Ancillary Tasks: Planning and Preparation

The following pictures are some that we looked at in detail to explore their possibility as pictures for our magazine advertisement.

Firstly, with any picture that we felt could possibly serve as our magazine advertisement, we edited it to make it more appropriate; the before-edit (left) shows details that make the shot less effective; the black curtain can be seen in the background due to its creases and the colour of the photo seems rather bland. After editing however (right), the black curtain is transformed into a solid black background adding a degree of professionalism to the shot in that it makes it look like it could have possibly been taken in a music studio, as opposed to the reality - our schools drama studio. Also the edited effects make the colours more effective - the shine from the metal of the drums and the glare of Joanna's hair colour made more noticable. This shows how invaluable the editing process is; through image-editing software like Adobe PhotoShop we can transform our shots - these nuances adding to the profesionalism of the shot helping us to look more appealing to our target audience.