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Photographing the science experiment

The trouble with an experiment is that first you have to conduct the experiment after which you have to try and photograph and capture the moment when the water is flowing through a tube or when a chemical is reacting. etc. The experiment was tested out by my grandfather and myself before the actual photo shoot for which my father also helped. So while I was photographing the experiment I had to figure out the timings to which my father and grandfather would start and finish the experiment. I also learned to adjust the lens to capture the photo and tried out different light and dark settings for enhancing the photos. I also took photographs of the different material required for the experiment with my background as grass. A previous attempt at conducting the experiment out in the open failed as Number 1 my set up was wrong and I could not think straight in afternoon sun Number 2 There were many insects around me and I could not stay still and focus for taking photographs.

Why I do not want people to be the main focus of my magazine

 I want my magazine to be comfortably read, which is why most magazines add people/models . It is assumed that this allows the reader to connect with the magazine's ideas and buy more copies of the magazine if they celebrities or are popular. Although on the surface level this looks good it inevitably fails as the magazine is relying upon those people for it's promotion. Without them the magazine is not much, readers will soon realize this and the only readers the magazine is left with are the masses that want to see the celebrities face. Secondly when a magazine relies on the people who support it rather than its concept the core audience/target audience will distance themselves from it. Talking about he achievement, rather than the people who achieved it will improve the magazine as a whole. For a magazine to truly have a good life span a good concept/topic along with a layout that is easy for the eyes of the reader to follow is important. This has to be followed w

My first experience with Adobe Illustrator (preliminary task)

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Illustrator is software I am trying to work with to make my coursework content more design friendly, which also enables my readers to not feel like they are only seeing pages of text and photographs. I was able to start working in illustrator, and within an hour or so I was able to progress well. I got the feel for the software, and was experimenting with the features that it provided. I initially  tried out the brush tools and did some sketches. Then I wanted to try and import an image to see if it works like Adobe Photoshop. After which I was having a blast with the rotate and sizing tool. The spiral tool and flare tools intrigued me as they were both very unusual tools. When I use the flare tool, it creates a pattern that uses circles with light and shadow( which honestly reminds me of solar systems and supernovas ). And it allows you to control the radius and light and shadow effects to create an effect as you can see above. And finally I was able to find the pain

Magazine cover analysis

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The cover's art consists of cups with intricate designs on them , the first one being a peahen in blue color, the second one being a peacock in gold, the third and the fourth one seems to have a focus on concentric circles. The background is made up of a rectangle(light grey) with triangles(darker shade of grey ) on the top. The background covers most of the page but not all of it, there is space left purposely for the title and borders. The bar code, the issued month and the web address of the magazine are mentioned in the top right corner of the magazine cover. The bar code and the web address are presented to enable the reader to gain access to more information if the the reader wishes to do so. The title  " CERAMIC REVIEW " has a very serene color and font that blends in with the cover art, thus overall representing a mild toned magazine cover. The setup of the picture itself, has been made as if the cups are lines up one after another neatly match the table&#