Analysis of NME contents page (Libertines)

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Photo shoot planning for magazine

I have planned to do my photography shoot for my music magazine on Wednesday the10th of April, and have organised it so we can travel to several locations to take my photographs. I will do a photo shoot at Crosby beach, then travel to the Scotch Piper pub in Lydiate to take another set of photographs. From there I will also take another set of photographs in the woods next to the pub and at Lydiate Abbey as well (a ruin of a church next to the pub). I would like to try and take photographs that capture the youth of the model, and also the 'girly' side of her, so I'll be using several props including a polaroid camera, a lolly ice and also a vintage bottle of pink Rose Lemonade to try and capture this. The model I'm using is Ellie Bray (see permission forms post for permission and contact details). I have used several things as inspiration for my shots, including images from previous NME magazines (the main magazine I have been researching).  

Shot lists for music magazine Photo shoot

Before I take any photographs for my music magazine, I have planned some shot lists for some possible images that I would like to capture, and explained why I would like to use those type of shot for my magazine. This will help me plan for my photo shoot, so I will already have an idea of what I want to achieve by the and of it. I considered the photo shoots from Vogue and Pigeons & Peacocks to inspire me on what type of shots I would like to take.

Permission (Contributor release) form

This is the contributor release form that I asked Ellie (my model) to sign before I took any photographs of her, so I could have her permission to do so. I knew that I wanted to use Ellie as my model for a while, so I asked her to fill the form out previous to the photo shoot. 

These are the risk assessment forms that I filled out for the event. 

Analysis of NME cover (Libertines edition)

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Analysis of NME cover (Jake Bugg issue)

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Pigeons & Peacocks - indie fashion magazine inspiration

Because I am interested in fashion, photography and graphic design as well as music, I am always on the lookout for independent magazines that feature these topics. I managed to find a completely independent fashion magazine called 'Pigeons & Peacocks' which was actually published by London College of Fashion in collaboration with the students, staff, graduates and the fashion industry. It's only on it's 5th issue, and I bought it because of the completely unique look to it - it was unlike anything I'd ever seen before. 

Unlike most magazines, it has no cover lines at all, and challenges the conventions of most common magazines in general. The actual material it's made from is almost as thick as card, and the photography within it is very editorial. The gold masthead and tagline 'A Fashion Magazine for the Post Apocalyptic Blues' stand out from the block black background, and the image of the model Jade Thompson (winner of Britain's Next Top Model 2011) endorses the front cover. The image is very striking, and this is what drew me in to buy it. I want to use a striking image for this reason - to attract the audience and make them want to buy the magazine and read the articles inside. 

This double page spread was also something I looked at. I really liked the hot pink colour used in this article,  the images used and the unusual spacious layout. The colour scheme on this page reinforces the female audience and the images would definitely attract the photography lovers within the audience. Also, the topic of tumblr would be very appealing to a younger audience, which is one that I would be aiming for too. As with the pink on the Vogue front covers, I think I will definitely use a shade of pink within my house style to connote the female audience. Throughout the magazine, there are many interesting double page spreads and photo shoots that I looked at. 

The photography on these pages (the editing, positioning and the colours within the images) are all so eye catching, and the layout of the pages are also very appealing to an audience which would be interested in design. The indie style to this magazine is something that definitely attracts me, so within my own work, I also hope to produce something which I would buy myself. I will be taking into consideration all of the features of Pigeons & Peacocks, Vogue, and NME when creating my own magazine.