Editing Using Photoshop

 These are some of the photos which i found on the websites. I edited them to how I would have liked them on Photo shop in order to practice for when I come to edit my photographs.

Website Photo Research

In order to influence my photo shoot, I have looked at the following websites of existing acoustic artists.

http://www.jamesmorrisonmusic.com/

http://www.colbiecaillat.com/

http://www.johnmayer.com/

on these websites I found the following photos..

I liked all of these photos, because they all have a relaxed feeling to them, which conforms to the genre of the music magazine. I like the colours in these photos as they're all calm and not bright and striking. My favourite photo is the last one, so I would like to try and capture a photo like this whilst doing my photo shoot. 

Risk Assesment

Here I have created a risk assessment for my photo shoot to ensure that it will be a safe environment for taking my shots. Now that I have highlighted the risks and found solutions, I will be aware of hazards to look out for and therefore I will be safe with minor chance of injuries. 

Editorial Profile

Hey Guys :) Basically, my music magazine is of an acoustic genre, inspired by artists such as James Morrison, Taylor Swift, and Joshua Radin etc. Featuring a range of new and existing artists who conform to this genre, this magazine will offer you the motivation to try out new things and achieve things you never thought would be possible. Articles, interviews, tips etc will be included in this magazine helping you to do so. The calming sensation of listening to acoustic personally helps me to work, and relaxes me when I am having difficulties. Even if you thought acoustic music was not your thing, then I assure you after reading this, it will be! So go ahead, get unplugged and try it out.

Dani x

Target Audience Customer Profile

I have created a customer profile in order to highlight my target audience making sure the conventions of my magazine will appeal to their tastes. My target audience is for both genders, aged 14-19.

Name: Rachael

Age: 17

Gender: Female

She is a former student at college, studying Art, photography, and maths. In her spare time she likes to meet up with her friends, experiment with her camera taking photographs, and listen to calming acoustic music whilst doing her school work. She listens to artists such as; Colbie Caillat, James Morrison, Paulo Nutini, Joshua Radin, and Joe Brooks. She has a passion for playing the guitar, however could use advice and contacts to progress her talents further. My magazine is aiming to meet these needs for Rachael and many other people in the same situation. 

Existing Music Magazine Research

I have looked at many existing music magazines to influence me in the making of mine. In particular, I wanted to look at acoustic magazines to see what they look like and the conventions in which I will need to look at. I found this magazine called ‘Acoustic’ which obviously follows this genre. I like the way the featuring artist is making eye contact with the reader, luring them in to buy the magazine, I also like the way he looks relaxed which conveys to the calm acoustic genre. They have used lures, bold captions, large artists’ names and the rule of thirds to entice the reader into this magazine.  I will consider these conventions when making my magazine and would like to shoot a photo a bit like this, but with a plainer background. 

The second magazine which I looked at was ‘Q’ magazine. Although this is not an acoustic magazine and doesn't follow the genre of mine, I chose this as I like the layout and sophisticated look to it. The grey background is useful as it draws the readers attention to the title name and the foreground picture. I like the way there is a simple colour scheme of black, white, grey and red. I think I will use this technique for my magazine, but change the red tone to a different colour. I was also thinking of having a black and white foreground image; however after seeing this, I have decided that it may be more effective to have a coloured picture instead. 

Title Ideas

 I was very undecided about what to call my music magazine, so I created a brain storm to help me with this decision. I looked on the internet to find music related words, asked my friends and family and wrote down all the words which came into my head of use.

Two of these ideas caught my eye; ‘Player’ and ‘Unplugged’. I will explore which of these names looks better on my front cover and try out different fonts and logos to decide on the final name.