The document outlines a task to create a school magazine cover and contents page to gain experience with Photoshop and magazine layout. It lists several things the student thinks they might learn from the task, including Photoshop shortcuts, features of school magazines, layout techniques, and photography skills like lighting and focus. Completing the task would help the student apply those skills when creating their own music magazine later.

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 music magazine I will be able to incorporate everything I learn when
creating my school magazine.