Main Task: Location Test One

We went to New Brighton beach to try and get some location shots for my magazine front cover.

Jellyfish Cult, the image I will probably use for my double page spread.

An Image I might re-create for my cover.

Another Image I will probably use for my double page spread.

Out of these, I got ideas, playing around with perception and ideas for extra images for the double page spread.

Magazine Conventions

Analysing and identifying magazine conventions.

Viva le Rock- http://www.slideshare.net/sofi_not/magazine-conventions-40191507

NME-http://www.slideshare.net/AmazingAllan/magazine-front-cover-research-40287915

Pre-liminary Task: Final Product

These were the final products of the pre-liminary task to create a school magazine front cover and contents page.

My Front Page

My contents Page

Pre-liminary Task: Contents Page

For my contents page, I based it on many other style models to find a simple style. From there I had to edit an image and then create the contents page.

To get an image for my contents page, I took the 'out-take' pictures from when I was getting images for the magazine front cover. I chose these pictures due to the 'article' context.

The second step was to add the image to the page along with the heading of 'Contents'. I chose the styling of the text to carry on the house style of the front cover.

The last step was adding the contents. I framed the picture with the text, getting the main article to shift so it highlighted the image to go with it.

Pre-liminary Task: Front Cover

For my front cover, I used the style model to base the image and set up from. From there I took a few steps to get my final product.

My first step was editing my picture and then placing it on the white background. I placed it central, so that the eye line would coincide with the rule of thirds.

My second was to add the masthead, choosing one that wasn't very serious. I chose the colour black to make it stand out against the white background. And put it behind the image to give the image depth.

The third was to add the main headline, making it the second largest text to make it stand out and draw the readers attention to the main article.

The final step was to add the sub headlines, making them smaller and spreading them out to give more information about the magazine. I used white on the text to make it visible against the background and give it contrast to the masthead.

Pre-liminary Task: Planning Pictures

After deciding on the set up of my cover, I drew the desired product on paper. From there I knew what pictures I wanted and how and where I wanted them taken.

This was the final design I wanted

I took ten photos. I took this many so I could be sure on what I wanted and how I wanted the subjects to look and where to position them. I took many pictures, some of them I took from further away so that I could crop them down.

This was the test shot for when I was deciding where to shoot my pictures. I choose here due to the clean look of the school. However, I took my pictures slightly angled away from the building due to lighting complications on the day I took my pictures.

From there, I took my pictures. Having got consent to take the pictures from all subjects within the images.

This would be nice, but the subjects are too spaced out, and the pictures is too wide.

This wouldn't be suitable as Allan is in too much shadow.

There is too much shadow again, and the picture is too bleak.

Again, not suitable due to Allan blinking.

This could be an option, it would be easy to crop down but the text would be a hard to place.

The subjects are too close and the picture is too wide. 

Harry is standing too far away from the other two subjects, so this wouldn't be suitable.

This would be an option if Allan wasn't making a face.

There is too much shadow for this to be an option.

This is the picture that I have chosen over the others. The lighting is nice, the image will be easy to crop and manipulate and the subjects are all close together and hold the right look for the image I wanted to convey.

After choosing the picture I want to use, I now have to go on to making my front cover.

Pre-Liminary Task: Consent Forms

To take the pictures I wanted to take for my front cover. I had to get a consent form from the people I was going to photograph.

This was the form that all three subjects signed so as to prove that they were allowing themselves to be pictured for my task.