Finished School Magazine Front Page

School Magazine Front Cover Finished...
Front Cover

My preliminary task is complete. Then first thing I finished was my front page. It was a lot harder than I expected and I didn't think it was going to this difficult. Many obstacles stood in my way when I was creating my front cover. Even layout and taking the photos. I've added a photo of my completed front cover. I used the codes and conventions of my research the complete this task. Firstly I used a main image like my research task and made it fill the page. However when taking the picture I had some problems. I took them all and then realised  that there was a shadow on the background due to the position she was standing in. I then went on Photoshop and being no Photoshop expert I struggled to get rid of the shadow as it just didn't look right. Then later I realised  I need to take better care when I take photos and take in to account the positioning of the people as it can create shadows and be very difficult to get rid of. The next inspiration I got off my style model is the fact they use inside stories and pictures. This was a common code in basically all school magazines therefore I used this idea. I probably found this task easier than the rest as i didn't struggle taking the pictures or adding the text to go with it. I slanted the photo and text as this is a common code that magazines use. Next up, my style model used specific colours and fonts. Fonts wasn't a problem for me, I used "da font" website as it had a variety I could use. I used easy readable font as it allows the audience to see it easier. However, when it came to colours I struggled, I could never get a colour to fit and originally I had a pale blue background however it's looked horrible and the photo wasn't well edited therefore I came up with the idea to take a picture of a wall and add it in the background as looked better and also helped cover up the shadow. Next time I will focus on the colour theme as I feel that let my magazine down and to be honest I feel I could have done better with that.
Overall, my front cover was a lot harder than I expected. I didn't realised the amount of time it takes to make a front page, every little thing needs to be considered. Even the photos. I didn't even think getting a medium close up was going to be difficult. The lightening was a big problem for me, and at first I was taking them landscape rather than portrait. Silly I know! Slowly I am improving and I have learnt a lot when creating this front cover next time it will definitely be better. I can't see it's easy.