Shooting Schedule

I have created a shooting schedule to show the different times I am available during the day  between 16th March and 20th March. I have chosen to take images for my magazine then because that is when the equipment that is needed will be available for to use.

From the schedule table that I have created I am mostly available to take images on the 17th March and 20th March. I have to make sure that the models that I have chosen to use in my magazine are available as well.

After having a discussion with the models that are going to be in my magazine it has become apparent that he will only be free during period 2 on the 20th March. This means that I will not have a lot of time to take a lot of images as I have a limited amount of time.

I have made table that shows a list of all the models, props and costumes that will be used in my photo shoot. I will be making several tables that list the different images that I will be taken in my photo shoot.
 

My Final Work

Main task 

  Preliminary Task

Correction for Magazine

Although the image of the editor doesn't fit the code and conventions I have found in my research I have been told that I must have 4 or more images within my magazine. This features prevents my double page spread looking professional as it is not used in other double pages spreads of this genre.

Evaluation

Front Cover, Contents page and Double page spread

Development of Front Cover

I have started to develop my front cover by changing the background colour to black and inserting the main image that I will be using. The image that I have chosen to use is of 'Big Ibz' looking down with his hands together placed just beneath his chin holding a chain. I did not need to change this image because of the quality I was able to take this picture at. After placing the image into page I then started write the masthead of the front cover onto the page. I decreased the size of the first word 'THE'to make 'SWITCH' stand out more on the page.  This makes the masthead eye catching and will stick with in the readers head because it is original and unique. I have placed the barcode in the bottom right side of the front cover.

The next step was to add the main headline and the other cover lines that was going to be in my front cover. In big bold capitol letters on the right side of page just above the contents page is the main headline. From research into the main code and conventions of a hip-hop magazine there are more pull quotes than any other feature on the front cover of the magazine. I have attempted to follow that by using mostly pull quotes. The main pull quote that I used was' I'M BACK'. This pull quote has been given the same font that was used for the masthead , it is also the same colour. I used a feature called a stroke that allowed me to place a black outline going around all of the cover lines. By using a stroke it allows my front cover to look more appealing as the words on the page start to pop out at the reader.

This is the final design of my front cover. The image that has been used is of the rapper 'Big Ibz' . He is what this magazine will be focused on. As you can see I have followed the criteria and the main code and conventions of a Hip-Hop magazine. I am happy with the outcome of my magazine because it looks as if it was professionally made and it also meets the code and conventions of this genre. I am not happy with the puff that I decided to include in this magazine as I am not sure if it blends in with the rest of the magazine. Apart from that I feel that I have kept a consistent house style on this front cover by keeping the fonts, the colours and the font size the same. I have made a huge improvement on this magazine compared to my preliminary task.

Development Of Contents Page

This is the development of my contents page. As you can see from the image that I have provided I have started to develop my contents page by changing the background colour to black placing the main image into the required position. I edited this picture because I noticed a white outline going around the image. I used the rubber tool to get rid of the image. I then added the title of my contents page followed by the date it was released.The font style and colour that has been used is the same as the font style and colour that has been used in the masthead. I finished my contents page adding the contents.

This is the completed version of my contents page. I have used 'Big Ibz' as the main image on my contents page as he is the main focus of my magazine. I have tried to keep a consistent house style through out my front cover and contents page by using the same fonts, colours and sizes. I am pleased with development and outcome of my contents page. I am not happy with the manipulation of the main image because it does still look a bit blurry. Apart from that I am pleased with everything else. I think I have blended all of the features together nicely allowing everything to equally stand out.

Double Page Spread 

This is the development of my double page spread. I started to develop my double page spread by adding the main image that takes up the left page. I cropped the background out of the image and placed it in the double page spread. I decided to make the image take a page because I found this most common in hip-hop magazines. After placing the image in the correct position I then added the title of the page into the double page spread. The title of the page was placed on the right side of the page. The font style, colour and size of the header is the same as font used in the contents page and front cover of my magazine. I decided to keep everything the same because I wanted to keep a consistent house style. The only feature that is different is the background colour. I changed the backgound colour to white as it makes the image stand out more. White is apart of the house style that created. I changed the font colour of the article to black because if the text remained white it would impossible to read. 

This is the completed version of my double page spread.  I am pleased with my double page spread as well because it does look professionally made  and I have followed the code and conventions of a Hip-Hop magazine double page spread. The main image that I have used for my double page spread is of Big Ibz as this article is going to be focused on him. I have used the same font and size for the header of the double page spread.  I am pleased with the feedback I have received from other members of the class because it was mostly positive. 

Editing of Images- Contents Page

Image for Contents Page

This is the original image that I have chosen to use for my front cover. I have chosen to use this image because it is quite similar to the images that used in other content pages of this genre. This is image is medium close up of the rapper 'Big Ibz'. By using a medium shot it allows the reader to see most of what is happening in the image. The image was taken at a low angle which allows the rapper to be looking down at the camera. This will demonstrate the power he has over his fans and readers. I will have to crop out the white background to keep an consistent house style throughout my magazine.

This is the development stage of the image being manipulated. I am going to be getting rid of the white background and replace it with a black background to match the front cover. The tool I used to get rid of the white background was the cropping tool. I then used the pain tool to replace it with black background.

This is the edited version of the image that I will be using for my contents page.

Development of images

These images was taken in front a light background. Some of the images that has been taken was a close up and a high angle shot. In all of the images that has been taken the model that has been used has been instructed to keep a straight/ serious face because from the research that I conducted I noticed that the facial expressions of the model used was always serious. The first three images that I took was a medium close up shot of the model with a angry facial expression with his hands together just below his chin. The second set of images that has been taken is of the model standing with his shoulders and faced towards the camera again with a serious face. The last set of images taken is of the model sitting smirking at the camera with his hands again just below his chin. All of the images that has been taken would suit a Hip-Hop magazine as it represents some of the stereotypes associated with this genre. Stereotypes such as rappers being serious and not smiling a lot.