The document discusses the learning and improvements the author has made from their preliminary task to their final magazine product. Some key areas of improvement include developing Photoshop skills to make the magazine look more professional, learning to better design layouts that are eye-catching with the proper text to image ratio, and paying closer attention to planning photo shoots to ensure clear messaging and that all elements came together well. The author also discusses researching their target audience in-depth and using this to shape the appropriate content in the magazine. Overall, the author learned the importance of careful planning, editing, and reshooting to create high quality images that would appeal best to their target audience.

1. Looking back at your preliminary task,
what have you learnt in the progression
from that to the final product?

2. As I look between my preliminary task and my final product I
see that is a clear difference in skill. I can see that I have
developed Photoshop skills that allowed my to make my
magazine look more professional by using my developed skills.
A good example of this would be looking how I have improved
in my image editing. I can also see that I have improved in
designing my layouts better to ensure they are eye catching
and have to right amount of text:image ratio to appeal to my
target audience.

3.  In order to signify the correct messages through
images for my magazine I realised from my
preliminary tasks that I needed to pay close
attention to planning for shoots.
 I scheduled my photo-shoots to make sure that
my models knew when they were needed and for
how long. This also made sure that I knew which
clothes, make-up and setting to use on the day
of the shoot so everything came together and I
created the best looking images I could.
 Furthermore I created drafts of my magazine in
order to refer back to when creating my
magazine. This helped me keep focused to the
idea that I had created.

4.  I had to research in depth about my target audience
to insure than I appealed to them correctly.
 I used the opinions from my research to shape the
content in my magazine. I thought of what my target
audience would want from a magazine so I could
create the perfect magazine that would appeal to
them.
 I also looked at the indie music scene because I
wanted to make sure I had the correct knowledge for
my content. Similarly to my preliminary task, I based
my thoughts in ideas for content. Whereas in my
preliminary task I was basing it on my own interests
as a 6th Form student, my own interest and research
allowed me to create appropriate content.

5. When doing the photo-shoot with my model Natasha, I
originally took this image of which I am very happy with
and used for my front cover.
I was also going to use this photo for my double page
spread, however I realised that I needed to do a significant
amount of editing in order to make the image suitable for
a double page spread in a magazine.
Therefore I decided to reshoot my double page spread and
instead use a male model. This fits in with a stereotypical
indie artist as the music scene is dominated by male artists
and therefore appeals to my audience as they feel
comfortable with seeing male artists.
I had learnt that unlike in my preliminary
task where I took a couple of photos and
agreed with them, I would need to look
carefully at mise-en-scene and how this
would overall create the best image for my
magazine.