BY LOUISA HILL

Looking back at your preliminary task what do you feel you have

learnt in the progression from it to

full product?

Preliminary task

Final product

Final product

What have I learnt? From my preliminary task to my final product I feel that I have learnt a

lot. The first thing that I feel that I have learnt the most is Photoshop. This is because before I did my preliminary task I did not know how to use Photoshop, but then whilst I was making my preliminary task I was using Photoshop and I gradually gained an understanding of how to use it. The tools that I learnt to use on Photoshop are: cropping, fading, cloning, brightening the images, eye dropping tool and the spot healing brush. These were very helpful whilst making my magazine as it made my work look much more professional. I used the cropping tool to crop my images to the correct size, I then used the cloning tool to get rid of some of my models hairs that went across her face. I also used the cloning tool to get rid of some of the branches in the background. I learnt how to brighten my images, this then allowed my images to stand out and look bright. I then used the eye dropping tool to get a colour from one of my images, then into the text. I used the yellow flowers in the background, to then use that colour for my writing. The final tool that I learnt to use was the spot healing tool, I used this to get rid of my models spots or anything that was on there face, this allowed the image to look clear and professional. This helped me to develop my skills as I was able to do this on my final product after having a rough idea of how to use these tools whilst doing my preliminary task. Then when I was making my final magazine I was confident with how to use it and I felt comfortable with making my magazine and I knew what I needed to do to make my magazine look professional.

What have I learnt? Another element that I feel that I have learnt from the

start where I was making my preliminary magazine is that, I have learnt how to attract my target audience with images and the text that I use on my magazine. For example I have used an artist that is 17 years old and that is the same age as my target audience, therefore they may feel relatable. I have developed from my preliminary task as my product is different. It is different because I have used different camera shots, in my preliminary I used a mid shot, this allowed the audience to see the models figure and clothing, but in my final product I used a close up, this then allowed the audience to focus on the models face and it stands out as the picture is much bigger.

Mise en scene and camerawork From my preliminary task to my final product it is clear that I

have used different mise en scene, as you can see in my preliminary task they all had a white background, but in my final product I took some photos outside so that there was a mixture of different photos. This also meant that my magazine was not as boring and it made my magazine look much more professional. I also used various different camera shots so that the audience are interested. On my preliminary task I only used three photos, one of them is a mid shot and one is an over the shoulder shot. In my final magazine I used an extreme close up, close up, mid shot and a long shot. Therefore I also felt that I learnt how to take many different camera shots to make my images look professional. After making my preliminary task I also learnt how to use the rule of thirds on my photos. As I used these shots that I learnt it improved my work to make it look like a real magazine.

Mise en scene I used different mise en scene in my final product

as there are many magazines that inspired me to have my images outside. My main inspiration was Fader, I believe that I learnt to take images with natural lighting from researching after I had made my preliminary task.