The document outlines a task to create a school magazine cover and contents page in order to learn Photoshop shortcuts, magazine layout features, photography techniques like lighting and focus, and how to apply these skills to designing an actual school magazine. The task was expected to be somewhat challenging given limited Photoshop experience, but completing it would provide useful knowledge for a future school magazine project.

1. The Brief
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What were you asked to do?
 To create a school magazine front cover and contents page.
What did you think of the task?
 I thought the task was going to be slightly difficult as I had limited knowledge of Photoshop.
What might you learn?
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Photoshop shortcuts
The names of different features of a generic school magazine or magazine in general
How to lay out the different features of a school magazine
How to get the best angle of your subject when taking your main image in terms of
lighting, how to focus.
How will it help?
 When creating my school magazine I will be able to incorporate everything I learn for when I
create my school magazine.