Photo Research- Ariana Grande

Photo Shoot 1 (Best Photographs)

I have chosen my three successful photogrpahs out of my first photoshoot. i have decided to choose the first one as i think she is positioned nicely and the photo is is at a good quality. however i think that her coat looks too scruffy for the type of magazine that im doing, i also think that the photo is too up close and there will not be enough space for any writing, the title or photos. the second one is better i think tas the lighting is better as it brightens her eys which makes her look younger. How her hair falls around her face also makes the photo look better as it makes her look more elegant. however her hair is slightly messy and would need quite a lot of work in photoshop. also the hair band on her wrist is distracting and it also does not look proferssional. i like the lighting on the last photogrpah as it is very bright which makes her features stand out such as her eyes. howver although the lighting is bright, the skin and area around her eyes is quite dark which makes her look older and less innocent. i think th elighting also brings her best feature out 'her cheeks' as i have also taken the photo from a higher angle. to conclude i think these photogrpahs were the most successful in my first photoshoot but i dont think t hey are strong enough to use for my final music magazine front cover, therefore i will be taking another set of photos to produce a good quality magazine cover.

First Photoshoot

For my first set of photographs i took photos of my friend. for her clothing i got her to wear a pale blue coat so that the colour did not overpower the writing on the front page. however after i took the photos i realised that the clothing did not look as neat as i thought. i also made her hair and makeup quite natural by having her hair down or some of it pinned back. for her makeup she had little foundation and eyelashes with mascaerer, becasue of the lack of brightening her face i hasve decided next time to use highlighter to make her cheeks stand out and also to brighten her face around her eyes. i also need to think about other disadvantages of the photos such as the hair band around her wrist and any stray hairs. i used artifical lighting for this photoshoot as i thought it would be best. to achieve these photographs i researched the photos that were on current magazines of the same genrre. i then took photos using the same positions as the models.

My Font Research

 

i firstly began with finding some fonts that i preferred and the ones that i thhought would be good for my magazine. out of those i found a font that was my favourite, i then experimented by changing it slightly by stretching, having caps lock, spacing the letters or making the letters italic. next i started looking at the colouring of the font, i decide that i liked the pink and more girly colours as it suits my magaizne best. lastly i developed the font by making it look more unique by adding shapes such as th hearts and stars.i also looked at making the colouring look more metalic. howver i like the fonn that i have chosen as it is simple but still has an interesting look an responds to my magaizne title research.

My Magazine Titles& Final Decision

To decide my music magazine titles, i researched differnt names of current magazines to give me an idea of what was avaliable. After doing my research i was aware that some titles includeed shapes such as hearts and circles or had a unique letter. i have decided to call my music magazine 'Beatz'as i think it sounds the most appropriate for my magazine. i have also decided that the 'a' in the title will be a heart and the 'z' will be the unique letter.

Magazine Font Research

Music Magazine Research

Target Market&Genre
My genre that I have chosen to do for my magazine is POP. The reason that I have chosen this is because I think it is the genre that I listen to the most and it is very popular with people my age also. Therefore I can relate to it more and it will be easier to respond to my research. I have decided that my target audience is going to be aimed at teenagers between the ages of 12-16. I think this is the best age gap as people will be going through similar phases. Therefore it will be easier to choose what content I would put in the magazine because they are a similar age. There is not a particular gender for the magazine to be pointed at as I think it can be read by either. However I think it will be more popular with teenage girls; this is because they can become quite obsessive with their role models and people they like such as boy bands and male singers. There are usually two types of teenage girls, which are obsessive fans and people who just enjoy the music. I think I have aimed the magazine towards the obsessive fans because they would enjoy it more as it would contain information and photos that they would want to know, such as interviews. On the other hand boys can also read the magazine, but it will be less popular with them. I think it will apply more to the more feminine boys who enjoy reading and looking at girly things. The magazines that I have looked at such as ‘top of the pops’ and ‘bliss’ also have a similar target audience so by doing my research I know how to respond correctly and make my target market happy. My target market like POP music artists such as cheesy music acts who are very popular such One Direction, Union J, Arian Grande and Justin Bieber, these types of musicians will gives me inspiration for my music magazine.