Final College Magazine Cover

My original plan was to use bright eye catching colours however after looking at my main image I realised neutral colours would work best therefore I went for autumn yellows, oranges and burgundies on the mast head and the cover lines to go with the gold chair, brown wooden table and the models auburn hair.
I wanted my model to look as if she was hard at work, I feel that she does look hard at work yet relaxed and in a calm atmosphere.
Firstly I edited the brightness and contrast on Adobe Photoshop, then used Publisher to add the mast head, cover lines, security code, date and the other decoration.
A weakness on my college magazine cover is the red-eyes on the model that I couldn't get rid of. Also I found it difficult to find a font for the cover lines so I ended up just using word art because it is a simple font. I think that another weakness is that it does not look like a realistic college magazine cover. I think that one of the strengths it that the colours of the mast head and cover lines and main image all match together in neutral colours, however it may not appeal to some students as it is not vibrant or eye catching.
When I do my music magazine cover I will take more consideration into costume and setting, and possibly do more planning and research on different types of music magazines. I will also look more into a particular theme of music, for example, pop, rock, R ‘n’ B, jazz and I will make sure it looks obvious that my cover is in that theme.
I originally wanted my model to be smiling while doing her work or holding a book to show she has an enthusiasm for learning however considering the colours and the lighting of the room it did not look right or natural for the model to be smiling therefore I had the model looking concentrative and focused on her work, which I still think appeals to my target audience -student with an eagerness for learning- because she has the look of a hard worker.
My time management could be improved when I start planning and creating my music magazine cover. I managed my time well when I was researching existing college magazine covers. However when I drew up my hand draft I forgot to upload it and instead uploaded two IT drafts first, then I uploaded my mood board and then my hand drawn draft so it is out of order. I was in a slight rush to take my main photograph because I kept forgetting to take my camera to college to take a photograph of somebody so I ended up taking a photograph at home. I would have like to have taken a photograph of somebody in the library with a book shelf as the background however since I took the photograph at home I was not equipped with a book case at home so I had to settle for a plain background. All in all I will definitely take more care, time and consideration into my time management when doing my music magazine cover.