Prelim Task.

I did a task to start me off on getting the feel to create my own magazine by doing Prelim magazine front cover and contents page. I had to create a front cover for a 'college' magazine, featuring a photograph of a student or collegue in a medium close up shot and appropriately laid-out text and a masthead and little details which are featured in a magazine.
To get us started we took a few pictures using a didgital camera to get used to the facilities and the type of shots we were supposed to be taking.



Overal I think I captured the codes and conventions of a real magazine quite effectily. Using the appropriate medium shot of my student made the magazine look more realistic and also layering the text behind the dominant image made it look professional. In addition to this I used simular colours to which our college website uses so it can relate more to the college and students and teachers would be able to reconise the magazine if it was published.



I think it fits the target audience accordenly (students and teachers) as i have used appropriate language on the front cover and contents page. I think if I was to do it again I would include more bolder texts on the front cover and extra pictures to intise the readers to read further. The contents page's text could of related more to the front cover of the magazine as this would make it look more professional and maybe some over lapping of the text onto pictures.

I think I have learnt some new skills using photoshop but they can defiantly be improved further to when I come to produce my music magazine.