Organising the Photoshoot

For my magazine, I have decided to have a number of students on my front cover of the magazine. I think this will add a more communal feel to it as there is more people within the frame. I will use bright clashing colours that will stand out amongst other magazines that choose to use colours such as greys, blacks and whites. I will take a number of photos and then choose my favourites from the ones I've taken. I've decided to take the photos in a room at college so it will make the magazine seem more local to the students that will read it. Although in my questionnaire, I found that students didn't want to see pictures of the teachers, I think it would be a good idea to have a page on a different subject each issue, this will include a picture of the relevant tutor. If my photos were of a big group of students that were sat down, talking and laughing, I think that it would have a sense of a happy environment.

On this cover of Heat magazine, they use minimal colours, but they clash which makes it look simple, but effective. I like how it has a long shot of Victoria Beckham so you can see her whole body, as this is what the point of the article is about. If I were to have the main article on something which you would need to see the whole body for, then I would go for a similar technique. However, for a student magazine, I don't think anybody would be willing to talk about their body issues as confidently as a celebrity would. Also on this cover, there isn't many cover lines which may not entice the reader as much as if they had twice as many on the cover. The writing is quite large which doesn't leave much room for the picture, as it looks like it's just been pushed away to the left hand side.

This cover is the complete opposite of the one shown above. The photograph is the main focus and the cover lines are what is pushed to the side. You're going to buy this magazine if you're a fan of Kristen Stewart, and not because of what you read as it's the picture that is the dominant feature. Heat magazine used a long shot because that what's you need to see to believe the article, whereas Elle have gone for a mid shot, as you don't necessarily need to see her whole body for the article.