Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Conventions	College Magazine	Music Magazine	Both
Masthead	Big, across entire magazine, dull colour. Maybe too large, takes up too much space.	Stands out, suits genre, shadow makes it effective.
Main Image	Poorly edited, too bright, very simple, pose doesn't fit main story well, zoomed in a little too much.	Better lighting, fits the frame better, models suit story/genre better, editing could be better, eye-catching, pose is believable for the genre.	Takes up all of the magazine, both lightened.
Colour Scheme	No clear colour scheme shown. Too many colours were used.	Red, white and black. It very clear. All these colours are iconography of the rock genre.
Plugs	Too big, very bright, at the bottom, stands out.	Bit darker, stands out, white font stands out against black background.	Both similar styles in a circular way.
Font	One font on the entire page, quite dull, doesn't stand out but it is clear to read.	Mainly ‘chiller’ font but also uses different font for ‘Taste of Ink’ to make it stand out and to show that it is the main story.
Layout	Busy, too much writing covering up the main image, very one sided.	Less busy, balanced well, everything is clear.	Main story clear, bar-code was in a good place.
Secondary Image	Non-existent	Smaller but clear. It clearly shows that it is the secondary image. It fits into the background well.
Background	Lockers – to fit in with college theme. It is effective but could be more exciting.	White background - makes main image stand out and matches with black and red well.

Photography

Convention	College Magazine	Music Magazine	Both	What I learnt
Prop	In my college magazine I did not use a prop. I feel as though I should have to make my main image more exciting, maybe a fake reward or folders.	For my main image, I used guitars as props. I feel this effect as guitars are iconography of the rock genre.		I learnt that props can really make an image effective and stand out without effecting models facials expressions etc
Lighting	The lighting in this image was too bright. It was took in natural light so I used Photoshop to lighten it and I lightened it too much. It washed out my models face.	The lighting in this was slightly yellow but was better for photos. It helped really show the models eyes and other facial features.	Both images were taken inside, one was in natural and the other was lighting I chose.	I learnt that lighting is very important to make a photo look more professional and clear.
Camera			I used the same camera for both of my magazines. I used the fujifilm finepix s1000fd	I learnt that lighting can improve the quality of the camera.
Framing	This image is a close-up. It should’ve being a medium close-up.	This image is a medium close-up and it fits the overall page well.		I learnt that medium close-up is a good shot for a front cover.

Mise-en-Scene

Convention	College Magazine	Music Magazine	Both	What I learnt
Costume	I put no thought into the costume for this. I just wanted them wearing normal clothes, like we do at college.	I dressed my models in more of a rockish style. This fits the iconography of the genre my magazine is.		I learnt that costume plays a big role in photographs. They help create the meaning and feel of the image and help show the genre/style of the image.
Facial Expression	I just asked my model to smile as the story she was for, is a happy one so I thought a smile would be a good fit.	I looked at other artists and decided what type of facials expressions I wanted my models to show. I wanted some images to be serious and others more exciting and interesting to keep them eye-catching.	Both of the facial expressions fit the story they are used for.	I learnt that facial expressions can show moods through images and that they are important for front covers.
Hair	I wanted my models hair to look natural so I asked her to wear it down but to make sure it looked nice.	I wanted to make the outfits more exciting so I added beanies to them, which is also iconography, but it means you can’t see much of their hair.		Hair really adds character to the images and helps add effect.
Makeup	My model is wearing everyday makeup to make it more believable and I only lightly edited it on Photoshop.	The models are wearing no makeup so I edited them more on Photoshop to hide some of their imperfections.	Both were edited on Photoshop and I feel as though it was done quite well.	Photoshop is good for hiding imperfections and making it look realistic.