Photoshoot 2 Planning

To plan out my second photoshoot I did some rough sketches of how I want the images to turn out. I drew my models Sara and Safwana and wrote down some quick notes of the shot type/location etc.

Plugged Music Magazine

Final Double Spread

For my final double-spread I decided to make the article longer so it would keep my audience more entertained and they would know a lot more about Forsaken. I added 2 big pull quotes within the article to attract people's attention as its an important message to the audience. I also added a small strip of 3 images beneath the big image of Forsaken because I wanted to balance out the page otherwise it would have been too plain. I think most rock magazines crowd their pages a lot with big fonts and images to make it more exciting, so I decided to do the same. I also added a quote which Forsaken have said so its another big pull quote which will make the audience want to read on to the article.

Double Spread Page Developments

For my double-spread page I used the image of my models from my photoshoot and I thought this image would look very good for my double-spread because on the left side there was a lot of space which I thought I'd use for my article. On the left side it was a mid-shot picture of them both in which they look a bit intimidating which is how they look in the majority of their pictures. I used a black and white image because it looks very dark and I like the colour scheme of black/white/grey all together because it really gives it a rock-like vibe. I used the same font (Plane Crash) for the masthead and the 'Plugged/Cover Story' because its the house style I chose. The article is based around Forsaken's career in music so I wrote a lot about how they managed to be successful within the industry, and some other personal details about themselves to make it seem realistic.

Final contents page

Contents page developments

I've developed my contents pages even further. Firstly, I finished writing up the article titles and page numbers. The reason why it's quite crowded is because I've noticed that in a lot of rock music magazines, the contents pages tend to be filled up with a lot of text, so I thought I would do the same. I also added a 'subscription' box with an image of the front cover to show the audience that they can subscribe and get a lot more issues, which is also something a lot of magazines in general seem to do. Secondly, I've used my new photoshoot images to indicate that there are more artists featured in the magazine. The page numbers are over the images and they also have article headlines within the contents page so it feels like a real magazine where they can follow through easily. The images are edited with a similar colour scheme as my front cover - they're faded/muted down a lot to give it a much more grunge/rock feel.

Photoshoot 2

 For this photoshoot I've used 2 different models (Sara and Safwana). The images are quite bright and I've used the colour red as its very suitable for a rock magazine. I'm going to edit these images and mute the tones of the colours because I want it to suit my front cover which also has a lot of muted tones, but there is still a splash of colour to it. For Safwana (My first model) I took pictures by a building which I really thought would suit my magazine because it is slightly scruffy looking. Her makeup is dark which is what I did for my first photoshoot, and she's wearing a band t-shirt so it shows that she is into music as well as being a musician in my magazine. For Sara (My second model) I took pictures in the school building by the stairs because the cage in-between the staircase looked very old and also scruffy so I thought it would also suit my magazine. She's also wearing dark lipstick and has a red plaid shirt on with a black shirt on the inside which again, suits the style of my magazine and the things my target audience would like to wear (A lot of red/black, simple everyday clothing).

The images above are the edited images I used for my contents page. I cropped the images as well as playing around with the colours so the image of Sara focuses on her facial expression - she looks serious - and Safwana's is a midshot so it shows the building, her clothing and her face to give it a feel of the atmosphere in the photoshoot.