AS - Preliminary Task. (Cover explanation 5)

I then started with the mast head which says BSS, initials for my institution. This particular style of my masthead was a blend of two magazine masthead's that I saw and immediately fell in love with. Which is why I decided to incorporate both Below are the covers which I got inspired from and my masthead. 

What I like about Q's masthead was that it was simple yet attractive. It is just a simple box with the letter 'Q' in it. It catches the readers eye and at the same time looks sophisticated and classy.

The UMSL's masthead is again simple yet attractive with the letter S just slightly below the rest.
I added a little bit of my own touch to it by adding the letters to an upper layer instead of covering them by the model's head.Secondly I also added a drop shadow effect to make it look more realistic.
However, I also noticed a huge flaw in the masthead, which is the shadow exceeding the rectangle which was not planned for. I will take extra care when I make my music magazine.

AS - Preliminary Task. (Cover explanation 4)

Then I masked the image I had edited and applied a light orange background to it. 

AS - Preliminary Task. (Cover explanation 3)

Then I decided to mask the background & to get better at that I did a few practice tasks at images I got from google.com. 

AS - Preliminary Task. (Cover explanation 2)

The model I used for my Cover was again my class mate Ramsha Aqeel. The original image which I took from my Nikon D5000 - 50mm 1.4g is attached along side the edited image. 

The main thing which I did to this image was increase it's contrast with the help of levels in photoshop. & Then I used the burn tool on her head to minimize the effect her scalp was giving.
Initially i had decided to use the softening & healing tool on her skin but then decided against it since I thought that wasn't necessary. 

AS - Preliminary Task. (Cover explanation 1)

The cover page of my preliminary task is complete & attached below. I will be explaining it further in parts to make it easier to understand.

AS - Final task (Planning 2)

I wanted to improve my photography skills and then start my project. Which is why I bought a flashgun this year and with the help of my media teacher learnt how to use studio lighting to show various moods. Below are the pictures I took for practice of my classmate, Ramsha Aqeel & a picture of me whilst taking them.
After this particular exercise I have decided to use either high key images or low key images for my magazines. I want to show some technique, instead of sticking to simple pictures.  

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AS - Final task (Planning 1)

As I am also appearing in my Media St. A2 this year I am running a bit behind on the deadlines. However I have started to download and search for magazines & pictures which will be suitable to my theme. I have printed these images and now will start to pick my inspirational aspects from all of them and then start work on my final task.

AS - Preliminary Task. (Construction 2)

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I have decided to stick with the color orange and add a bit of white for the white since that gives a feeling of fall/Autumn.
My magazine in its construction stage.

AS - Preliminary task (Construction 1)

My preliminary task in its initial stages. 

AS - Preliminary task (Planning 2)

The following are my inspirations for my preliminary task cover page (Fall/autumn colors). What I liked about these particular magazines was the depiction of autumn using the color orange and this is how I am designing my preliminary task,