Question 6

Camera used

Basic Specifications Full model name: Canon EOS 60D Resolution: 18.00 Megapixels Sensor size: APS-C (22.3mm x 14.9mm) Kit Lens: 7.50x zoom 18-135mm (29-216mm eq.)

How did my camera choice help the project?

The lense which I used with the DSLR gave the pictures a soft look which I wanted for my images. Furthermore the lense is easily focusable to blur the background and bring the background forwards a perfect technique for image in which my star needed to dominate the image.

The DSLR also offers a quality HD feeling to the images, not only perfect for when the magazine is printed onto A4 but also to add the quality sealing to my magazine.

Lighting rig

White LED lights

How did my lighting help the project?

The white LED lights allowed me to bring my star forwards from the background, furthermore as the exposure on my original shots were poor as seen below:

For this reason it was essential for the quality of the shots that lights were brought in. The star must be easily accessible and look good for the magazine to have a bigger pull.

Magazine Creation Software

Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.

How did InDesign help my project?

After conducting research on how the professionals create magazines I found that the main software used was that of InDesign. In order to give my own magazine the highest quality sealing possible I therefore used the software used by the professionals.

InDesign offers a range of tools, one of the ones I found most helpful was the ease at which images and shapes could be inserted. This helped with the changing drafts of my magazine making changes easy and helping fulfil the needed changes suggested.

Photo editing software

The real power of Photoshop is in working with existing images. Typical tasks include treating and manipulation, compositing, converting to different formats, printing, etc.Photoshop is very strong in the world of printed media and is popular with newspapers and other publishers.

How did Photoshop help with my project?

Photoshop offered the perfect base for editing my photo shoot and manipulating my photos to the state I wanted them to be in. The prime and most obvious example of this is seen in my front cover image.

Here the burn and sharpen tool worked perfectly to darken and reduce the impact of the background and pull BEX into the foreground, essential as the magazine was entirely focussed around her.