New photo-shoot that has the potential to be on my double spread. [HARMONY]

EXTRA PHOTO SHOOT

PICTURE 1: 

I decided to take pictures that was influenced and inspired by Audrey Hepburn which reminded me of the old Hollywood, Retro Glam. The miss- en-scene in these pictures are used effectively to ensure that the genre and the style of the music magazine is highlighted clearly. I used an oversized retro hat and oversized cat eye sunglasses to portray the vintage style of the photo shoot which relates to my genre really well. 

I have also decided to edit these pictures in Duo colours to test and observe the difference which could create a modern and artistic image to my magazine. The vibrant colours were influenced from Pop art which made me change the effects from the original picture. I might collaborate and merge the pictures together into a square to create the style of Pop art. 

<----- Duo colours:
1st colour: Grey
2nd colour: Purple
Overall: Plum 

<----- Duo colours

1st colour: White

2nd colour: Black/Grey 

Overall: Dark grey 

SECOND PICTURE: 

This picture was again inspired by Audrey Hepburn. My model was wearing one of her famously designed vintage long black dress. 

The composition of this picture is cleverly decided because the model is not in the middle of the shot, i have used the 3rd frame rule to take this picture. The proxemics of the model wasp placed quite close to the camera to show that attention was being paid to her, which clearly portrays her fame in the music industry. 

The way I adjusted the props had created a very interesting image. The oversized hat covered one of the model eye. This made the shot a bit more fun to look at. 

THIRD PICTURE: 

I used a very vibrant pink which was quite similar tot he original colour of my magazine, 'Harmony'. However, the pink had overflowed the picture and made the artist look a bit invisible. Therefore, i am planning to change the colour of this shot to a darker pink which will allow the models face to be shown more. 

Although its invisible, the shot portrays a fun image because the models hands are placed in front of her mouth and the glasses are being removed. Also, the hats size created a very nice shadow across her eyes. 

Reading articles for my double spread page

I picked up 'Deluxe' magazine to get a better idea of what a doublespread page consists of. This magazine is not particularly a music magazine, however, it did help me to understand the style of witting that varies from genre to genre. 

The cover of this magazine has also made me understand that I do not have to have so much text to emphasise and enlarge the importance of the magazine or the artist.

I started to read the article on 'Jared Leto' which made it so much easier for me to write an article on my artist, Venus Summer. The style and the quality of writing on this article is not necessarily what I would go for because it sounds colloquial and conversational like, however my magazine is more formal, subtle and structured. 

Double spread ideas (rough)

This is my first idea about laying out my double spread page. I wanted this page to have a clean effect with emphasis on the pull quote and the main picture. I also want the title to be enlarged and bold to reveal the magazines importance. I thought that adding a little blog underneath the picture will engage the audience more with the location, event and where it was taken. I will also add the logo and the page numbers. 

Double spread ideas and inspirations

I really like the layout of this double spread page because it has a simple design but it allows the audience to focus on the important information and aspects in the page. This will also be really sensible for my magazine theme and genre because the text looks very formal and professional; therefore this theme has a potential of getting some aspects of it and apply to my own. 

I also like this example because the picture is clearly positioned and it conveys the producers intentions and the artist very easily. The title is very professional looking and it created a clean and tidy look, layout and style to the page. 

This may not be too suitable and appropiate for my music magazine because the text that is used in this page is too small and it looks like an advertisement. However, this page does have really good aspects and features that i can use as an inspiration on my magazine. 

The style and the layout of this double spread has been used very effectively to ensure that the superiority of the artist is portrayed very clearly in the months issue. I really like how the title is settles and positioned, which emphasises and highlights Adele's recent success and achievements. I also found the "Women who rock 2012" with a block very creative and effective. however it looks too crowded and the density of the picture is too intense. Therefore, i may use this idea but reduce the intensity and density. 

ANALYSING DOUBLE SPREADS

Process of making my contents page [HARMONY]