3rd Set of Photos from Photoshoot

 

 

 

These photos are much more focused than the last two photoshoots. I knew exactly how I wanted her dressed, the make up she had to wear, and how I wanted to have her hair. The dark chocolate brown of her hair combines well with the bright red lipstick and dark eye make up that I have used. Although I have used a black shirt, which may seem plain, it has a mesh quality to it which allows us to see the models skin, and we can also see a glimpse of the models bra underneath. From my past photoshoots I realised that I needed to make my background more focused and I could not have it in an outdoor environment. By having a backdrop I could focus more on my models pose and emotions on her face. She also has quite flowing, messy hair in these pictures. I think this is a positive of the photos as it gives the feel that she has an edge to her, and makes the photo more interesting to look at. Her poses are also much more defined and intrequate, and are very much the same throughout with small differentiations between them. This was because I knew exactly what pose I wanted her to do as I knew how I wanted her to be laid out on the page. It also allowed me to take more photos and to get one which would exactly fit my front screen, as I could take photos of her from slightly different angles to find out which way looked best. the mid shot is also effective as you can see part of her body and outfit, however it allows us to mainly focus on her face and the pose she is doing. Throughout these photos she is pouting in most of them, also with a quite intense eyes. I think these photos really bring out her dark brown eyes, which makes her look elegant and striking. After taking a sufficient amoutn of photos I realised that I wanted all of her on one side. This was because it made her hair look bigger on one side and also worked effectively as there was variation in the photo, and made her hair look more interesting. It also allowed her to have a slight tilt of the head to show off the waviness of her hair, and how it looked quite natural.  

After looking at all of my photos I decided I would use this on my front cover, and this is for many reasons. At the top I have left enough room in the photo for a title. There is also enough room on either side of the photo for writing to be placed without covering the whole photo. I also really like this photo as her hand on her hip is quite bold and gives off the impression that she is powerful. She also has quite a serious and sexy look to her, which allows us to read behind the image. Her hair is very bold and her make up is intense which is very effective.

Preliminary Drawings of Front Cover

I don’t think this is a very effective layout as it is quite plain and boring. The model is just in the middle of the shot with a fair amount of writing and text round the model. I will not use this layout for my front cover.

This layout is also not effective for my front cover as the tests are very separate to each other, and the front cover does not flow well or link well. However I like the idea that the model is more to the left side of the page, and I may Inco-operate this into my front cover.

 My idea of how I want my front cover to look is forming more in this idea. I like the idea of having the photo more to the left hand side, and then having sub titles on the right hand side leaving a little room to the centre right for some text. However I still think it is slightly bare.

      There are elements of this idea which I think could be used well on my front cover. I really like the use of the thin side bar to the left hand side of the drawing; I think this could be used well and effectively for sub headings that could be used on the front page. I think the two boxes on the right hand side can be used well however I am not sure if I like where the boxes are placed on the right hand side.

This final design is the design I will use for my front cover. I think this is a good and effective layout for my front cover as it is neat, filling all spaces, without it being too cluttered and over powering with writing. The bar underneath the title gives quite a ‘trendy’ look to the page, as this could be used to display small sub titles or headings that are quite important throughout the magazine. I think this will work well as a layout for my front cover.

2nd Set of Photos from Photoshoot

 For my second photo shoot I had a complete transform of scenery, as well as change of look for the model. From my first photo shoot I thought that the photos were slightly boring and dull. To change this I decided to go into an outdoor environment, which was quite secluded and had quite a dark feel and atmosphere to it. I wanted my models poses to be more striking and 'gritty' as that is the message that I want to portray on the front cover of my magazine. The clothes of that my model was wearing were slightly different clothing. She was still wearing ripped shorts which were fairly short, however her socks changed from black ones to slightly more bright ones with long white socks with blue and red bands round the top of them. The top, shorts, and socks work well together as they flow in an outfit, however the coat is quite frumpy and does not go with the rest outfit. This was a negative effect to my photos as it shadowed the outfit she was wearing, and became quite over bearing. Although I like the use of the cigarette, as it gives off quite an edgy and rebellious feel, it can be quite hard to photograph in the right way. When she is blowing out smoke it can cover quite a lot of her face, making it hard to get a clear, sharp photo of her face. The use of a cigarette can also give off a wrong image, as the issue of smoking can be quite controversial, and some people would not like to see a model smoking on a front page of a magazine. Therefore in my next set of photos I will consider not using the cigarette as a prop. I feel the background of the photos gives quite an ominous feel, which adds to the theme of photos that I wanted. However this affected the lighting of the photos as it became harder to get lighting on the the face, so that I could have a clear, defined face. I think these set of photos are an improvement from the last set of photos, and I am starting to go down a particular route of how my photos want to look, however these are still not to the standard that I want to use for my front cover. For my last photo shoot I will make sure the the outfit goes well together, flowing throughout. I will also look at finer details such as the colour of her lips and nails, and accessories such as the style and colour of her earrings. I also feel that there needs to be more focus on her face and make-up, I will do this by putting more eye-catching and bold make up on my model, and take more shots of her face close up.

