Final Product

Above are the final versions of my front cover and my DPS.
When compared to the very first magazine cover I made at the beginning of the year, my skills in using Photoshop, Indesign and camera and lighting equipment has developed extensively.
While I had a basic knowledge of Photoshop, as I had used it in GCSE Photography, I developed these skills greatly. Particularly with the initial editing of the images and then creating the text and shapes to create a complete front cover.
I had never used InDesign before starting the course, so my skills with InDesign have developed considerably since my first use. I have especially developed my skills in inserting text and formatting it, with tools such as drop cap and text wrapping and text flow, as well as formatting the original file before I begun editing.
While I had used cameras before, I had not used the manual settings very often and so I have learned a lot throughout the course of how to adjust manual settings, such as the aperture settings, ISO settings, and focus settings. I had also never used external lighting equipment before, so this was another skill I developed through the course, and used in my studio photo shoot.