In comparison with my main task, I had to spend much more time on its production, planning and researching. For the equipment and resources, I had to be more aware of my surroundings as I took the pictures in the studio instead of any location around the college where I took pictures of anything that was related to the college ‘look’. With regards to the location, It was slightly more difficult for my main task as the locations to take the images compared to the college ones was limited in places, for example a recording studio, therefore I needed to rely on my models and props to pass it off as a music genre.
For the preliminary task, I used anyone who was in my class as they could easily pass off as a student, but for my main task I had to choose someone who would fit the bill where they had to be of course attractive enough to capture peoples attention and would also suit the genre and look I was going for which is a versatile look. I also needed to gather up as many people for my other images with a range of ethnicities and genders, Although I did manage to do this, it seemed like there were more females compared to males and more Asian populated. My diverse mixed magazine would have worked much better if I was able to make it equally balanced.
I spent much more time than I did with the preliminary task, as I had to compose not just the front cover and contents but also a double page spread meaning I had to write more. Because the music magazine was crucial unlike the college magazine, it really frustrating and time consuming as I couldn’t stop changing the product, unless I was satisfied with it enough to move onto the next page. This was quite difficult as the deadline for all three pages had to be handed in at the same time
For both tasks, I aimed to capture images that would directly relate to college or music, using the right props and settings, be it a student’s locker, listening to music on headphones or the NVC of the model. I wanted to have a really original and creative idea with expressive poses and array of colors and chaotic compositions, but as it was aimed at everyone, I had to limit these as it could be mistaken for perhaps a rock magazine as opposed to an all genre one, therefore my style had to associate with everyone.
With my audience research, I thought that we would share similar tastes especially since some of them were my close friends. However, I was exposed to completely new and different ideas which led on to a bit of a dispute regarding various artists that I should use. Unlike my preliminary task the attention to detail was much graver as each individual of my audience seemed to be attracted to a certain aspect, which meant that every micro detail had to be spot on without any mistakes or inappropriateness that would clash with other elements.
On the verge of completing my final outcomes, I had to make sure that everything on the page meaning colors, images and texts had to match and fit in right with one another and so that it looked cosy, which would draw out good connotations of the magazine and what it has to offer. I printed out the magazine to see what it would look like in my hands as an audience, to see what they would potentially be seeing and holding. Through this, I could easily spot mistakes that I wouldn’t really notice on the computer screen. An example of this would be the size where the texts on the contents page were far too big and didn’t really look as busy as it should do therefore making slight changes this made a huge difference whether it was the font size or type.
With my drafting, planning was key in making the final outcome, as it would save me time and allow me to have less mistakes as I would know what to do instead of just playing around and wasting time like I did with me preliminary task, as the draft would motivate me and help me see how it could look like and see if it worked or not simply by just looking at the sheet in front of me, which I would be replicating and obstructing later on into Photoshop.
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