The document discusses using a black and white photo for the cover of a music magazine. Black and white photos are rarely used on magazine covers but can have an interesting effect by removing color distraction. They make images very beautiful and dramatic while still allowing other aspects to stand out. The author looked at black and white photographers and magazine covers for inspiration. They want the photo to have a male fashion look with a music/fun edge. The black and white photo will contrast well with the CMYK print colors and reference the cover line about not everything being black and white.

1. Photography:
black & white

2. For my front cover image of my music magazine i want
to do a black and white photo. Black and white photos
are very rare on magazine covers and it has only been
done a few times. I did some research on black & white
photographers and magazine covers to see whether the
idea will work for my cover.

3. making an image black and white has a very interesting effect. It takes away all
distraction of colour and has the image in its simplest for. This means you may
see things about the image you wouldn’t have seen in colour. Also, black & white
makes photos very beautiful and delicate.

4. I think that black and white portraits and images of people are really beautiful and
although the colour is taken away I think so much else is added. They are
dramatic and stunning and stand out a lot more than colour images.

5. Black & White Modelling Photographers:
Tony Mcgee
Jane Bown
Martha Cooper

6. My image is going to be of a male and I want it to have the look of male fashion
while also having an music/fun edge. I like the look of some of these images and
will use them as inspiration for my photo.

7. I had a look at any magazines that had done a black & white front cover. I thought
that they looked really good and noticed that most of them had a masthead and
kickers that stood out. I want to carry this idea through to my cover.

8. As I plan to use the CMYK print colours for my title I thought that a black and
white photo would contract really well with them and add a nice effect.

9. Lastly, the blac and white photo on the cover will reference very well with my main
cover line. My Cover line will read ‘It’s not all black & white’. This is talking about
how the artist on the cover is breaking the boundaries of music. Black and white
here representing obvious, the artist is mixing genres and being very ‘colourful’.
Also the cover line and black and white image relate to the name of the band ‘the
zebras’.