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Learning about depth and field helped me expand my knowledge on the type of photos I can take and how what I focus on changes what the viewer is focusing on. When working with depth of field you can focus on the foreground or background while the part that is not being focused on is blurred out. You can change the depth of field of a photo by changing the camera's aperture. Learning about this prepared me to take pictures for my magazine that could be focused on the background or foreground. Below is an example of the two types of depth of field:     Focused  background                                         Focused  foreground   Lessons on photography helped me prepare to take photos for my magazine because I learned about so many different types of techniques that can be used for my photos such as  - Bird’s eye view (A photo with a view from above the subj...

Good photo composition means having a good subject to photograph and the right equipment to do so. This is important because this is what draws the reader's attention and having bad photo composition can turn a reader off so quickly. Cropping is important because it can help make a photo's composition better. To further explain, cropping can get rid of distracting objects or blank areas in photos that are not needed. Below is an example of an uncropped photo and the photo cropped with a better composition.                         Uncropped                                                          Cropped                                       Storage is important as well because when photograph...

Photography's role in publication is to grab the viewer's attention. The photos you choose are very important since this is the first thing that is being seen. The photos should draw the reader in to read more and the information of the article should go with the photos that are being used. Sometimes pictures can just be used for entertainment purposes to attract the readers. Photos can help the reader make verbal and visual connections and it gives the publication an identity. Below is a photography publication that uses a verbal and visual connection.

Around the end of January, I created a practice spread about myself to help me prepare for my final spread for my magazine. Completing this spread helped me get a sense of putting all of my photos, captions, secondary coverage, and article altogether to create something that looks presentable and is completed.   Working on this practice spread helped me experiment with the different ways I could use fonts and colors in my headline, subheadline, and secondary coverage titles. Practice using the three types of spacing (micro, conventional, and macro) came out of making this spread as well. After completing this spread for practice, it helped me realize the things that I need to work on such as having more of a color theme, a better dominant photo, and making sure I can fit my article and captions in their spaces on the spread. Below is a picture of my completed practice spread.