Flat plan of Indie Magazine cover

Initial ideas for Indie magazine

Genre- Indie magazine

Photo layout:

• Plain background
• Vintage style with an indie twist
• Floral creams and blacks
• Hippy style clothing. Baggy tops and less makeup
• Instrument of some form
• Flower crowns
• One person
• Middle shot, Full body

Masthead ideas:

• NEW
• Indie
• SING
• Band
• Hush

Plugs and pulls:

• New artist
• UK Indie top 40
• Inside story of an artist
• Upcoming gigs
• New releases

Colours:

• Vintage creams with pops of colour
• As I found out. Black, red and white.

Fonts:

Price:

• I dont want people to be put off by the price so I think it would be about £1.50

Vanity Fair Vs The Source

When looking at the contrast on Vanity Fair we see the very girly look of black, white and pearl pink. Very glitzy and glam focusing your eyes on the main image mainly because of the contrast of black on white. The fact she is in the last third and practically most of her body is in the top two thirds where the eye is most drawn to also adds to the fact that she is the main focus. Gaga has her eyes pointing slightly downcast. This then makes moves us to focus our focal point on the text 'Style Issue' In bold lettering. The entirety of the Gaga issue is in a horizontal layout. This results in a illusion that there isn't much happening. However it does bring a sense of calm to the cover and a overall very girly feel. I don't think this would be focused on men. Since Gaga is on the cover we are lead to believe that this is going to be focused at girls and not guys. The stereotypical genre of female fashion and pop culture is also present meaning that guys are going to be less likely to pick it up. The angle of this cover is straight on. There is no change in angle or dynamic. It is very relaxed and very line focused so that our eyes are drawn around the page. The typography on this issue cover is very bold and girly therefore adding to the overall conclusion that this cover is aimed at the female audience.

On a very different scale we have The Source. This contrast of gun metal and blood red along with a very disturbing image in the middle of the cover really draws attention through the use of line. The contrast of the red draws your eyes to the gun through the use of line then that then draws you to the face of the man. The lines across the top of the page tend to be the first thing you scan over due to them being in the top third yet you do follow the middle third down due to it being the most interesting third on the page. This page would be more focused on men. It is very stereotypical in the sense of guns and hip-hop and with a male cover artist which would suggest that the main reader is a man. There is quite a low angle on this photo creating an illusion of a bigger head which is needed since the main focal point of the image is the head. To reduce the focus going anywhere else the creator has made the typography on the right hand side very small so that you don't look at that first.

Music Photography

Photoshop can't make a bad image good. But you can make a good image. There are a few rules you have to follow to achieve this.

The rules of music photography-

• The rule of thirds- 

1. Main subject put around the intersection points of the 9 boxes to create eye contact with the reader. This will create a personal connection with the reader. 
2. Most covers will have the eyes of the over act looking out from the cover.

• Use of lines- 

1. Lines that can be found in images that are very powerful. They can add dynamic impact to an image through mood as well as how they direct the readers eyes. 
2. Diagonal lines can draw the eyes in. They can also add action to the image- glass etc.

• Angles- 

1. Move yourself to create interesting angles
2. High, low, left, right?

• Focal points- 

1. Use the focal point and depth of field to create an interesting point on the competition of
   
   the page. 
2. Use a apiture of about f5 - f6.2 to create an interesting composition.