Photo Ideas and Edits For Music Magazine Front Cover (Pink and Red) Photo 3

The Original Photo and The Edited Copy:

I edited this image on Photoshop just like my other photos, this is because I felt that it gave me so much more option for what I wanted to do, and also I was learning new things, which was really interesting and helpful to me. When editing this image I flipped it to the other side and started to change the colouring on it, I decided to make it pink and red because looking at the photo she seems that she could be angry and I felt that red it a real angry colour. However I didn't want to make the photo red, adding bring pink into it really balanced the red without making it really strong and harsh. 

The circles round the back of the image were created by playing around with the different contrasts, but when looking at the photo the circles really made her stand out against the background and made it look like there was something pulling her backwards like she was being pulled into a dark black whole. I really like how the rings going round the back of her and how they are done like a rainbow going round. Having her so bright in the pinks and red really made Emma stand out against the dark background. The vibrant colour through her hair really makes it more of a statement than it already was, because of all these points this photo is one I would really think about using as my magazine cover because it is eye catching and would get people looking at her and wondering who she is, which would make them buy the magazine to find out more about her. This image could really sell the magazine. 

Photo Ideas and Edits For Music Magazine Front Cover (Purple and Green) Photo 4

The Original Photo and The Edited Copy:

  

This image I edited on photoshop because it gave me so much option for what I could do. I change the colouring on this photo and also made the background start lighter in the middle and get darker as it went out to the corner. I did this by just increasing the light going onto the photo and also playing around with the contrast and colours. 
What I like about this photo is how her hair stands out so much against the rest of the colours in the image but also how the purple and the green really make a contrast against each other and I feel this set the photo off even more making it really eye catching. 

However I feel having her all in green you cant really see who she is and just like the black and white one this loses the fact people don't know her and need to see her to know who she is. So because of this fact I will probably not use it as my image for my front cover. I feel the audience need to really see her to know who she it. 

Photo Ideas and Edits For Music Magazine Front Cover (Black and White) Photo 5

The Original Photo and The Edited Copy:

For this photo I changed the colouring so it was in black and white but also made it a lot brighter by increasing the light going on the photo as well with making the contrast a lot stronger. I also flipped the image from the left side to the right side this was because when starting to design my magazine front cover her hair was getting covered by the masthead and if I had put the masthead on the right side instead of the left side it would of not followed any of my research of magazines I had done. 

What I don't like about this edit is how the brightness is so strong that you cant really see her face, and since she is a new and up coming artist in my magazine you need to be able to see her face or people will not know who she is. However I do really like her hair and how it has the contrast between the black and white, also how at her roots it a very definitive black but as it goes out it goes to white. 

I will probably not use this photo in my magazine because of the fact you cant see her face, if she was not a up and coming artist and people know who she was then yes maybe you could use this image but for a new artist it doesn't show her as much as it needs too. 

I have learnt from doing this to make sure that the brightness is not to high so you can see more of the image. 

Pie Chart Of Names For My Music Magazine

When I was designing my magazine I didn't know what I was wanting to call it, so I got loads of names then went round my target audience to see what they thought. These are the names that were most popular especially Turned Up which because of this I have decided to called my Magazine. 

Music Magazine Names

I was starting to think of magazine names and these are the different ones that I came up with. What I am going to do next is go round a rang of different people to see what names they like the most.  When coming up with the rang of names I tried to stick to catchy names that were only one syllables long as well as being four to five letters long. 

How I am going to make each part of my magazine.

How I am going to make each part of my magazine.

I will be using Photoshop by Adobe to make my title and also edit my photos that I have taken. This is because for editing photos it is the best software to use of it kind. Also I will be using it because compared to other editing programs I know how to use Photoshop, which means I will confortable with it.

Making my title on Photoshop is something I have not done before, but I want to do it on Photoshop so I learn something new and different. There for, learning this could help me in the future if I ever have to do anything that includes making tittles on Photoshop. 

To make my front cover, content page and double page spread I will be using InDesign. InDesign is software that is new to me and I have only ever used ones before but I am looking forward to try something new and different.  

One thing I am slightly worried about is because this is relatively new to me; I will end up taking ages trying to figure out how it all works. However I feel that using InDesign will help me for the future as well as this is because if I am asked to do anything that uses InDesign I will know what to do comfortable. 


When doing the writing content for my magazine I will be doing it in the font Helvetica this is because it is a clear font that is easy to read also it is looks smart and neat. 

Designing Magazine - Planning and Mind Map