photo shoot reflection 1/27

I mainly chose to take mid body shots or face close ups to follow the codes and conventions of the 'Vibe' magazine. I love when the model makes serious facials because it shows that women are strong. The clothing adds on to the hip-hop theme of the magazine.








High-end clothing worn by the model portrays the magazine as sophisticated. Low- angles allow the model to look powerful and the model's pose shows confidence and strength.








I wanted to keep the whole hip-hop/ R&B theme going but after not planning correctly for my photo shoot, I had to take extra pictures in short amount of time. Therefore, the clothing of the model in the second shoot didn't match as well with the pictures of the first shoot. Instead of redoing another photo shoot to fix the second one, I decided to just change the overall theme of my magazine and for this 'edition' it will be focusing on women's influence on Hip Hop. The magazine will portray women as powerful influential individuals among the Hip Hop culture.

setting up photo shoot 1/25

The hardest part of the photo shoot was finding a place to set up the backdrop since it would only cover a part of the wall. I had to be precise and find the perfect angle when taking the pictures. I struggled the most with the lighting. After taking a couple of pictures I noticed that they were coming out really dark and the subject of the picture wouldn't really stand out from the backdrop. Therefore, I borrowed two ring lights from a friend and placed them facing the subject in each side of the backdrop to crate a shadowy effect on the model while allowing enough light to make certain features stand out. My pictures came out with good quality because I had the advantage to use a professional camera and learn tips from my older sister, who is really good at photography.

                                                    These pictures worked perfectly for the cover and the spread pages. However, I didn't plan the photo shoot before hand and I didn't calculate the amount of pictures I needed and ended up taking less. Therefore, I realized I had the pictures for my cover and spread but I didn't have any for my table of contents. Because the deadline for this assignment was soon when I realized, I had to plan another quick photoshoot to fill in for those pictures. Instead of setting up the backdrop again, I decided to just take the pictures in my room and use those for the spread pages since the design of the 'Vibe' magazine was pretty much a white background and multiple cropped pictures of the same model. And that's what I did, I took multiple pictures in different poses and cropped them using photoshop to paste them in InDesign into a white background.

magazine decisions 1/18

Table of contents ideas:

-For the titles in the table of contents i'm going to be using a serif font. A 'D' will be placed on the top of the page with a line design to follow the 'V' on the top of the 'Vibe' magazine. This will help me follow the codes and conventions while still making the magazine my own.
-Bold orange font for the subheadings and the page numbers to make them easily accessible for the reader. The orange font will match the model's clothes, therefore the color theme will be kept consistent throughout the magazine.
-The bright colors on the clothing and the text will help attract the audience.
-A Dark background will draw all the attention to the model and the text on the page.
-The Mid-Body shot used for the table of contents will allow me to follow the codes and conventions of the 'Vibe' magazine.

magazine decisions 1/16

My first idea for the cover was to use a close-up image of myself. In most of the covers I saw from the 'Vibe' magazine I noticed that the main picture was a close up or mid-body shot of one artist with a serious face to portray the magazine as sophisticated. However, I found out that I had to use original pictures taken by me so I decided to use my sister as a model. I followed some of the elements of the 'vibe' magazine. For instance, I used a black backdrop to allow the orange and white font of the text to pop out and attract the audience.

I also decided to approach the features' spread in a similar way. I used one main picture in the left page and a couple of smaller pictures on top of the pages. I also added the lines used in the 'vibe' magazine through Indesign and added the text under them. To help my magazine maintain a consistent theme and color scheme while still giving it a unique touch and following the codes and conventions of the 'vibe' magazine. I also wore high-end clothing to let the audience know that the magazine they are reading is refined and will have some fashion aspects to it.










Similarly to the 'vibe' magazine, I will use a san-serif capitalized font to make the words "Table of contents" stand out. However, I will change the color of the font to white so it can be visible since my pictures where taken with a black backdrop instead of a white one.
Because my picture for the table of contents has similar proportions as the 'Vibe' magazine, I will keep the text on one side of the page.

magazine desicions 1/14

     The color theme that I'm going to use for my magazine is going to be neutral. At first I wanted to make my magazine colorful. However, after doing research I found that the 'Vibe' magazine uses darker colors so I decided to shift towards darker colors to meet the codes and conventions of the 'Vibe' magazine. I recreated the main cover by using a black backdrop to draw all the attention to the main subject of the magazine. The black backdrop will also help allow the font and color of the masthead and the rest of the anchors to stand out.





   For the masthead i'm going to be using a serif font. It will be placed on the top of the page and the main subject will be covering some of the letters. I chose a four letter word so the design can be similar to the 'Vibe' magazine. When I chose the name 'Dope' I didn't know that a magazine already existed with that name, but this project is not  meant to copy that magazine or steal any of their ideas. To follow up the codes and conventions of the 'Vibe' magazine I made sure to chose a font color for the subheadings that pops out and attracts the audience. For instance, a bright orange to match the outfit of the model and create an aesthetically pleasing theme.



     For the table of contents, I will use a similar picture to the main cover to follow the codes and conventions of the magazine I picked. The title "table of contents" will be in all caps with a san-serif font in white to make a good contrast between the text and the background of the cover. Descriptions under each sub-heading will also be in a white san-serif font. However, just like the 'Vibe' magazine, I will change the color font for the numbers to bright orange to maintain the color theme of my magazine. Instead of the 'V' at the top of the page I will use a 'D' because my magazine is called Dope but it's going to stay white like the rest of the text because that was best fitted for my cover.

group presentation 12/20

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The codes and conventions of my magazine are similar to other entertainment and music magazines. For example, all the magazines have a two page table of contents. Also the theme is maintained consistent throughout the magazines by keeping a color theme.