The document discusses plans for shooting the cover image for a music magazine outdoors rather than in a studio. It aims to give the magazine a chilled, relaxed, slightly edgy feel to stand out from other magazines and reflect the style of music featured. The cover shot will use a male model around the average age of readers, dressed smartly but individually, playing an acoustic guitar in front of a brightly colored background to look crisp while taken outside.

1. I plan to shoot the splash image for the cover of my magazine outdoors, as opposed to in a studio. Through market research I
found that most of these images are taken in a studio, but I want my magazine to a)stand out from magazines already on the
market, and b) have a more relaxed, natural feel to it than an artist posing in a studio. The location of the shot will hopefully
be in slightly run down looking area, maybe by some garages or backstreets. With this I aim to give the magazine a very
chilled, relaxed, slightly edgy feel, which will reflect the style of music present in the magazine. The NME covers below are
good examples of the type of look I’m aiming for and prove that shots that aren’t taken in a studio can be successful too.
I’d like to use a male model who looks around the average age of the magazine’s readers, and in terms of costume should
look well dressed but slightly individual-Maybe a leather or denim jacket? Smart casual. The reason for the model being that
particular age is because I feel like this will ensure a stronger connection to the audience, as it’s more relatable
and, arguably, inspiring. I feel like the background needs to be a very cool, bright colour, with a contrasting darkly dressed
model as this will allow the image to still look crisp and professional while being outside.
I terms of props the model will be playing or holding an acoustic guitar to make the genre of the magazine really explicit to
customers browsing, and this also fits in with the idea that my magazine is very focused on the music, production and gigs
itself rather than celebrities in general and their lives.