Task 13 : Seeking Locations, Models, etc

In this task, we were asked to finalise our locations and models for our magazine. Furthermore, we used this task to research more into the style of photography that we would like to use as this was an immortant aspect too when considering photography locations. 

Location & photography Ideas: 

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/teddyseansmith/photoshoot-locations/

Here are some of the locations which we would like to use in our photoshoot. All of these places capture the image that we would like for our magazine and also London as a whole which will make our magazine easily identifiable as a London centred magazine. Furthermore, we have included a few photography ideas too in order for us to visualise how we can utilise these locations.

We have decided that for Lucy's magazine we will use pictures taken in parts of London such as Embankment, London Bridge and parts of Kensington. 

For Teddy's edition of our magazine the areas of focus would be Chinatown, Brick Lane and Knightsbridge.  

Due to the nature of the Locations we are thinking of doing our photoshoots at, we will not have to gain any type of permission as they will all be in public areas. This being said however, we will have to make sure that people who do not wish to be in our photos are not included. Therefore, we may have to take pictures when there are a small number of people in the surrounding area. 

Models:

Eliza Perkin: (fashion blogger) is whom we will be using, alongside ourselves for another feature. 

Teddy Smith: Who will act as the travel blogger for our magazine. 

We have created an array of images, consisting of various background choices to then decide the best fit for the magazine. 

Task 12 : Fashion and Props

Fashion

Due to the fact our magazine is a hybrid of a regional magazine and fashion magazine it is absolutely fundamental that we represent London fashion throughout it in the best way posisble . This is because we hope that will be setting an example/trend for others who are reading, just as fashion magazines such as 'Elle' or 'Vogue' do. In order to gain a sense of inspiration for what we should include fashion wise we had to research what styles and looks are popular. In order to do this we have produced a Pinterest mood board in order to showcase all aspects of the London fashion scene (Link below)

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/teddyseansmith/london-fashion/

From this research we have found that fashion in London is extremely varied ranging from the extremely casual to high fashion avant-garde. However, typical British (and more importantly London) fashion mainly focuses on a more sleek, clean look that is not too over complicated. In order to appeal to the target audience we have decided that in order for our magazine to succeed we must incorporate this style of fashion into our magazine. By paying homage to the basic rules of British fashion trends we will thus be able to gain an audience who's interests align with the style of underground. 

We have decided that we should follow the work of some of Britain's most notable fashion brands such as Burberry, Vivienne Westwood & Stella McCartney whilst incorporating a sense of affordability to our target market by using affordable items from high-street stores.  

Props

Throughout our magazine we plan not to use any particular props as our magazine will mainly focus on photography of places and people. This being said, it should be something that we keep in mind incase we decide that a prop may be appropriate for a particular photo shoot. 

Task 11 : Moodboard

In order to gain an idea of the final concept of our magazine, and get a visual representation of every aspect coming together we constructed a mood board to highlight how the magazine should look. We included different typographies we were aspiring to use, the colour scheme, examples of images and locations for this images - we also, wanted to include examples of magazines that we have used for inspiration when constructing and finalising concepts for our magazine. This was a very useful tool when it came to piecing our magazine together. 

Task 10 : Initial ideas (Pitch)

In this task we needed to spend some time coming up with initial ideas for our magazine. It was crucial that we considered content, photography, features, location ideas and the fashion going into our magazine. Furthermore, it was important that we got feedback on our ideas after presenting them to people in order to grasp whether they'd be accepted. 

Click here to view our initial ideas pitch!

Task 9 : Permissions

In order to gain official, appropriate knowledge for our magazine we wanted to include a local blogger as a feature for our double-page spread. The idea was to generate more features that will engage our younger demographic - blogging, is very upcoming and modern within this area and allows people without authority (people like you and I) to enjoy the freedom of fashion without feeling the pressure against the professionals, it is ideal for those whom have the passion for it.The response we received was perfect, in order to start 



Furthermore, we also needed to receive permission to use a certain image taken on a photoshoot in London. 

Thanks to her quick response it meant we was able to use the image we wanted to.

Task 8 : Thinking of concepts

This task dictated that we had to begin thinking about the concept of our magazine in an attempt to plan for our final magazine. 

Firstly, we started to jot our ideas down in order to come up with a concept for our magazine:






From this we have come up with a few ideas for how we would imagine our magazine to look. We want to make sure our magazine is a success and thus decided that by getting our ideas down on paper it would allow us to think more clearly. This is because we would be able to come up with ideas which were not rushed and were well thought out. 

After producing this we then decided to make a digital version to finalise the ideas that we had come up with: 
Mind Map created by Teddy Smith with GoConqr