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Masthead Final

I have decided that this will be my masthead for my cover page, as the red colour scheme makes it stand out. Furthermore, the simple font makes it easy to read and bold.

Masthead Ideas 2

Masthead Ideas

My Magazine Proposal Presentation + Feedback

Feedback Reflection

What Went Well - Many of my peers agreed that the price was good because it gives the magazine enough prestige for it to be popular, while also being cheap enough for my younger target audience to purchase regularly

How To Improve - The masthead needs to include features that connote the Hip Hop genre to show that it is not a grime magazine. In order to solve this issue, I am thinking about including a dollar sign to make it clear to readers that it is a Hip Hop magazine

My Music Magazine Proposal

Photoshoot Studio Tutorial

These are the notes I took during the Photoshoot Studio Tutorial.

Before starting the shoot

- When taking photos, turn the room lights off, so that the light will not affect the shoot

- Do not position the model at the back of the backdrop, because they will bleach into it and not light up properly. Make sure the model is 4 to 5 feet from the backdrop

- The room in infrared, therefore make sure that the bones transmitter is on the camera, so that when you take a picture, it activates the flash simultaneously

The 3 Flash Lights

- Key (main) light - left side
- Fill light - right side
- Hair line light - behind model - separates model from backdrop

- Each light has a soft box, which makes the lighting look natural. They do this by softening and diffusing the light and distributing it evenly

- Each light has a built-in fan, which prevents it from overheating

- You are able to adjust and height and brightness. To adjust the brightness, there is a dial from 1 to 6, from a low burst of flash to a higher burst. 3 is recommended as it distributes the flash evenly

- Note - when turning the lights off, make sure you turn them off by the switch, then unplug them. If the lights are not switched off, and just unplugged, the flash charge will destroy the light when turned on

Camera - Nikon D7100

- The camera is a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex)

- It is a 24 mmp (mega million pixel) camera with a 118-185 lens zoom

- The depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the foreground and background. Adjust the
F - number to increase or decrease the DOF

- You can switch the mode using the left hand bar. The 2 modes recommended are:

                           - A - Aperture - more control of DOF

                           - S - Shutter - used when  camera movement is involved. The higher the number,                                                        the faster the shutter

- WB - white balance - this gives the photo natural colours
- ISO - film speed -  100 or 200 recommended as any higher will allow too much light into the lens

- AF - autofocus - this is recommended
- M - manual - use this if you want to take a close-up

- Note - Leave 10 minutes at the end of the shoot to download the photos