Masthead alterations

This is a presentation showing how I altered my masthead.

Front cover Layout compared to flat plan

Below is my final front cover layout compared to my flatplan.

Image Manipulation

This is a slidely that I created showing my Image manipulation
Lauren Chambers's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

Test shots

These are the test shots for my front cover 

This is a slidely that I've created to show my masthead font decisions.
Lauren Chambers's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

Front cover test shots and final front cover image decisions

This is a video showing the test shots of my model that I've taken for my magazine cover

This is the final image that I chose to use for my magazine cover. I chose to use this image as I liked the expression on the models face. I chose to take the picture in front of a white backdrop as I felt that it made the model stand out. I asked the model to wear full black clothes as I saw that this was a common clothing colour in indie magazine and it allowed for me to experiment with different coloured fonts. I asked the model to wear red/burgandy lipstick so that I could match it to a font colour that I had in mind at the time.

The shot is a medium long shot that clearly shows the model staring at the camera as I felt this would stand out to my target audience and make the cover seem slightly more personal as it would appear that the model is looking at them.

Shot list

This is my shot-list for my magazine front cover, contents page, and double page spread. I decided to draw four possible images for each page as although I wont use four on every page it'll give me an idea of what images would look good as well as what wouldn't.