1. Evaluation question seven
Looking back at the preliminary task
what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to a full product

2. Photoshop
Before I began this task I was almost entirely unaware of what this
programme could do. Excluding the fact that I had heard
about models in magazines being airbrushed, I was mostly
entirely unaware as to the uses or purposes for this
programme. For this reason my preliminary task is extremely
basic as I was unaware as to many of the great things that this
programme enabled me to do.
When I first begin my preliminary task I could never have
imagined all of the great features of this programme that I
would not only learn about, but be able to use myself.
I was also able to use many more tools and add many more
effects in my main task than I was my preliminary. For this
reason I feel as though my main task pages look much more
professional and as though they look like they have been
created to a much higher standard.

4. Production schedule
When doing the preliminary task I did not have a production
schedule. This left me quite un-organised as I was unsure what
it was that I needed to get done by each particular stage.
Whilst creating my main task however I did have a production
schedule and it made sure I completed certain tasks by a
specific time. This kept me much more organised and able to
keep on top of all the work that I had to do.

5. conventions
Prior to taking this subject I was unaware as to what conventions
of magazines were. Other than noticing similar layouts I wasn't
really sure on any particular ones. I used websites and online
analysis’ to inform me of magazine conventions of both usual
magazines and to be more precise, conventions of music
magazines from my particular genre.
It is evident when comparing my preliminary task to my current
main task that I have learnt much about conventions of
magazines and have put them into accurate use.

6. Human resources
Prior to taking images for my preliminary task I had made no shot
plans which meant I hadn't planned what my images were
going to be of, or how I wanted them to look. I was in a rush
and wasted time going round trying to find people to model
for my images. For this reason I feel as though some of the
images may look rushed and basic.
In my main task however since I did shot plans, I knew the images
that I wanted to take a who I was going to take them of. This
meant I was able to spend more time making sure the quality
of the images were how I wanted them to be. We too had a
white back drop set up for, this made taking our images look
professional and too made it easier to crop the image of our
chosen artist and position them on another background, using
a programme called photoshop.

7. Overall
I believe that I did a much better job in my main task. I was much
more organised and had much more time to focus on the
exact detail of my pages. I had much more experience using
the programmes that I did, and was also more experienced
with using online programmes for presentation purposes. The
planning that I did really helped me to keep in time and keep
focused and on top of all that I needed to do.
I have learnt that planning is key to success, and that it is best to
be patient with things and take your time to fully understand
how to use thing such as programmes, rather than rush
through and using the programmes to the bare minimum of
their offered ability.