Preliminary Task: School Magazine Front Cover Final.

This is my final Front Cover for my preliminary task. I have added my main image which is a photograph I took myself of the school from the field perspective.

I tried many different distances and angles whilst taking a picture of the school to see which one looked the best, as well as being eye catching and different. I didn't just want a dull, standard straight image of the school that wouldn't stand out.

I liked this image as it was at an interesting angle which draws you in. It is also, I think, a good picture of the school building. It also captures a small section of the grass.

The image was initially bigger, but I cropped it slightly so it would fit in better. Also, it looks better this way as I only cropped out the edge of the building and a bit of the grass.

I think the image contrasts well with not only the background image and the smaller image, but the text aswell. It doesn't blend the text in and the colours don't clash.

I have, like many popular magazines, stuck to a simple colour scheme. My main colours are black, red and white. These colours go quite well together and do not clash, but are also quite bold. Red is a 'stop' colour and I think the whites and blacks help bring it out more. I also think these are relatively sophisticated colours and aren't too 'in your face'. Also, they are similar to the school colour scheme, which was an added bonus.

I will put my different distances and angle images in a seperate blog explaining why I did each one and my explanation on why I chose not to use those images.

In my main task I will use Photoshop and/or GIMP 2 as this will enable me to manipulate the images on the front cover. This way it will look more professional and I can use more effects etc.