This document outlines the planning and design process for a photoshoot and magazine page layout. It describes selecting a primary photo because the model looks happy, editing the photo by removing imperfections and adding lighting effects. Fonts and colors were chosen for the masthead, headlines, text blocks based on readability and matching the aesthetic. Elements like pull quotes, captions and banners were added and customized to integrate the photo and text.

1. Photoshoot Plan

2. Photograph Selection
I chose not to use this photo
because its dark and I didn’t
like the background.
I chose not to use this picture
as I felt my model’s expression
didn’t give the connotation of
joy I was looking for.
I chose this photo because I love how
happy my model looks and I really like
the angle as it makes the image look
candid and allows us to see the whole
guitar as well as the model.
I don’t like this image as the
angle looked weird and I
don’t like how it cuts off at
two edges
I didn’t choose these photographs because the lighting made
my model look a bit unwell and they were also too desaturated
for the aesthetic I was going for which is bright and exciting.
The background was also a bit too busy for my liking.
Although I like my model’s expressions in these photos, I didn’t
feel like it added anything to my magazine as she is wearing
headphones in my cover image. The lighting is also not very
good.

3. Fonts and Colours
DPS
Headline and subheading
Pull quotes
Article
I knew that throughout my magazine I
was only using 3/4 fonts so I have chosen
one of those 3 or 4 for each component
Calibri-I chose not to use Calibri as
it was to be the font for my article
and I wanted something which
would stand out
AR Bonnie- This is my
masthead font so I didn’t
want to use it elsewhere
Orator Std- I didn’t use
orator std because I felt
it would look too harsh
next to Calibri
MV Boli- I chose to use MV
Boli because its clear yet it
looks like handwriting and I
wanted Rani’s words to be in
a font which looked like
handwriting to make clear
what the pull quotes were.
I chose to use calibri as it is easy to read and it is a sans serif
font so it still looks modern which is what I wanted for my
pop magazine.
AR Bonnie- This is my masthead font so I didn’t
want to use it elsewhere
Orator Std-I chose to not use this font as
its hard to read when it is very small or in
large quantaties
MV Boli- if I had written my article in this font,
I think it would have looked very childish so I
chose to just use it as an accent to my pull
quotes.
Calibri- I didn’t think Calibri was very
interesting so it would not entice people to
read my magazine if I used it as my headline
or subheading.
AR Bonnie- This is my masthead font
so I didn’t want to use it elsewhere
Orator Std- I chose to use Orator Std because
it is both eye catching and readable.
MV Boli- I felt that MV Boli was too informal
to act as my headline and subheading.

4. Drawn Design

5. I used the spot heal tool to remove
any imperfections from my model’s
face. This made my photo look a lot
more sleek and professional. I then
used the burn tool to define her
eyebrows, lash line and to darken
her hair in order to bring out those
features and to contrast the lighter
colours in my photograph. This
helped to give my photograph
impact and to make her more
captivating.
Editing and Construction

6. Next, I used the quick select tool to
select my model’s teeth. I then used the
bucket tool to whiten them so that her
smile stands out and gives a sense of
real joy within her about her music. I
then used the clone stamp to remove
the handle on the wall and the split in
the wood panels so that they would not
distract from my model and so that my
photo looked a little bit more
professional.

7. I used the gradient tool to give it
a pink tint to match my other
photographs however, I later
lowered the opacity to make it
seem more like natural light. I
then created a new blank layer
and used the rectangle marquee
to select the right hand side. I
used the paint bucket to add a
tint so that it created a
background for my article.

8. To write my headline I used Orator STD in size
200 and added a drop shadow to make it stand
out on the page I chose to write it in white
because its easy to read and it’s less harsh than
black alongside my very bright photograph. I
also added in my subheading in size 36 but with
no shadow to make it eye catching but so that it
didn’t overpower the headline. I then moved on
to Microsoft Publisher to do the final
construction where I inserted my image and my
article in columns to make it easy to read. I used
calibri (which is very modern looking because it
is sans serif) in size 8 as is convention.

9. I used insert drop cap to visually pull the
reader into my article. I customised the
colour to reflect my model’s jumper in
order to add uniformity to my page. I the
went on to insert text boxed for my pull
quoted which my main body of text
wraps around. I chose to use MV Boli in
size 11 to show the subject’s words as it
looks like handwriting and therefore
creates an association between the
model in the photo and the pull quotes.
I then used the colour selector tool to
get the colour of the guitar and used it
for my pull quotes to unite the photo
and the text.

10. I inserted my masthead (AR
Bonnie size 22 with drop shadow)
and a rectangle banner with a
drop shadow in order to brand
my page. For my page numbers, I
used the shape tool to insert
circles and wrote each number in
Calibri size 10 so that they could
be seen when reader’s are
flicking through the pages but so
that they don’t overshadow the
rest of the page.