After taking two selections of photos, I used Photoshop to edit the photos I liked the most, which were most suitable and good quality to be used in my magazine. Here are some examples...

I had a second photo shoot, the images I took will be used for my front cover, as well as a small one for my contents page...

All the photos had a slightly different angle or position. The main idea behind all the photos was to emphasize the plug of the headphones as the introduction to the artist on the cover will be 'Plug into... ROBO'

Here is a sample of some of the photos I took yesterday during my shoot with Lizzy James...

"  All the photos have very different moods and positions. I had some 'fun' photos, as in one of my style models from Q I'd seen similar photos on a double page spread interview similar to what I plan to do. Other photos such as the heart with the fingers reflect the article, how it discusses her love life with Jame Arthur in relation to her music career and there are some more iconic 'possey' photo shoot style photos.  "

Today I took my initial photos for my magazine. Mainly for my double page spread, but I may consider using one of the photos for my front cover 

Style model:
               the style model I used for my music magazine is Q. Q is a mainstream music magazine, it is well recognized and works well for the genre of target audience I have. By using Q as a style model I will keep referring to pages in their magazines similar to what I am doing, such as the Contents pages, to get an influence on my own work. I will consider the Q colour schemes, photo composition, fonts and layouts.

I planned how my music magazine would look on paper. This gave me a rough idea to start with when I go on InDesign. The design included the layout, font styles, composition of the main image and the smaller texts which will appear on the front cover.

Q Cheryl Cole

This Q double page spread features Cheryl Cole. There is an A4 image used on the right side of the page, this is attention grabbing and informs the reader of who the article is about straight away. The image of Cheryl has a rock chick feel to it, unlike Cheryl's normal appearance it may indicate her current music career or be used to be more appealing to the typical Q readers.

 

The large red 'C' behind the text is often used by Q in their double page spreads about different music artists. It is good as it can mean articles are instantly recognizable as Q and also helps define who the artist is in the article.

 

The smaller image of Cheryl on the left hand side is a shot from her own music video, compared to the image on the right which has been taken in a studio for the purpose of the article. The smaller image gives a more realistic take on Cheryl and what she does as part of her music career.

 

The colours of the page are very bland, mainly black and white, including the images of Cheryl. This makes the large red 'C' really stand out behind the text, this draws the readers attention onto the text. This is important to make the text appeal to the audience so they can actually be interested in the content of the magazine for future sales and popularity.

Double page spread florence

NME 'Florence and the Machines'.

 

 

The photograph is situated on the right hand side of the page. The page includes an A4 image of Florence, this is eye catching and significant to the page. The large image prevents the page looking too busy with a lot of text, the simplicity is appealing to potential readers. The page set up draws the audience into the image of Florence then down the article in relation to her.

The title of the article plays on Florence's song 'You've got the love' combining it with her current stage in her career, making it in The United States.

It also has USA in very large writing to fill up the extra space in the backround. It is in a pale, light font. The paleness of the font prevents it from standing out too much. This isn't needed because it already stands out due to the size of the text. The text is also in capital letters which makes it stand out even more. This heading implies that the text has something to do about the USA.

The font for the text is a small sized font. This allows the article to fit onto the page. It is also black, which makes it look professional as it stands out against the white/grey background. Also, the font is very clear. This makes it readable. It also makes the double-page spread look professional, because if it was in a fancy font the whole page would look overdone. It gives a very simple, yet effective look.

The article includes a subheading before the text for an introduction to the article. This gives an overall summary and idea of what the article is about. It is in a reasonably small font, but is just a bit bigger than the text of the article, just to make it slightly stand out. It is in a plain, simple styled font to ensure that it is clear and readable. There is also a use of highlighted words 'Florence Welsh' shown in the colour blue, because it is the name of the artist emphasizing that the article is souly about her.  The first letter of the first word is in a big, bold fancy font. This makes it stand out to show that it is the beginning of the article. It also adds to the style of the page.

The colour theme is rather overall dull including colours such as grey, black and white. It also has a small amount of red in the photo. The dull colours contrast with the red, giving the page a nice simple colour scheme without being too busy or on the other side too bland. The red also works with Florence's hair, and the white and red stripes mimic those of a USA flag, which has a reference to the text in the article.