Photoshoot NO.1

A process within the production is the photoshoot which I needed to conduct in order to gain the most appropriate photographs for my: front cover, contents page and double spread article.
I decided that I wanted to use a mixed race male as the main music artist throughout the magazine.
I then had to take a series of shots to decide which one was the best one to use: 

After taking various shots in different lighting, at different angles/focus and it different scenes I had  to look at all of the images individually and decide what one I found to be most suitable for (initially) the front cover of my magazine.
I wanted an image that would not be overpowered by everything else on the rest of the front cover.

Production: Draft 1 of Magazine

In order to establish an appropriate music magazine which is effective and aesthetically pleasing and also adheres to the needs of my audience it is important that I practice different drafts and have a look at different angles and compositions to ensure that I am using the best one possible.
The focuses of such practising include the different fonts, colour combinations, composition etc.
The main colours which will be used on my front cover are red, green, yellow and purple as representations of my main music genres (green, red and yellow- REGGAE/ purple- R&B)

DRAFT 1 
Name of magazine: the name of the magazine is written in a brush stroke style which leaves gaps within the letters which can possibly connote the idea that there is gaps to be filled i.e. the support, diversity and unity of a broader target audience. It leaves the idea that the magazine is open to interpretation like the genres I have picked. Based on feedback from my audience research I established that people feel and think different things when listening to the music, i.e. "open to interpretation".
Slogan: I have used the slogan "The latest Reggae and R&B United" because I have decided to incorporate the theme of unity throughout the whole magazine. I have looked at the colour green to represent that of reggae.
Headline: The headline of the magazine is simply the name of the artist that will be the main feature throughout. I took this idea from the magazine Blues and Soul (B&S) as I think it is effective and informative. It does not overpower the front cover and does not require any deeper thinking of the reader. They know what is going on when they see the magazine.

The next stages of production will be coming up with more drafts for my magazine and finalising my idea for the end product.