A selection of the pictures for my magazine.

These are some of the pictures that I thought were the best fitting to be included in my magazine. Prior to the shoot I had a plan for what shots I wanted to take, which in turn made it far easier and more efficient to do the actual photo shoot itself. For the cover page I took a lot of inspiration from the pictures placed on my initial draft, and for my contents and double page spread I didn't have a particular  picture for inspiration, but I did, however, have a certain idea of what the models should be doing.

What have I been doing this week?

This week I have been exclusively planning writing my interview which will feature in my music magazine. I have thought of what questions to include and if they fit in with the 'feel' of my magazine. But before I started writing the interview I had to think of the tone of which this interview would take. Formal or informal? I decided to look at Q magazine for inspiration. When we looked into (and read) the interview that was featured we noticed its informal tone straight away. It was less 'a straight Q&A' and more of 'a chat amongst friends'. I felt more comfortable reading that interview as it felt far more personable, and as that is one of the main things that draws me to a magazine, I want to use that tone in my magazine also.

Draft of double page spread

This is the draft for my double page spread. I wanted it to uphold the same theme as the cover page, so I included the same colours, font and overall layout, as to keep consistency flowing through my magazine. Consequently, I believe, the consistent layout throughout makes it look far more professional and 'put together'. Again, as this is a draft, changes will inevitably be made, and the pictures of Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie, will be replaced with my own. Also the context of the interview will be changed to fit with the artist pictured, when my own pictures will be featured.