Front Cover Draft

Below is my cover page that I have created using my photos that I had taken. I have used a billboard magazine as my template to give me ideas on what I should produce my magazine like. I have used the same colours and text to get it similar to the Billboard magazine as I could to help me out with my final front cover. I have also used the rule of three with the picture.

Contents Photographs

As non of the photographs I have took of Rachel are suitable for my contents I have decided to use a picture I have taken at the singer, N-Dubz star Dappy's concert that had taken place in the O2 arena on December 9th 2012. It isn't the best quality picture but I will use it as a small picture on the contents page. I will use photoshop to enhance the quality of this picture and I will use the tool colour fix to brighten the picture as this picture is dark due to the place it was based in and the lights being very dim. To prove that this is an original photo that I have taken I have uploaded a video I took during the concert were Dappy was singing 'No regrets' one of his top hit singles. As I have mentioned before it isn't the best quality.
The link to the video: Dappy's Concert 'No Regrets'

                                     

Best Pictures

I have chosen the photographs below as my best chosen as they are all appropriate for my magazine, they also have some connection with the audience such as mode of address.

I have chosen this picture because I simply like it. It will be brillent
for the double page spread we have to create as part of this task as she
is up and personal with the camera.

This is one of my best pictures as Rachel is looking directly into the
readers eyes, she has that natural look due to the
make-up. 

This photo has been considered as one of my double
page spread pictures as the way Rachel is posing
and it will be easier to position this photograph
in the double page spread once I have
cropped the background out of this photograph.

This photo will be my main image on the front cover
due to the type of pose Rachel is showing on this photograph.

Spin Media

Spin media, formally known as Buzznet and Buzz media, is a company and blog network based in Los Angeles. It owns a community of pop culture websites. Buzz media was founded by Anthony Batt, Marc Brown, Kevin Woolery and Steve Haldane.In 1999 Batt and Brown started a blog, by 2006 Buzznet had a total of 9 people in the Los Angeles area. The company announced on March 19, 2009 it raised us$12.5 million in funding from venture capitalist that include companies that already invested in the company, such as Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures, as well as new investor Focus Ventures.It acquired Spin Media, publisher of Spin magazine in July 2012. After shutting down the print version of the magazine, reducing its staff to abput 200, and focusing on advertising, it rebranded itself as Spin Media in March 2013. In April 2013 it acquired Vibe magazine.

Magazine Template

For my magazine I have researched a lot of magazines to see which magazines are similar to my magazine that I am going to produce. I've came across some good magazines such as Kerrang, Q, Spin, Hip Hop etc. but the two main magazines that I have been interested in are Billboard and Vibe. They both have a similar target audience and genre. I am going to use Billboard magazine as one of my templates to give me an idea how to set a clean clear front cover for my magazine.

Draft Pictures

Below are some pictures I have taken of Rachel for my magazine that I am going to produce. There are 36 pictures of Rachel doing 11 poses I have chosen for her.

Picture Ideas

Here I am showing the photos that gave me ideas of how to pose Rachel. I have done a similar image as the original but my photos aren't exactly like the original as the original photos have been photo-shopped professionally and the images have been taken by a professional also.

  

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