Front Cover Images 2

As I was taking the photographs for my front cover I had to keep adjusting the lighting and this kept on happening. By having the lights set in different angles shining in various directions caused numerous amounts of shadows to become casted over my models bodies and faces leaving the image unusable.

Front Cover Images

I decided to take the images from a different angle to see if I could capture a more natural effect, but this did not turn out as planned. I still wanted to post this to show that I was trying to adapt the angle of images I was taking.

Aidan and Harley Tools

To get rid of the greenness I used two tools in particular on Adobe Photoshop. I used the Eyedropper tool to pick up the colour extremely close to the area I wanted to be the same colour, and used this in order to transfer the colour elsewhere to take away all signs of green. I used the Colour Replacement tool in order to complete this too.

Changing Models for front cover.

I took a mass amount of photos of my new models, I made them wear different clothes to see what style I thought would best suit my magazine; in the end I went for the more casual approach. I made sure that the two boys coordinated with each other to keep it within my colour scheme.

Changing Models

I decided to change the original female model in exchange for two boys. I did this because I thought that I could create a magazine suited to two boys rather than a girl featuring in a pop magazine.

Flat Plan for Music Magazine

 

I decided to create a flat plan for my music magazine so I could get a brief idea of where I would like things to be placed. I am still debating whether this is the final plan.

 

Editing front cover photos.

I then tried to edit the image further by changing the brightness from -53 up to -29 and the contrast from 13down to -50. The image became darker which is what wanted but it also started to gain a yellow tint which meant I couldn't continue editing the image without this happening.

I then realised that I was not happy with the way this was turning out and decided that this was not going to be an image that I was going to use.

Editing photos for front cover.

This is how I got the image down to the size that it needed to be, by doing this I created an easier work space for myself where I could focus on the things I needed to rather than trying to edit the whole image unnecessarily.

Editing photo for front cover.

I began to edit the photos a little bit more, I wanted to make the image darker so my models top wasn't blending in with the background. I didn't choose a very good spot to take my photos in, the lighting was too bright and the models top blended in with the background.

I changed the brightness levels from 0 to -53 with enabled the image to become my clearer and darker, and the contrast didn't get changed as drastically as the other, it moved from 0 to 13.

Editing photos for my front cover.

I took some photos of my model which didn't turn out how I hoped. This is the original image that was captured but I thought that I would have a go at editing it to see if I could make the lighting on it better.

Magazine Style Models

These Billboard magazines are what I am going to basing my music magazine on, I will be using various features from each of these front covers and interpreting them on my own magazine.

 

 

This cover will be influencing the placement of the artist's who is featuring in my magazine. I will be placing the band name 'Glass Rituals' across the middle of the main image, this will help catch the target audience's eye by having this as the main focus.

 

 

 

Blumler and Katz - Personal Relationships

Blumler and Katz - Surveillance

Magazine Pitch

I asked 20 different people to fill in my questionnaire, the people in which i asked were of mixed gender although more women felt obliged to fill in it than men, meaning 13 of those were female and the remainder males. referring to the research which i composed i have maintained a brief understanding of how i would like my magazine to look  and which style models i am going to use. I am going to create a magazine which similar relations to Notion and CLASH, i am using these magazines because they both attract people who enjoy up to date music which both partially fall in the indie genre as well as other genres combined.  On my front cover artists who are well known in that line of genre by teenagers within the age range of 14 to 18 will be featured. Because there are very few magazine which appeal to both genders i will make my primary target audience mixed gender of the same age range and my secondary target audience is not going to be as precise as the other and will be more loosely defined containing those who fall into an older age range. I am also going to included features from my style models but with a personal twist on them.

Naomi Wolf - The Beauty Myth

I created this presentation on Bubbl.us, I used this website in particular because I thought it would be easy to locate certain points of the theory if people didn't want to read it all and were only looking for small bits.

Marjorie Ferguson - Invitational

This part of the theory shows emphasis on the mouth being shut completely or with a hint of a smile, the models headed being situated to one side or either looking back to the camera, and also there is emphasis on the eyes are where they are looking. The projected moods used here are the curiosity of mystery or mischief, the hint contact potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising’s soft sell.

This is what is called the Invitational pose. The main feature on this front cover is the model's eyes. By using someone with inviting eyes it makes the reader feel more obliged to purchase the magazine. By having the mouth shut which a small hint of a smile it helps divert the focus  to the models eyes. Having the head either to one side or looking back over the shoulder facing the camera, which you can see in the image above. This pose is used to create an effect which gives off suggestions of mischief and rather than a sexual promise, it is more of a hint towards contact.

Marjorie Ferguson - Chocolate Box

Marjorie Ferguson - Super Smiler

Marjorie Ferguson - Romantic or Sexual

Blumler and Katz - Personal Identity

Blumler and Katz - Escape and Diverson From Everday Life.

Blumler and Katz - Uses and Gratifications The Uses and Gratifications theory was re-visited by Blumler and Katz in 1974 when they published their own theory based upon what Laswell had published but expanded on this stating that audiences may choose to consume media texts based upon the following four reasons; In 1974 Blumler and Katz re-visited the Uses and Gratifications theory, they published their own version of this theory but expanded on it. They stated that audiences may potentially chose to consume media texts, this was all based upon four reasons; personal relationships, personal identity, surveillance and diversion. Escape and Diversion from everyday life. Escape from routine and problems; an emotional release. The first theory is Diversion. Blumler and Katz believed that some members of the public may choose to consume media texts as a source of escapism. This would allow the consumer to divert from everyday life and routine to something different of their choice. This could be a many different number of styles of media texts depending on the audience and what is suited to them.

IPC - Magazine Publishers

IPC is also a publishing company which is formally known as International Publishing Corporation as well as Time Inc. UK. This is a consumer magazine and digital publisher based in the United Kingdom which has a large portfolio including newspaper company's such as: The People, The Sun, Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial. They also have trade and technical which are specialist magazines, IPC Books which includes all book publishing which is headed by Paul Hamlyn whose own company has been acquired by IPC. Alistair McIntosh and Arnold Quick also had their companies acquire by IPC who produce printing and new products, these are both all non-newspaper printing operations and laughing pads for products which use new technology. A quote from their website: "With more than 60 iconic media brands, IPC create content for multiple platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events. As the uk's leading consumer magazine publisher we engage with 26m UK adults - almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men. Our award winning portfolio of websites reacher over 25 million users globally every month'" This allows willing companies to know that they are a company of great success who could carry their product far.

What is a reader profile?

A reader profile is often created to show what the readers of the specific magazine are interested in. This allows you to see images of products such as clothing, food, places, people and electronics to show that those are the things in which the audience of the genre of the magazine chosen are usually fond of.

Some reader profiles can often include statistics which allows people to view additional information about the magazine and gives others the opportunity to connect with other readers.

Example of a Reader Profile

Here is an example of what a reader profile usually looks like, they contain the favourite things those who will be reading your magazine are usually interested in.

Q Magazine Reader Profile

This what a reader profile for Q magazine would look like, this includes information about the gender of the readers, the age range and what their favourite genre of music is.

Magazine Publisher - Rhinegold Publishing

Rhinegold Publishing publish magazines such as education, performing art and classical musical for the UK public. The magazines published include artifacts such as; available music jobs for job seekers, online music search engine to further research or gain more information, music and performing arts directory, music and education tail piece, teaching statistics and strategies of work, free downloadable guides, digital magazines and apps.