For my front cover on one of the magazines, my friends Maggie and Ruby are letting me take photos of them to capture a cool and eye-catching main image. I have roughly pictured what the photo will look like, as shown on my mock up, they will have headphones while standing infant of a graffiti backdrop. I have chosen this type of wise-en-scene because I think it captures the bright colours and fun that the drum and bass genre brings. I have planned for their outfits to look cool but also casual allowing readers to infer that anyone can make a career out of this genre of music if they want it. As Maggie and ruby are 17 years old, it brings my article of 'upcoming artist' to life, matching the plan for my set brief.
For my next main image on the front cover of my magazine, I will capture a moment when me and my friend group are all together, this will make my magazine look inclusive due to the different genders. I have multiple ideas on how I could achieve this idea. Firstly, it could be as simple as my friends all being in a room with bright, coloured lights, showing the vibe that drum and bass brings. Secondly, I has the idea of using my friends DJ Deck to create an idea to my audience of what the events they could go to would look like, and the equipment that the artists has while performing. For this image, all the people included will be wearing party outfits, whether that's dresses, cargos or shorts, emphasising an element of a night out.
For my contents page images, I want to take more mellow pictures, to show that drum and bass is not always a heavy listening genre but also a relaxing choice of music to listen to, if you choose the correct songs. I took many images when I was on holiday that I could use for my contents page images, this will not only introduce a different aspect of drum and bass readers, but also where drum and bass could take you aboard, for example, the event, All Stars. I think by keeping my images simple on this page, readers will find it easier to read through the copy without taking their focus away from the image. Another simple idea that i may use could be as simple as a speaker. By editing this image, adding depth to the background making the image more enticing, I can hopefully engage my audience as I could use a cover line to adhere to the image I have used, "It all starts with a speaker"- Maggie and Ruby explain their journey as up coming artists'.
Finally, I need two images for my homepage on my website and the linked page. I want these to follow the same ideas I have for the editions of my magazine. For the homepage of my magazine I would love to use a festival picture that I asked my brother to take while he was at Boomtown. I gave him the plan that I had for the image, this included a large crowd, bright lights and the main stage, he managed to take multiple pictures over the duration of the festival, adhering to the plan that I gave him. As he took multiple pictures I am now able to see what works best for the homepage, I will edit them to create a cooler effect for the readers. For the linked page I have came up with the idea of creating my own record cover. This does sound difficult but I think it will bring a sense of originality to my work, as I will be able to design it as I want. This complies to the idea of how my contents pages in my magazine edition are more mellow, I am deciding to do this as my front-page and homepage images should immediately capture my audiences attention.
To take these images, I will use my iPhone as it has a high camera quality, however, for the solo image of my friends Maggie and Ruby. My dad is letting me use his Canon camera, which will make this image clearer and higher quality than what my phone would produce. I am deciding to use a proper camera for this particular image because it will be them by themselves and I want to have the best quality to pick up on the graffiti which will be in the backdrop but still with the complete focus on Maggie and Ruby.
