Photoshoot Plan

Photograph selection

I didn’t choose this photo as the headphones were too subtle and therefore, it would not be obvious that mine was a music magazine.

I chose this photograph because I liked the lighting and how the headphones contrast the brightness of the background. I also liked that there is enough space for my masthead and cover lines.

I felt that both of these images were too dark and that my model looked unhappy so I chose not to use either of them as my final cover image.

Fonts

Cover

Coverlines and Leading TextMasthead

Contest Banner

I knew that throughout my magazine I was only using 3/4 fonts so I have chosen one of those 3 or 4 for each component

Calibri- I felt that Calibri was too plain for my masthead and therefore, may result in my cover looking ametureAR Bonnie- I chose AR Bonnie for my masthead as it has a ‘pop’ feel without looking tackyOrator Std- I didn’t want to us eorator std as I felt it would look better elsewhere in my magazine

Calibri- I chose to use Calibri to distinguish it from the rest of my coverAR Bonnie- This is my masthead font so I didn’t want to use it elsewhereOrator Std- I didn’t want to use this font as I felt it would get confused with my editorial pillars

Calibri- I felt that Calibri was not eye catching enough for coverlines and leading textAR Bonnie- This is my masthead font so I didn’t want to use it elsewhereOrator Std- I chose this font because it is eye catching without being overpowering on the cover

Drawn Design

I duplicated the layer so that if I made any mistakes, I could revert back to my original image. I then used the spot heal tool to remove imperfections from my model’s face in order to make my photo look more professional and flawless.

Next, I used the burn tool to darken her eyebrows, lash line and hair to contrast the brightness of the background. Next, I used the clone tool to remove the split between the wall panels in the background to stop it distracting from my model. I considered using the clone tool to remove my model’s shadow however, I feel like it makes her stand out further so I left it in.

I used the gradient tool to add colour to my image for that real pop magazine look using bright colours. I then created my Masthead using AR Bonnie size 286.5 so that it’s clear what the magazine is called.

I used the quick select tool to select the top of my model’s head then made a copy for it and pasted it to a new layer to bring it in front of my masthead. I then selected the masthead and used the drop shadow tool to make it stand out via the layer style tool.

286.5 AR Bonnie

48 and 36

35 and 31

I used Orator STD for all of my cover lines and leading text. The first numbers in each annotation is the cover line size and the second, leading text size.

39 and 36

36 and 30

54 and 43

The larger the text and the higher up the page, the more important the article. I tried to create natural eye flow for the reader and used a slightly darker pink than her jumper for the cover lines to tie together the text and image and to make them stand out.

I then added in the date and issue no. (Calibri size 18) under the masthead and also added in my barcode base using the rectangle tool. I then used the rectangle marquee tool and used the bucket tool to add a white tint to act as a banner. I used Calibri in size 30 to write about the contest in order to make people want to buy my magazine.

I used the brush tool to insert a barcode and changed its size to better fit my base colour. I then used the text tool to write the website in size 9 Calibri and the price in Calibri size 10 so that it’s easy to read but not distracting from the rest of my front cover.