1st Set of Photos from Photoshoot

When taking these photos I came across many positives and negatives of the photos. Firstly the look and style of my model was very good, she portrayed the look I wanted her to with bold eye and lip make-up and slightly revealing clothing, however not going over the limit. As I wanted to create a slightly edgy photo, the use of her smoking worked really well and i was able to get some close up shots of her which worked effectively. The use of the background outside also worked well as it made the photo more interesting with quite a natural scene. However there were some negatives of this photoshoot. Although the use of the backdrop was good, due to setting all the equipment up it did not leave me a lot of time to actually take the photos that I needed. Some of the photos are also not of the clearest quality and best angle that they could be, which gives a disadvantage to the photos. At first my model was quite shy to pose and did not express all the mannerisms and characteristics that I wanted her to, however towards the end of the photoshoot she felt more relaxed and was willing to experiment with different poses. This is positive as the next photoshoot I will do with her she will be able to do more adventurous poses. These photos are adequate for a first photoshoot, however are not the standard I want for my front cover, and I will take more photos to hopefully succeed in getting the right pictures.

Evaluation of Font research of Front Page

To start with, I tested the different sort of fonts I could use, using trial and error to see which ones would possible suit the front cover of my magazine. The fonts are extremely different from each other as I wanted to see the differences and contrasting ideas that I could come up with. Many of them were not suitable for my front cover as I felt they didn't give the right feel of a music magazine, and not the type of music magazine I am trying to create. I wanted more of a bold and striking title so it can stand out from my photo, so I then started looking for fonts which would do this. I wanted quite an original title, but I did not want it to be hard to read or not relate or suit the look of my front cover.






I narrowed it down to these final fonts which I thought would be most suitable for my front cover. I think these are all adequate fonts apart from the second one, as they are bold, and could grab the attention of a reader easily. After choosing five different fonts, I finally chose to use the bottom font.

This is the font title that I will use for the front cover of my magazine. I thought this was most suitable for my magazine, as it stands out on a page as it is fairly bold. The font is also quite simple, yet the slantedness and the slight curl of the words makes it a little bit more interesting, and gives the music feel that I want with my magazine. The small gap between each letter is also effective as it makes it bold, whilst also having a quite simple look. I feel this font will be effective and work well with my magazine as it will flow well with the front cover of my magazine.

Basic Font Research

When choosing the name of my magazine, I wanted to it to be one word, with quite a strong and bold title. I came up with a few ideas which I thought could be used well on the front of my magazine. The ideas I came up with were:

- Iconic
- Voltage
- Vibe
- Alternative
- Mainstream

When questioning my friends and family, the majority of them thought that the word 'Iconic' was best fitting for the title of my magazine, as did I. I thought that this word would also be good for the title of my magazine as has quite a solid presence on the page which will bring attention to it.

Extra Photographic Research of Front Page

This photo can largely relate to my music magazine and I think it would be successful in being the photo for the front cover. Her make up and hair is very bold and the expression and pose on her face is quite serious. She has a slightly 'rock'n'roll' and 'indie' look whilst also haveing quite a soft and warm face. Her lip colour contrasts with her hair colour and we can see that her lips are the main focus. I really like this photo as it has quite an edgy feel to it but also does not give off the wrong impression that my magazine would have a rock genre to it and is more mainstream indie music.

 I think this photo is extrmely effective and would be good to use in many ways. Firstly her style and the clothes she is wearing give off the sort of image I would want to portray. The red lipstick and hat mix well together with her brown hair. The use of the prop of the guitar is also used effectively, as we can then see that the photo has a musical feel to it. The serious expression on her face portrays a manner that I would want to create with my model as I would not really want her to be smiling a lot, as this would take away focus from other parts of the photo.