One of the applications I have used for my magazine is Adobe Photoshop cs4. The advantage to this is that it is professional and is the application used by many major magazine developers. It is also easy to pick up so a novice can create an effective cover given that the images used are of a good quality.

Photoshop’s many features helped me to create a variety of images related to my target audience. Its versatility meant that I could change the slightest bit of information I wanted, as specific as I wanted it .For example I could change the contrast of several different parts of an image rather than the whole thing. I could also take parts of an image I wanted.
I have also used web applications blogger and flicker as they are free and easy to use they are also very effective to display coursework in an organised and neat, professional way. The downside to using free web applications like this is that they could easily fail or contain errors erasing a lot of your work. This is not a problem though if you make sure you keep all file posted on the site.


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I have also used internet sites such as Google to research into magazines and find information on things such as forms and conventions and to profile my target audience. Google images helped me with research and analyses, also helping me make my mood board.
The thing I have learned the most during the planning and production of my magazine is the ability to take good photos. I enjoyed learning about camera angles and the background / setting.
These are some images that I am particularly pleased with.