Creating the front cover of my music magazine

Choosing my image for my front cover and editing it

I have made her hair and her features on her faces stand out to give her a more powerful and dominant look.

I then put it onto photoshop to try it out with the masthead and see if this was going to be the correct image to use for my front cover

INSERTING MASTHEAD AND MAIN ARTICLE,

Yes i am happy with how the masthead fits with the picture

Now editing the barcode with the eraser to get rid of the white bit.

MY PHOTOS FOR MY MUSIC MAGAZINE

Here are the images i have taken for my music magazine using my model Bella.
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PHOTOS- ONE

Here in my first photoshoot are the first slide of photos, they didnt start off two well but i felt they got much  better towards the end.

Bella started off wearing a smart black blazer then we went onto a different look of wetlook leggings and a leather jacket.

The location of the photoshoot started off in my house then moved round the back to the garages.
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PHOTOS- TWO. DIFFERENT LOCATION

These images will go on the double page spread i think.
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PHOTOSHOOT TWO- DIFFERENT LOCATION

Photoshoot two-
Location: In my bedroom against white wall, found that the lighting was really good here and made it look like a professional shoot.
Bella changed into a big cardigan and a hat to create the urban feel/look. Really like these images, i think one of these may be the front cover.
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PHOTOSHOOT TWO- PHOTOS TWO 

write about photoshoot.... Similar to photoshoot three however included the guitar to fit in with the 'music magazine' and represent the urban look still wearing the hat...

Location: In my bedroom against white wall, found that the lighting was really good here and made it look like a professional shoot.
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PHOTOSHOOT TWO- PHOTOS THREE

Here we tried using a hairdryer for the front cover image, it didn't work too well. The photos are blurry as the hairdryer made her laugh and move about, even on the sport mode of the camera it wasnt working. Bella then changed into a green jumper for a softer look compared to the wet look leggings and leather jacket.

Location: In my bedroom against white wall, found that the lighting was really good here and made it look like a professional shoot.



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MY PHOTOS- I feel i have taken enough photos for my magazine, i have enough and some ideas of which ones to use for my front cover, contents page and my double page spread.

MY PHOTOSHOOTS FOR MY MUSIC MAGAZINE

PHOTOSHOOT IDEAS

I plan to have my photoshoot based around my road which is off of the seafront because it has many places that i would like to use.
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The first set of photos i am going to take will be outside the back of my house by the garages,

I plan to have another photoshoot in my bedroom against the white wall because i need to get my front cover page and will take close up shots of bella i also want more photos to be featured in the 2 page spread and maybe even the contents page.

Another photoshoot i have chosen is the side of my house against the wall  just incase i am not happy with any of the photos taken before, and this background will give me the effect of a brick wall.

My Flat plan of my music magazine

MY FLATPLANS

I need to plan my flatplan so i have a better idea of what look i am going for and what advertisements i am going to use on the front cover to attract the readers attention and make my magazine stand out to the others.

I also need to plan what my contents page will look like ( i want this to be better than my contents page for my school magazine as i wasnt too happy with it, i think i need to add more onto it and fill it out abit more)and what 'story' my 2 page spread will be on.

Here is the flatplan for my double page spread.

Here is the flatplan for the front cover of the music magazine

Here is my flatplan of my contents page

PHOTOS FOR MUSIC MAGAZINE

MY MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY-

I went to a Rihanna concert last night and took some photos that i think could feature in my magazine..

I like these photos however i dont think i got close enough to rihanna and couldnt feature her as my main model for my magazine.Many of the photos didn't come out due to the stage lighting however some of the photos i took of the lighting i really like. I might still use these images and pretend that its the model im going to use concerts/gigs.

The model i am thinking of using for my magazine is my friend Bella Tregear. 

 

I have chosen to use Bella as my model because she has a very unique look that fits in with my magazine
The look i am going for is the indie/ urban look based on the magazine i have bought with florence on the front.

My focus group for my music magazine

My Focus Group For My Music Magazine

I need to create a focus group who will give me honest feedback. I will have 4 people in my focus group. These 4 people will represent my genre and will comment throughout my project.

My 4 people will be Nina, Athina, Harrison and Joshua who all go to my sixth form.

My Podcast about the music industry

(3. A podcast on the current situation of the music press (in crisis due to general crisis in the press industry & the changing face of the music industry due to the internet). Have blogs taken over from Fanzines? )