Draft Magazine

Production Diary Post 10

For the last couple of weeks I have been working on the final draft of my magazine. To begin with, I used the rectangle tool on InDesign to work out where I wanted to place things such as text and images on the pages. Therefore this week I have been replacing these boxes with chosen images from my photo-shoot and my written text. I have completed the text for my magazine article and I'm very pleased with it. I transferred this to my magazine and it has made it look very professional. I have also added in the text for my contents page along with a few images so my magazine is starting to come together.

Production Diary Post 9

In today's lesson I created a blog post explaining the different equipment involved in the process of making my magazine. For example the software, InDesign and Photoshop, and the hardware, the camera, lights and white screen. This is to illustrate many of the factors necessary to make my magazine look professional. By displaying this, I am also displaying the skills that I have developed by being re-introduced to many different types of equipment, and I have therefore improved on my knowledge of how to use them.

Equiptment

 

 

Software

 

InDesign

To create my magazine I am using the software Adobe InDesign. This is the first whole project that I have created on this software, as I used it briefly in my GCSE's to create a contents page. I find it a lot easier to use than Photoshop, which I used in my GCSE coursework as there are many shortcuts and benefits that it offers.

For example, 'Paragraph Styles' allows me to quickly and easily edit the text. This was extremely useful when creating my contents pages, as I could easily ensure that there was a heading, a contents heading and a contents subheading for each individual feature. This saved alot of time which allowed me to focus more on other parts of the layout.
I am currently enjoying using InDesign as I like the way that if you press the 'W' key, you are able to see what the document would look like without all the border lines. Furthurmore, the border lines are also a good part of InDesign as it enables me to stay within the encouraged lines, helping me to make my magazine as professional as possible.

 

 

 

Photoshop

 

I have used photoshop to edit the chosen photos that I am using for my magazine. I tend to up the brightness and the saturation a little to create a warmer tone to the photograph, making it more appealing for the reader. I have also used airbrush when necessary to create a professional feel and to perfect the images that I'm using. I am quite experienced with using photoshop as we used it a lot during our GCSE's, so this has helped me to edit the images quickly which has saved me a lot of time which I have then dedicated to other aspects of creating my magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware

The camera I used to take my photos was a Canon SLR. It is an extremely professional camera and therefore enabled me to take great quality images. This is essential for my magazine because I want it to look as professional and appealing as possible.

I also used professional equipment such as lights and a white screen in order to make my images as successful as possible. The white screen is a fantastic tool because it enables you to easily use photoshop when necessary, and creates a simple, plain, professional looking background for the model in the images. The lights create a nice effect on the model and enhance all their details which I really wanted to capture in my magazine.