Mock-Up Double Page Spread

This is a very rough mock-up of my double page spread. I started by cutting out my model using the pen tool and pasting her onto an A3 landscape background. I then wrapped the text around the image and used two different shades of grey so the columns wouldn't get intermingled. I used software to change 3 photos into polaroids which gave them a sepia tone, making them look folky and old fashioned which suits the genre of music. I used a curly font for the main title and did an introduction in pink in similar font - this style gave the piece a personality similar to that of the person I was interviewing.
When I do my final piece I will use different images and fonts as the curly style was hard to read. I will also cut my model out better and make it more structured - the images and font are placed quite randomly as I didn't figure out where the middle of the article was.

Draft Interview

I asked my model Zoe a few questions, here is a sample of the double page spread interview. I will edit it further and blog it in the next couple of days fleshed out and perhaps photoshopped to look like a real magazine.

Draft Article

My Model For Front Page and Feature

Here you can see some of the photos I took of my model Zoe. I chose her as she looks very naturally pretty and folky, she fits well with my genre and will keep the magazine feminine whilst attracting male readers; thus keeping my magazine gender neutral. For my front cover I will use one of the midshots of her looking 'moody' but for the feature I will use ones of her playing the instruments and maybe some of the more natural, outdoor ones. With it being dark it was hard to capture a natural feel but I like the creepy effect these photos have. Some of these photos were taking just messing about but I like how natural they are, you can see the hint of a smile sometimes and it makes her look a lot more confident and less stiff and posed.