Selecting and Constructing photography for the music magazine

I looked at a series of websites to find appropriate professional photography that I could use in my magazine. This is because: I need to have lots of options for what to

use in the magazine. I need to have plenty of variety that helps

to represent my music scene accurately.

I like this one because her hair top half of her body is real and the rest is used as a drawing

It could be used for a contents page or you could use it as an album cover because it is quite a creative photograph

It would influence the design of the page by

It might have been created by

I like this one because I like the way it gives the effect of paint splattering

It could be used for the cover page of a magazine

It would influence the design of the page by

It might have been created by

I like this one because it is very colourful, I like the use of rainbow eyelashes and I like the lighting

It could be used for the magazine front cover

It would influence the design of the page by

It might have been created by

I like this one because I like the use of the prop of her lips instead of her actual lips on her face, I like the colours that are smudged on her face

It could be used for a double page spread, it could be used as a cover photo

It would influence the design of the page by

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I like this one because it uses props and makeup, the makeup matches the shoe which makes it stand out more

It could be used for an inset shot or it could be used as an album cover because the photography is very artistic

It would influence the design of the page by

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I like this one because the main feature is clear, I like the colours that are used

It could be used for a cover page and you could put the plugs down the left hand side

It would influence the design of the page by

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I like this one because I like the props that have been used, I like the colours that have been used for her makeup and her eye lids stand out

It could be used for a double page spread this photo would be on one of the pages and the text would be on the other

It would influence the design of the page by

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I like this one because the back ground and the girl stand out, I like the way her hair is made to look like part of the fog behind her

It could be used for a contents page or a double spread page

It would influence the design of the page by

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Here are some more photos and graphics that might help me to establish the overall look of my magazine…

Photography useful for a front page might be: Artists in dramatic poses

that focus on their character.

‘Pop-up’ figures that are cut out at the bottom

Unusual designs that can be used as album covers and adjusted in Photoshop

Close-ups and medium close-ups for secondary leads

Live shots, stage shots and poster-style shots

Backgrounds and textures

Photography useful for a contents page might be: ‘Mugshots’ of the editor

for the editorial ‘Framing images’ that

help to create a shape that the contents can work around

Close-ups of instruments, clothing etc for features with a special focus

More band and artist shots

Drawings and designs that represent artists / ideas

Unusual designs that can be used as album covers and adjusted in Photoshop

Photography useful for a double page might be: Shot series’ that show

various poses and expressions

Wide angle shots that help to create mood / atmosphere and highlight setting

Long, loosely framed shots making maximum use of mise en scene

Fun or story-relevant inset shots of the artists

Many of those also relevant for the other pages such as…

‘Framing images’ that help to create a shape to work around

Drawings and designs that represent artists / ideas

Artists in dramatic poses that focus on their character.

Unusual designs that can be used as album covers and adjusted in Photoshop

Close-ups and medium close-ups for secondary leads

Live shots, stage shots and poster-style shots

Backgrounds and textures

Professional Photographer - http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/

BIPP (British Institute of Professional Photography) - http://www.bipp.com/

BJP (British Journal of Photography) - http://www.bjp-online.com/

Ami Barwell (Rock n’ Roll Photographer) - http://www.musicphotographer.co.uk/

Graham Smith (Music Photographer) - http://www.grahamsmithphotography.com/

Michael Williams (Photographer) - http://www.michaelwilliams.co.uk/

Dazed (& Confused) Digital - http://www.dazeddigital.com/Music/Default.aspx

A Google image

search for ‘Photo

Shoot’ with the word

Rock/Indie/Punk etc. in front of it can also provide

good results.

A Google image

search for ‘Photo

Shoot’ with the word

Rock/Indie/Punk etc. in front of it can also provide

good results.

CG Textures - http://www.cgtextures.com/ Filter Forge - http://www.filterforge.com/ Mayang - http://mayang.com/textures/ Free Textures - http://www.freetextures.org/ Texture King - http://www.textureking.com/ Background Labs -

http://www.backgroundlabs.com/ Vector Art (geometric shapes which can be

used for graphic features) - http://vectorart.org/

How to make vector art - http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-vector.html

99 best designed album covers - http://inspiredology.com/99-best-designed-album-covers/

Top album covers - http://www.topalbumcovers.com/

Top 50 album covers - http://www.ugo.com/music/best-album-covers