This is my work so far, with the picture added.

At the moment, this is the picture I'm going to be using for my front cover.

research and planning: pictures.

I tried different people at the front of the picture, In the end I have decided to use Connor at the front (the one in the red checked shirt) because he is smallest and I can bring him more forward to make him look about the same size.

planning and research: makeup

I have been looking into makeup because I have female models in my work. I need to use dark makeup and make it stand out.

The top two double page spreads have pictures on the left hand side, this is how I am going to do mine, I think it looks better than the bottom two with pictures on the right hand side.

planning and research: contents

This is my contents page so far, I still need to add more text and pictures. My text may need to be smaller but I will do more to it first and then work on the sizes when its nearly finished.

research and planning: double page spread

I've been looking at a few double page spreads from different magazines, to see if I can decide how I would like mine to look. This is a double page spread from NME magazine.

On this double page spread, the picture is on the right hand side of the page, In my magazine I want the picture to be on the left side.

I've been thinking about the double page spread and I need to come up with a story to match the picture on the spread like the one abouve of Biffy Clyro. My picture, hopefully, will be stood on a fishing peer, so I've been thinking of different stories to go with it. At the moment I've got "we've been thrown in at the deep end" I really like this one, but I'm going to carry on thinking of different ones.

research and planning: makeup

My main picture that will be on my magazine will be a boy band but I'm also going to have girl models for different pictures on the bottom of my front cover and contents page. I've done an example on myself on how I would like the makeup to look on these models.

research and planning: Kerrang research

I found out that 'Kerrang!' is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper. Named after the onomatopoeic word that derives from the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar, Kerrang! was initially devoted to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of hard rock acts. In the early 2000s it became the best-selling British music newspaper.




Ive been looking at different front covers, contents page's and double page spreads to help me with my work.

planning and research: weekend plan

This weekend I was going to take my photo's for my magazine, unfortunatly, it rained which rewind my plans. I don't want it to be a rainy picture so I'm going to have to take the photo's one night this week. Instead I have done some research into different rock magazines online. http://www.kerrang.com/  this is the link to the website of my insperational magazine. This is the magazine that has influenced my decisions. Here is a picture of Kerrang magazine.

planning and research: Magazine

Here is an update on how my magazine is looking, I still need to take my photo's.

planning and research: Magazine

This is the start of my magazine.
For the rest of the week I plan to add more features to the magazine,.
This weekend I'm going to take my pictures, so I can add them to my magazine next week.

planning and research: location

I took the camera home this week and went to take some test shots of where I could take my pictures. I found some good places for my photo shoot.