EVALUATION QUESTION 7 -LOOKING BACK AT THE PRELIMINARY TASK WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNEDIN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL PRODUCT?

My preliminary task was to create a front cover, contents page and a double page spread for a music magazine. In-order to do this I need to take photos, (Canon EOS 400D camera) at first instant I found it difficult to focus my images but after a few practices, I found myself to be a lot more familiar with the camera. With my rehearsed skills I found that there were conventions in how images were taken for music magazines. After doing extensive research as well as looking at recognised and well known magazines, I found that the image on my contents page will challenge the standard conventions of a music magazine. At the early stages of constructing my contents page I was hesitant to challenge the standard conventions, however after looking more deeply into my research I found that other magazines as well as the well established ones have challenged the standard conventions of a music magazine, this gave me reassurance as I realised convention are what is identified to a certain genre but they can be broken and do not always need to be followed. We this relevant information I have both followed and challenged conventions of a music magazine which can be found in my first question.

A main issue that I encountered was time management I found my-self really struggling to get tasks completed on time, this brought me a lot of stress this also gave me taste of how a professional who has a short space of time to create a magazine must feel. However after going over things a couple of times and managing my time better I found that I could complete tasks on time, this also gave an indication the professionals manage their time well and focus which is why the majority of the time they meet their deadlines. Focusing also allowed completing task at a faster rate as I progressed with it allowed me to complete Photoshop tasks quicker which gave me more time for other assignments i.e. evaluation.
I also learned a great deal about the equipment needed to take pictures such as what is known as the soft boxes diffuse the light so that it hits the subject softly eliminating harsh shadows and creates a smooth effect when lighting a subject. This allowed the images of my models to look very natural which was beneficial in creating the magazine, however there hazards with working with the soft box, this equipment needs to be operated with caution and attention as it could cause injury to an individual uses it in the wrong way. The result of misuse of the soft box could result in an electric shock.