Research and Planning: Risk Assessment

Before taking my photos I filled out a risk assessment to show all the problems I may be faced with and solutions as to how to over come them.

Research and Planning: Location Recce

I have filled in a location recce document including the address of my magazine shoot, an overview of where the photos will be taken, a small diagram and key information needed for taking the photographs.

Research and Planning: Cover story band name

My model Josh is in a band himself named Honey and they are inspired by the artists who could be featured in my magazine.

So I asked permission from Josh and the rest of his band to see if it would be suitable to use their band name and create a possible feature on them in my magazine. Luckily they said yes, so my main cover story will be introducing "Honey".

Research and Planning: Front cover image background

For my front cover image I have chosen the one shown above.

Usually in magazines of my genre the artist/model will be looking rebellious and mischevious but since my artist is being introduced for the first time I thought it would be appropriate to get to know the real person behind the big hair and take some more calm and collected photos.

To show that not all magazines of my genre have to have an outrageous cover here are a few examples:

Smiling bands/artists show that not all rock music is hardcore and serious.

Music Magazine Update: 8/12/14

I have finished work on my models hair which means I can now carry on with the rest of my cover, I have started to add cover lines and add my thumbnail sized poster pull out examples along the bottom of the magazine.

Music Magazine Update: 5/12/14

I encountered a few problems when finalising the hair process which is why the bands across the top are not shown, I had to lock and hide layers on Photoshop in order to concentrate entirely on the masthead and hair.

Music Magazine Update: 1/12/14

I made a couple of changes this lesson. I decided I was going have my model behind my masthead, and this meant changing the white background to black and making my masthead white to make it more striking froma distance. I also changed my bands at the top of my front cover so that they fit inside my guide lines and separated by colour and chose Impact as a font since it is bold and sharp. I also used the spot healing tool on Photoshop to get rid of my models redness in his skin.