The document discusses the plans for photography for a magazine cover and article spread. It was originally planned to take photos outdoors but was reconsidered in favor of a studio to achieve a sophisticated look. Photos for the cover will feature a male model in casual clothing sitting on a wooden chair. The double page spread will include three photos - two portrait photos of the artist with a guitar prop and one long shot of the artist walking away, to emphasize his normality. Location photos will be taken in a back alley to reflect the artist's background.

2. When I was originally brainstorming the look of my magazine and what kind of splash image I wanted for the cover, I
stated that I wanted to take the image outdoors in order to be a little more quirky and relaxed than say taking the
image in a studio. However, after consideration I feel like this won’t achieve that ‘sophisticated’, well made look that
I’m going for, so I’ve reconsidered and decided on a classic studio shot, in order to end up with a very high quality
looking product which fits in well with incumbent magazines in the British music market.
The mise-en-scene will remain pretty much the same as described previously, as the only change is the location.
Examples and inspiration for the cover shot are as below;
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Somewhere between a medium
long shot and a medium close up
Possible prop- wooden chair
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Male model
Casual clothing
In terms of clothing
the model will sport
quite a casual, street
style, with a colour
palette of greys,
black and shades of
red in order to tie in
with the house style
colour scheme.
Also will be thinking about
the rule of thirds when
taking the splash image.
The model will be placed
off centre to the right,
leaving head room for the
masthead, as well as space
around the model for sell
lines. The model will fall
over the two right hand
focus point, drawing the
audiences eye to him and
balancing the page well.

3. The contents page will feature a handful of photographs, all in thumbnails as a method of visually displaying the
contents of the pages.
By including images such as
this close up example of
Ellie Goulding, readers will
instantly recognise the artist
and associate that article
with them. The close up
shot also suggests that that
article is quite a personal
one, such as an interview, as
opposed to a more
disengaged, informative
piece which may come with
an image such as this.
In terms of the types of images I’ll be using, it will be a
variety, as they will represent the variety of different
articles in the magazine. I intend to have some long
shots of artists, maybe one of an individual and one of
a band or group. Some extreme long shots of gigs or
concert environments would also work well, as well as
a close up of the ‘editor’ which will appear in the top
left corner (due to it being the first edition of the
magazine).

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My double page spread will include
three images- two on one page and one
on the other.
The two images to the left show examples of the type of location the photos
will be taken in. The weather needs to be dry, with bright, warm lighting- the
type you get when the sky is overcast. This will help to get really crisp,
professional looking photos. The location itself is a back passage way, with a
gravel/dirty path, trees and a row of old, metal garages. This reflects the
character of the artist featured in the article, as he’s a local guy who comes
from quite a ‘rough’ estate, and has managed to get a break in the music
industry by busking and working hard. I feel like taking images in a setting like
this also reaches out to the audience as it’s quite a relatable surrounding, as
opposed to a studio or a more grand, up market place. It will allow readers to
feel closer to the artist and gain that sense of being an equal to them.

5. This image of Ed Sheeran gives
a good idea of the first photo I
intend to take for my double
page spread. Obviously
because of the positioning on
the page it will have to be of a
portrait orientation, and will
most likely be a medium long
shot, so taken a little further
away than this one of Ed. I’ll
also be including my acoustic
guitar as a prop, in order to
illustrate the model’s talents
and draw attention to the fact
that he composes and
produces all his own music.
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This just demonstrates the
fact that I’d like there to be
a difference in height
between images 1 and 2.
The mise-en-scene will be
continual throughout the
three images in terms of
clothing, setting, etc, but I’d
like this second image to be
of the model sat down or
knelt down, in order to give
a bit of diversity to the
page, and make it
aesthetically pleasing.
For the larger image which will form the background to the
second page, I’d really like this to be a long shot or extreme
long shot of the artist walking away from the camera, in order
to get a much more natural shot rather than one that’s posed
and aimed at the viewer. This gives a bit of variety, but again
will also emphasise that idea of normality (since the image is
much more relaxed), that he’s a normal person too and
readers will identify with this. With this image I’ll make sure
to leave empty space down the left hand side and the top of
the image, as some of the article text will overlap it here.