Creating my Folk Magazine Cover

Here is the work I have done so far on my folk magazine front cover:

Photoshop for Front Covers

I decided that the two photos I wanted to use for my front covers were:

For my folk magazine front cover, the location for the photo looked as I wanted it to so the only thing I edited on photoshop was the colour scheme and contrast. Here is the finished front cover photo:

For my classical magazine front cover, there was an electrical wire and objects on the floor which needed to be hidden using photoshop, as well as making the photo look more warm and homely. Here is the photo after the photoshop was completed:

I think that I used enough photoshop to improve the colours and quality of my photos while still ensuring that they look realistic and not over worked.

Survey Results

After receiving lots of responses to my survey about names for my magazines, I have decided to call my folk magazine Offbeat and my classical magazine Harmonious. 

Photoshoot: Classical Magazine

For my classical magazine photoshoot, my model has sophisticated dress codes of a black dress, fur coat and red lipstick as the magazine is aimed at an older audience than my folk magazine. The location is an old fireplace in a country house with iconography of the fireplace, wood and vases. This connotes calmness and fits with the style of music itself, and this setting may be something the audience themselves aspire to live in. There is a colour palette of warm browns and reds, fitting with the snug homely atmosphere. The use of the violin fits with other classical magazines I have looked at (Gramophone and Classical Music) which often use the instrument the artist plays in the photoshoot. Here are some of the photos I have taken:

Photoshoot: Folk Magazine

For my folk magazine front cover, I decided to do a photoshoot in a forest as it was starting to become dark. I styled my model with a dusky colour palette featuring browns, greys and dim blues. The coat, wellington boots and hat fit with the cold, dark surroundings for the December edition of the magazine. Simple, naturalistic hair and make up fit with the outdoor location I used, and the guitar accentuates the folk style of the artist. I took photos in many different locations around the forest and I am really happy with the outcome of the photoshoot. Here are some of the photos I took:

Magazine Names

I have been researching into existing magazines in the classical and indie genres to find suitable names for my magazines, and have come up with some ideas for each magazine. To find out which names my readers would be most attracted to, I have created a survey which can be completed by clicking on this link.

Questionnaire Feedback

As I have been receiving more responses to my questionnaire, I have found a wide range of colour schemes and palettes have appealed to my respondents. However black, white and red have been the most popular choices by a reasonable percentage. I would like to use a colour palette involving these colours in my classical magazine in particular to make it look of a high quality and sophisticated. This colour scheme was used in the edition of Q magazine which I looked at, and although the genre of music in my magazine and Q are different, it had the desired effect on the audience I am looking to create and the magazines have a similar audience age and price range.