Photoshoot for feature artist- Feature page

For my feature artists I'm using models with indie looks similar to my main cover girl, this makes the magazine relate therefore sticks with the magazines genre making the magazine more sell-able to the target market. I've been inspired by many of my research magazines to take a photo-shoot like this one as the popular magazines all had this professional feel to there pictures. I experimented with the photo-shot for my feature artist page to capture a range of different music outlooks.. The setting of the shot ranged from a white backdrop inside to a forest woods at night time. When planning my feature artist page i needed to consider what would work with the cover girl 'glamorous' feel of the cover page. I decided to use the same model to keep the glamour look and genre of the magazine but placed her in different settings to create that indie music vibe i was aiming for. The setting that i felt worked most effectively was the outdoor sunny pictures, i feel they gave off the most indie glamorous combination most effectively. The pictures give off a sunny atmosphere which relates to the title of the magazine 'SUMMERTIME MADNESS'  therefore i felt this scenery was most appropriate to my magazine. Examples of the photos from the shoot are below: 

Photo-shoot for magazine- Summertime Madness

Photoshoot inspired by Cara Delevingne female model and singer. Cara gives a rock music look which i feel relates well to my magazine. I feel Cara has inspired me as she relates and has the look that i want my female solo singer 'Ivy willows' to represent.

For my photo shoot i used Abbie Lester as my model to represent Ivy Willows. I used a white backdrop so she stood out and was a central focus. I then changed the lightening in front of her so the light was aimed to the left of her face, this brought out her key features and made the photos stronger. I felt my photo shoot was successful as i felt the photos had a powerful outcome.

Model (For Ivy Willows)- Abbie Lester.

• I feel Abbie creates the perfect characterises for Ivy willows as she has a indie look naturally, I think this impression is created through her long brown hair and tanned skin. Abbie reflects both indie and  acoustic. Abbie reflects what i want my target audience to look like through fashion sense/style as well as through hair and makeup.
• Using abbie as my artist, will mean she will feel and look comfortable in clothes and make up that she is used to wearing. This will give the shoot a more relax effect as abbie will feel comfortable playing the part of Ivy Willows.
• By using Abbie as my artist the target audience 16-25 will be drawn to the magazine and they will feel like they can relate to abbie through the way she is dressed and the image that she reflects.
• By using Abbie as my model means the audiences will identify the genre of the magazine through Abbies look/style. This will also reflect a 'type' of genre that will be aimed at individuals.

Feature article draft- Ivy Willows

Feature article planning- Ivy willows

Excitment is in the air as Ivy willows debut ablum date set for spring 2014.

QUOTES with pictures.

 'Ivy is blooming, considdering shes a new artist in the music industry and were all very proud of her' states june willows ivys mum.

 'My voice is the top thing. That's the key'

'I felt a pull towards electronic music': Ivy Willows photographed at her home in west London last week. Photograph: Jade Neville for the Observer


Solo singer ivy willows has announced her debut album 'stronger' which is set to be released in march 2014. The singer has recently released her single 'shades' which was very popular and is currently fourth in the charts.For female singer-songwriters, revenge is an album best served platinum. Just ask Jessie J, whose split-inspired record 'wild' earned  seven Grammy Award—not to mention worldwide praise.Thankfully, while there's no bad blood between  pop-star Ivy Willows and BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James, willows sophomore new album, stronger still manages to tug on all the right heartstrings.

 Ivy is small with shiney brown hair and walks around the flat in a baggy T-shirt and big pyjama bottoms . After a quick scurry around to check that her hair was fixed we settle on sofas in the living room, next to a Brit award she won in 2011 for her ablum 'brown'. It smells of burning," Ivy added promotoly. "Why does it smell of buring? I haven't cooked in weeks." the singer adds as she laughs. After the amounted of interviews ive been to i tell her not to worry to much about burning food after all that's what take outs are for. Willows snorts.

