Cover Picture





After making my draft, I think I am going to shoot more photos with the model looking at the camera, but with a similar natural pose. 



Also, after researching more covers, I am debating whether to use an image with a more simple background e.g just plain white, so the text can stand out a lot more, or with a close up shot, focusing on just the model's face. I also think that this may make the magazine look more professional and conventional. I think using an image that is just the models face is very effective as the model is the first aspect that catches the readers eye.



This is an example of another outdoor mid-shot. I think having the model closer to the background is more effective than having the model closer, meaning the background is out of focus.

Yet, I think that I will shoot some more pictures against a white background in a studio, as this will make the cover look much more professoinal as I feel that I will not be able to produce an outdoor mid-shot that will be of a good quality. This is because of the weather, as at the moment there is not enough green for the background to look natural, and the lighting will not be as effective if the weather is overcast.

Magazine Research

SPIN MAGAZINE

This magazine's title is relevant to magazines theme as 'Spin' refers to DJ's. 

The layout clearly shows the artist in the center of the cover, yet the title is slightly hidden. There is hand-written text filling up the background and this may attract the audience's eye.

The image shows a member of the popular band Kings of Leon who at the time were the 'band of the year'.

The majority of the text is handwritten, yet the SPIN title is not, this means it's clear and recognisable even if it's slightly hidden behind the artist. I think that the use of the handwritten font makes the magazine seem less formal also the font contrasts with the magazine's title.

The target audience of this magazine would be young adults that have an interest in music. Spin Magazine's featured artist come from a range genres. Mostly Rock, Indie and Rap.

ROLLING STONE

'Rolling Stone' is named after a song from the 1950's yet many readers probably don't know this, yet because Rolling Stone has a reputation readers will associate the title with music.

The layout has the masthead spread across the top of the page.  The image is a close up of the artist (Adele), meaning there is no background with titles down the left hand side of the cover.

The masthead font is an older style of fonts which contrasts with the bold, square fonts to show the feature articles.

The target audience of this magazine can range from young adults to middle-aged people who like mainstream music. 

THE FLY

A reader would not associate 'The Fly' with music, yet it could relate to the phrase 'Fly on the Wall'. 

The masthead is spread across the top of the cover with some of the featured artist above. The images are spread across the cover in a grid to spell out the bands name (Dananananaykroyd), with a phrase 'Meet Britain's craziest band!'.

The bands name is very long and the cover has been cleverly done to avoid having to cramp the title of the artist across the page without blocking the image of the band. 

The target audience of this magazine would be young adults that like Indie/Alternative music.

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