Use of Conventions

     My product uses conventions of my genre - photography - because it follows a similar cover, table of contents, and article format; however, some conventions are challenged in my cover page. I used a large rectangle to hold some of my text, while a lot of magazines do not do this. I used this transparent rectangle because it made the text readable and stand out against my cover photo. My table of contents is a bit more conventional: it follows a similar format that I studied in other photography magazines, with a few featured articles on the left-hand side and photos on the right. My article follows conventions as well. The page numbers are placed conventionally and the photos are scattered throughout the article. At the end of the passage, I even have a small "T" icon that stands for Technique. This is because I noticed many magazines have a small logo after each of their articles, so I implemented this into my own product.

     The magazine that I created represents a particular social group, which is photographers. It appeals to this niche by displaying articles that deal with photography and presenting general themes that photographers would be interested in, such as how to take and edit certain images.