Some of the feedback I recieved from presenting my midterm were just simple things here and there that could help to polish up my article and my cover page just a little bit. Since I only had the pictures in my magazine from the two photo shoots, my peers said that I needed to have a little bit more variety in the pictures I was using. So I decided that I'd schedule a few extra shoots for these upcoming weeks so that I can get the models in different outfits and possibly at a few different locations. Another thing was that the photo on my cover page was good and interesting with the setup and the lighting of it. The only problem was that it was too grainy, so I am going to take the original photo and edit it so that it doesn't come out as fuzzy. Another thing I am going to change is the layout of my two page article. I was looking back over it and seeing how closely it resembled an actual published magazine while still holding its uniqueness. I noticed it doesn't look as sleek and professional as the others so I'm going to take some of my photos and work them around my article as some of the other high end fashion magazines do. I plan to do all of this through creating a schedule and fixing each problem and focusing on one at a time. After I fix the things my peers talked about, I think I will ask a few of them to look over it again to see if it needs additional work or not. These revisions will improve my product through making them more appealing and eye catching, but mostly extremely easy to follow and look at.
Essence magazine was made specifically for African American women which covers the most recent beauty, fashion, entertainment, and culture trends. It was first published in 1970 and has continued its journey for over 50 years to empower these women and boost their confidence, and decrease the stigmas that go along with being a black woman in todays society. On their website, they explain that "Essence communications is the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to black women and inspires a global audience of more than 20 million through diverse storytelling and immersive original content". So with over 20 million people subscribed in some way to their magazine, they obviously are going to have a very diverse distribution model. In 2013, Essence posted an article to their website that introduced the new app that would soon be available to iPhone users. They increased their distrution to app stores because although they already have millions of individuals...
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