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This week I took the photos for my magazine after making the changes and with a better camera.I had to change my models again(still two girls). I have started working on the pictures with Photoshop to make them more fitting for a magazine after refreshing my knowledge on Photoshop tools. I have started making final plans on the look of the magazine(small details-fonts, pugs, cover lines) and the double spread article.

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This week I evaluated my photos and decided to redo the photo shoot. I re- planned and made improvements so that the pictures could be more suitable for a magazine and even for my genre. I changed the lighting and took the shots during daytime(it wasnt't a gray day).

Final Pieces Sketches (Final Drafts)

Cover Page:

Contents Page:

Double Spread:

Photo Shoot 2

These are a few of the pictures I took at my second photo shoot. It is clear that these pictures are of a much better quality than the pictures from the earlier photo shoot. They have better lighting and the expressions of the characters are edgier and more reflective of rock. I changed one of the members of the band too, this is because it is very unconventional for a conservative individual to be part of a rock band as rock is associated with rebellion. The new artist brings authenticity to the band and the genre rock. All the pictures have a white background, this will make it a lot easier for text to be readable and the house style colours (red, black and blue) to be emphasised. The pictures all use direct address, this depicts the artists as confident and builds a relationship between the readers and the artist. The artists are wearing casual everyday clothes, this helps make them relatable to the readers. The leather gloves used by the face of the band, helps make her edgier and add to her rebellious nature. 

Photoshoot (evaluation)

 These are a few photos I took during the photo shoot. These pictures aren't exactly good enough to be put on a magazine. The main problem with them is that I should have done the photo shoot in the morning because the sun isn't very dependable due to it being winter. This caused the pictures to be very dark which decreased the quality of my pictures as my equipment wasn't professional enough to support the dark setting. I will try improving them with photoshop and if it doesn't work I will redo the photo shoot.

Finalised Plan (Magazine)

After a few problems and adjustments, I have figured out my final plan.



Band- It will comprise of two women instead of two men and one woman.They will be Robin Deadman and Anastasia Forest, Deadman is the face of the band. I have subverted Angela McRobbie's theory of the representation of men and women following tradition roles and stereotypes in the media, because it might set an inspiration for the female demographic of the target audience making the magazine more appealing ( it is unconventional for an all female rock band to be featured).

Cover and contents page- The pictures used in both have a white background (increased clarity of text, does not distract from artist). The house style of black, red and blue will be maintained. There will be a quote on the contents page, this is a common convention and helps attract more attention towards the featured article.

Double spread- The necessary changes will be made to the article (redistribution of quotes) and one picture will be used to occupy most of the first page. The band name "The Revolutionaries" will overlap the second page.
 The price of the magazine will be £2.60 and it will be monthly.

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This week's journal includes major changes made to my plan over the week as well.

This week we started finalizing all of our details and were clicking photos for our magazine's cover, contents page and double spread. We decided on our models and fixed all the details for our pictures (angles, models,clothes, props and location). I have changed my featured musicians/ band and have decided to feature two female musicians who work together on music and have released their first album recently; they will still call themselves 'The Revolutionaries'. I will be making changes to the sketches of the final piece drafts, this is because I will be applying further research to the planning. We will be focusing exclusively on making the cover page for at least the beginning of next week.

Location - Cover Page

On visiting the location for my cover picture I found that I won't be able to use it because the site has construction work going on. Instead of opting for a replacement location I will be using either a pattern or a plain white background. This is because it will ensure that focus is not drawn from the featured artist, and the cover lines are still readable (don't clash with the background).

 Here are the most likely backgrounds that I will use-

The Masthead

The masthead tells a lot about the magazine and it's attitude which can lead to different types of people reading it. I have decided for my magazine masthead to be "Insurgent", this is because it reflects typical rock ideals like rebellion and individualism.  

These are a few fonts that I think would look good and would suit the meaning of the word well (these fonts are from Dafont.com)

After speaking to a few people from my target audience I have confirmed the use of the masthead Insurgent and use the font Ruskof by Maelle. k (The audience was given options from the picture above).

It will look something like this-