Steps to my Photoshoot

Contents page analysis

In this pop magazine contents page, there are many elements to it. The main title tells you exactly what a contents page is "inside the mag...". The first thing that interests me is the use of the front cover in the actual contents page. They use arrows to indicate which article is from which page. This approach is very unique and can be a great selling point to the product as readers do not have to flip the page to see what the article they were interested in and find it on the contents page. The colours used on the page is pink, yellow, black and white. Creating complimentary colours to reflect off each other and stand out towards the audience. The contents page uses thumbnails to help the target audience recognise which article belongs to what and can alternatively help younger girls who struggle to read. The page has text boxes to distinguish which article belongs where and keeps them in order to make it easier for the targeted audience. On top of each text box, they all have sub titles to help categorise which article belongs where and what page number to find it on.




On the next contents page, they have something completely different with a small article written by the editor. This is unusual because most pop magazines who target teenage girls do not have this element, it is mostly used for women's magazines. Another feature is that the colour scheme is completely different with sky blue and orange. I think the use of the blue relaxes the mind and orange is a pop of colour to keep the target audience interested. Again they use thumbnails to indicate which artist/groups' article is on which page. This contents page also filled with pull quotes specifically on this page to give the audience a feel of what will be said in the interview, for example "I'd pose naked for about a hundred quid".



The two contents pages are completely different. The first page uses the traditional pink white and yellow which is used in many other magazines. However, the second page uses a different approach of sky blue and orange. I think this was done because it is unique unlike like most other pop magazines which follow the colour scheme trend. The second page uses a lot more thumbnails than the first crowding it up to burst out with information whilst the first one is more subtle and spacious. In my contents page, I will try to create a busy but also quite spacious layout so that my target audience isn't too overwhelmed by it.

Photos from the photoshoot

                                Photo's from the photo shoot. 

Approximately: 2 Hours

Pictures taken: 124 overall

Model: Ellie James

Photographer: Jessica Luu

Make-up &Hair: Jessica Luu

Analysis of a professional photo used in a magazine

The image that is shown is inspiration of what I will plan to photograph for my photo-shoot. Although my image will be based on music, I will use props which are related to music. You can see in this photo, that there are a lot of work behind the scenes of the photo-shoot. With the big hair and dark makeup, we can see that there were lots of work towards perfecting this image. I plan to create photos on the same level as this photo. I like the lighting used in this photo because it focuses on the model and you can clearly see that there is a spot light shining on the hair on the right hand side. By doing this, it creates depth to the face and almost makes her pop out of the image. I will try to re-create this in my photo-shoot. The composition of the model is her body facing the back but her face looking towards the camera. This suggests that she is timid and shy, capturing the audience to wonder and want to know more about her. This is the effect that I wish to achieve in my work.

Inspiration for photoshoot

I have been very inspired from these images. Most of them have white backgrounds which is what I intend to have for my photo-shoot. I will also get my model to do these poses and show her them before we take the photos. Most of these images are portrait and medium close up shots. I will also take some long shots for my double page spread. 

Analysis of a Double Page Spread

This is my double page spread of a pop magazine

Double page spread analysis

In this double page spread, the image is almost equivalent to the amount of text. The colours used was a white background and pink text boxes. Again the use of pink is used to show innocence and purity. The title of the double page spread is called "Taylor Tell Us". This shows the audience that when reading this, they will know about what Taylor Swift thinks and feels. This is something that the target audience want to read. The article shows smaller thumbnails which really capture the lifestyle of the artist which is what the target audience want to see. You can clearly see that in the mise-en-scene, they use a white background to focus all the attention on the artist. The costume that is used is a girly and innocent red and white shirt. They have used this to inspire younger girls to want to dress like their iconic artist which is sophisticated but also girly. This hair and makeup is subtle. The hairstyle is loose curls which fall into place whilst the makeup is light and highlighting. Lastly, the article shows pull quotes where the writing is black and bold. This gives a grasp of what the article is about and therefore interests the reader.

In the second double page spread they, again, used a larger photo taking up one whole page and also a large title. This shows that there is less content than image and title(which is actually a pull quite from the article). This is done because the target audience are young girls who don't intend to read a lot but enjoy looking at the layout and image presented. The interview consists of thumbnails and also highlighted parts. These are pull quotes which grab the attention of the target audience. The use of the white background represents innocence mixed in with the colour pink symbolising purity an love. These colours are used very often throughout pop magazines because they show femininity which is who are target audience are, teenage girls. The mise-en-scene is also a large factor of the double page spread. The costume she is wearing is symbolic to fashionistas, this insinuates that the artist had her clothes specially chosen. The stripped leggings are a huge fashion statement which targets the audience (young girls) to aspire to. The use of the camera is also a good prop because photography is a hobby that lots of teenage girls take up. They then can relate to the artists and instantly enjoy the article.

In this next article, it uses a very interesting layout which I find very inspiring. The article flows according to the main image and how it is laid out. Again the photo and the title take up a lot of the page, but in this case, the image is the largest element. The shot used is a medium shot showing the artists' whole body and enabling the view of her outfit. By doing this, it will capture the eye of teenage girls (target audience) and inspire them. Again, the colours used are pink and white, and in this case, black. The black symbolises mischievous behaviour and fun. The black really compliments the white background and bursting bright pink. The top left corner gives an insight to what the article is about. This is done so that the customers who flick through the magazine can get a general view on what the article will be about.

All these double page spreads have many things in common. These are the colour schemes, the proportion sizes of all images and the articles. But there are differences which really stand out. First of all, the shots of all images are different, this shows that there is not one standard size image to use for double page spreads, there's use of medium-close up and long shot; unlike on the front cover, most use medium-close up shot (not all). By the type of shots which are used, we can see that the long shots are trying to flaunt and show off the costumes and props.