How I Selected Images For My School Magazine

For my school magazine, I went and took a range of photos for the front cover and contents page. I used quite a few of these pictures, but some didn’t make the cut. I will show you what went through my mind, while picking out the photos.

I took this in the computer room to show the 'New Computers' for one of the secondary leads. I liked this photo but I felt like it was a little tall, and may be better as a landscape.

I then took this photo which looked better. Because of the wide shot, it elongates the photo, making it look better and showing more detail. I then carried on the use this photo. 

For the main picture on the front of the magazine, I took photos of some students. I liked this photo as it a mid-shot so isn’t too close to the students, but not too far away either. This is a comfortable distant from the subjects, looking natural.

I then took this photo as a portrait. I prefer it being this way, as it fits onto the A4 picture nicely. I also like the fact that you can see more of them, so you can see more of the uniform, and the fact that there is more room for text to be layer onto.

I then took some photos of the school gym. I first took this picture but didn't like how it turned out. I think the photo is too messy with too many objects in the picture. It isn't a very clear picture either, so I didn't use it.

I then took this photo. I preferred this picture because it shows the gym in a neat way. It is clear to see what is in the picture, with detail.

I then went onto getting picture of the tree for the school logo. I didn’t like this picture because it was too dark. I also didn’t like the other trees in the background as this would have made it harder for me to edit.

I decided to use this image because it was lighter, and showed the leaves better. It also has the school in the background, in case I wanted to show that in the logo.

In the end I just picked the best looking photos, and edited some of them to make them look better.