook a lot for inspiration for the clothing, poses and angles that would work well in my magazine.
Evaluation Activity 7
One of the main things I have learnt from my prelim to my final prouct is how to use photoshop. Mainly shown by my cover images, I learnt how to use the magic eraser tool to erase larger chunks of the unwanted background to make my images look smoother and blend with the colour scheme and background more. On my prelim fornt cover I used a midshot, but on my final piece I used a more close-up, but still partially midshot as I found it made my magazine look more professional and made my model look at the camera- something a front cover must have otherwise would be uneffective at being eye-catching and engaging the reader- ways how that I have learnt from my progression from the two. I have also learnt and used how to layer on Photoshop to help my magazine look like it fits and works together more in an effective way without looking OTT or too plain- especially with a more variety of fonts than my prelim task. I have also learnt a fair bit on the creative aspect as well, firstly colour palettes and what works well togetehr and compliments each other without looking garish. I also learnt a lot about the appropriate camera shots and angles for each part of my magazine, and got to play about with my lighting and other things on my camera to improve the shots. Fonts were another thing I have deepened my knowledge on through working on this magazine; as to which compliment each other without looking OTT and which fit genres well.
Overall my knowledge of Photoshop has improved, aswell as my knowledge of the use of shots to make my magazine look professional, and conventions that keep the magazine looking put together and well-finished.
Friday, 11 March 2011
Improvements from Feedback
I have made sure I have a proper layout
My model is now facing the camera and with a visible face on my photo.
My coverlines are stronger, and my masthead is clearly noticeable and eye-catching.
Contents:
I have used a new, orignal and creative layout.
Added more pictures of different models and a mixture of bands and artists.
Used my current masthead, and used the same sort of fonts that fit together.
Double Page Spread:
Used newer and stronger pictures of my model.
Added more of my reoccuring colours to link it to the magazine.
Added page numbers to make it look professional.
New Fonts
James Fajardo
I used this font inside my magazine to add a handwriting like and creative flair to the inside of my magazine