 For Ivy, it's been a scary, windy journey to this point in her life. Willows success has not come easily after being brought up in a small village in the north of Devon Ivy had to fight for her place in the music industry.Growing up ivy has always been the intelligent sort, she flew through high school and studied music alongside drama and dance for alevels. After alevels instead of going to uni willows took a break, she wanted to be successful in the music industry and felt being young was the way forward into the carrer. Ivy packed her bags and went to london, ivy adds 'This was the best thing i could have done, there was no way i could have got as far as i am now if i stayed in that country village'. Ivy went around small pubs in the back streets of London trying to promote her voice,  'My voice is the top thing. That's the key' she adds. Ivy spent 18 months in london when she got used to london life she finally got recognised by a scouter in a bar in south london. The scouter was the begining of ivys journey.

Online drafts of summertime Madness-Front Cover and contents page.

Drafts for Summertime Madness:

Front cover- The front cover is the main page to the magazine so needs to appear bold and use unique techniques to stand out against other magazines on the market. I have used colors that are linked to summer for my theme and text. I feel the overall layout of this draft is the layout id like to stick to, however i want to experiment with indoor photo shoots so may change the color scheme to reds and yellows to give off an indoor summer atmosphere.

Contents page: For my contents page i kept to the theme of summer as i wanted to keep the theme running throughout the magazine, This was done by using light colors because the photos i used here are drafts off the internet but were taken outside so a light color scheme was needed where as my photo shoot i want to experiment with indoor lighting so i would change the font color to suit the photos. However i will stick to the same layout and text of this contents page as i like the feel of the magazine.

Planning of Phootshoot- Summertime Madness.

The photo shoot.

Due to the style of the artist the photos will need to promote her and the style of music she produces. The best location to suit both  magazine and artist would ideally need to be outside  within an old setting or  against an urban background such as a wall or against a bill board this will promote an indie atmosphere without taking the attention off  the main artist. The urban background  will bring out the artists personality and music style along  side the chosen outfit to present her in an urban way.

Planning of photo shoot:  The photo shoot will need to be an efficient yet effective process as the image is the main feature of the cover of my magazine, therefore both artist and magazine producer need to be happy with the image.

The magazine producer:  The producer needs to edit  the images  to present and relate to the urban indie festival theme of the magazine. The producer must edit the photos in a way so the  main image relates to the house style this can be done by playing with  the effects on the photo or even the colour levels. By adjusting the effects on the photos the image can be inviting and  therefore makes the magazine more sellable therefore the producer  has  a curtail part within the production of the magazine.

ARTIST IMAGE. The feature artist look:

Hair:  Messy, wind swept look. Completely  down. The hair needs to look festival like as if the artist has been at a festival all weekend. The look i want to promote is messy wavy. I will need to use straighteners to dived the hair then a back combing brush to identify volume within the hair. The hair should be detailed with hair spray for a firm hold.

Make up: Natural look but with a sense of stage make up to brighten up the artists key features. Makeup is important to make sure that the artist looks good as the artist is effectively promoting the magazine. The make up i will use is a base foundation for cover up of any uneven skin colors and then ill apply a powered over the top this will hid any uneven skin tones. The artist will have soft eye shadow to promote summer and then eyeliner will be applied over the top to promote the style of her music. 

Dress:  The artists dress senses needs to represent her style of music, the artist needs to present her style of music through dress as its a representation of the magazine style and her music. Below is what my feature artist will be wearing for her photo shoot. Torn ripped light blue jeans are from miss selfridge they price at £17.99, Leather jacket, Topshop prices at £89.99, Black heels top shop price at £22.99.

Shoot:  Natural looking  poses walking through  fields or against a brick wall. The fields shoots will be better as they create more of a festival atmosphere which is represented to the magazine. The field will need to be atmospheric for a more drawing into the magazine pattern  

Or inside summer theme, This could be taken in a studio or against a backdrop. If the images were taken inside then the attention for the front cover would be focused on the model and what shes wearing will give off the summer rock vibes. I should use light colors such as yellows and reds to create a summer atmosphere. I could also play with the lighting around the shoot to gives detail to my photographs.