I created a moodboard of the 9 best images from our practical work that I think convey the best stories. This exercise helped me with my understanding of what makes a great photograph because I had to write the technical camera terms, the denotations and connotations of each image.

My favourite photo out of the 9 I’ve chosen is the one on the right on the middle line. I believe that it has successfully created the narrative of a rebellious bully looking down on someone. This was done by the low angle used as it gives a sense of superiority and power to the girl in the photo, also making the audience feel weak and vulnerable. This is also reinforced by the forbidding facial expression from the girl in the image.

I think my group and I were very successful in creating narratives in our images, fulfilling the main task focus, however we could’ve made our images better by taking more time to get the images in full focus the camera and adjust the aperture and the shutter speed to create the correct brightness for our images. This especially applies to the image in the middle on the top line because, although we got the reflection very clearly, we needed to make the image a bit darker by making the aperture smaller to let less light through to the camera sensor.

These skills will be very helpful when creating my music magazine because I now have a better understanding of how to use a DSLR camera successfully, and how to change the brightness and focus if my first shot comes out wrong. I can also think about the angles and the distance that the image is taken from to help convey a narrative. This will also help me in the future when thinking about my music magazine because it will help me to get my intended narrative across making my music magazine more successful.