Photography
The photography aspect didn't go so well, as noone wanted to be the focus of the photo. We found it quite awkward getting our photo taken in front of people we knew, and as we all didn't know each other that well, it wasn't something we wanted to do. Also, we didn't take a lot of the correct kind of shot, but photographed more images for our contents page, and the medium shots we did take weren't very professional looking. All the images were more about showing the person than the building, leading to no variety of where the pictures were taken which was outside in the courtyard, not showing the full college building.
This image shows two students having fun throwing leaves around - great for the autumn edition, but it couldn't be the front cover shot. Also, there are people in the background, showing college life, but also distracting from the image.
This image has a good use of framing, but as you can see there is a person in the background who shouldn't be there, therefore the image doesn't look professional enough.
This image is a medium close up, but it is just a random photo taken infront of one of the college buildings, but it doesn't show the college building in full, therefore people might not know what it is. There is also alot of space between the head and the edge of the photo, so the proportions are not quite right.
Software - Photoshop and InDesign
In photoshop, I learnt how to use the magic eraser, which removes any unwanted background. This is useful if I wanted to remove the background on the image, so I could just focus on the person in the image. I would like to improve parts of this, to make sure I remove all unwanted background so the images look professional.
I also learnt how to use the spot healing brush tool and the clone stamp tool together, which removed unwanted blemishes, spots and dark circles from the person in the image. The clone tool helped to copy the skin tone and make the skin an even colour, making the appearance natural before I placed the photo into InDesign to make my magazine.
In InDesign, I learnt how to use the rectangle tool to make a stamp which stood out on my magazine cover and the text tool to add text to my cover for the headlines, stories and kickers.
I also learnt how to make my magazine look professional, making sure I proportionally dragged my photo out so it didn't go pixelated.
What do I think of what was produced?
Overall I think my magazine cover and contents page came out very strongly. I used the correct type of image on my front cover (medium close up) which filled the whole of the cover space, with the magazine name on top of it. I think I could improve the quality of this image which has pixelated as it doesn't look as professional or clear as it was if I had just placed the image, rather than photoshopping it first. I also think that the colour scheme was consistant throughout, using autumn tones for an autumn issue. I think I could find a better background for my main image and try not to get my contents page images pixelated, although I had to put it in photoshop to cut it.
This example of a magazine cover includes a background specific to the magazine edition, and its stories and features are about wider issues, rather than like mine which are just specific to the college.
My Final College Magazine
The photography aspect didn't go so well, as noone wanted to be the focus of the photo. We found it quite awkward getting our photo taken in front of people we knew, and as we all didn't know each other that well, it wasn't something we wanted to do. Also, we didn't take a lot of the correct kind of shot, but photographed more images for our contents page, and the medium shots we did take weren't very professional looking. All the images were more about showing the person than the building, leading to no variety of where the pictures were taken which was outside in the courtyard, not showing the full college building.
Software - Photoshop and InDesign
In photoshop, I learnt how to use the magic eraser, which removes any unwanted background. This is useful if I wanted to remove the background on the image, so I could just focus on the person in the image. I would like to improve parts of this, to make sure I remove all unwanted background so the images look professional.
I also learnt how to use the spot healing brush tool and the clone stamp tool together, which removed unwanted blemishes, spots and dark circles from the person in the image. The clone tool helped to copy the skin tone and make the skin an even colour, making the appearance natural before I placed the photo into InDesign to make my magazine.
In InDesign, I learnt how to use the rectangle tool to make a stamp which stood out on my magazine cover and the text tool to add text to my cover for the headlines, stories and kickers.
I also learnt how to make my magazine look professional, making sure I proportionally dragged my photo out so it didn't go pixelated.
What do I think of what was produced?
Overall I think my magazine cover and contents page came out very strongly. I used the correct type of image on my front cover (medium close up) which filled the whole of the cover space, with the magazine name on top of it. I think I could improve the quality of this image which has pixelated as it doesn't look as professional or clear as it was if I had just placed the image, rather than photoshopping it first. I also think that the colour scheme was consistant throughout, using autumn tones for an autumn issue. I think I could find a better background for my main image and try not to get my contents page images pixelated, although I had to put it in photoshop to cut it.
My Final College Magazine
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