Music Magazine Analysis - Kerrang!

This double page spread is taken from Kerrang! and features post hard-core genre based band, We are the Ocean.

At the time of releasing this article, the band where on the verge of releasing their debut album, 'Cutting Our Teeth'. The name of the album is highly reflected throughout this double page spread.
The main headline, 'Cutting Loose' relates to both the name of the album, and also the main image used of the band. Underneath the word 'Cutting' there is a line followed by a pair of scissors, similar to what you would find in a letter which part of it needs to be cut off etc. The 'Loose' part of the main headline is coloured in blue, which the connotation could reflect the name of the band 'We are the Ocean' as the general assumption of the Ocean is that it is blue.

The main image is of all of the band members wrapped up in the cord of the microphone. The band seem to be bundled in quite tightly with one another, so once again, it could be suggested that this was purposely done to link in with the 'cutting' theme wanting to be achieved throughout the duration of the text.

An introductory paragraph begins the article, explaining about We are the Ocean etc which goes along with typical conventions. The introdctory paragraph then leads to the main article, where the band begin to explain that they wanted to take a risk whilst on the subject of their new album.

Linking this in with the pull quote made by Dan Brown - one half of the lead vocalists of the band, states 'We want to take a risk'. The connation of this could once again link back in with the 'cutting' theme, as though they are 'brekaking free' from their usual choice of style when it comes to music.

I personally don't think that there are any strereotypes which are being aimed at in the process of creating this music magazine, as the the band members are dressed casually, as opposed to being dressed in a way and style you would expect any band of the genre to be dressed in.

Bauer Media have published this double page spread, as they are the publishers of Kerrang!
As a whole, this is my favourite double page spread that I have analysed, as I feel that its basic. However, because of the simplicity of the text, it means that it is easy to read, therefore makes it enjoyable too. This is definately an article which I shall be looking into whilst creating my own music magazine, as everything involved in the making of it compliments with one another.

Music Magazine - Double Page Spread Analysis - Kerrang! - All Time Low

With this article, it also goes along with the general conventions, and has a layout which I would like to achieve whilst creating my magazine.

All Time Low - the band featured in the article - have a popular reputation for being a 'fun' kind of band which is clearly portrayed throughout the double page spread.

The main image is of all four members of the band, with Jack holding a pair of large pink pants, which could emphasise the comedy effect which happens throughout the duration of the article.

'Mostly We Just Blow Each Other...' is the main headline of the double page. The headline is a quote taken from the interview, which could once again be emphasising the comedy factor wanting to be achieved.

There is a general comedy scheme of yellow, black and white which is continuous throughout the article. The main headline, the pull quotes of the interview, the name of the band in the top left corner, and the headlines of each question are in yellow, which stand out from the page, making them focal points.

The main headline is the focal point because of the large, bold writing which is written in a bright yellow colour and stands out from the colours of the background. Because the 'Just Blow' part of the text is written in a considerably larger text to the rest, which drags emphasis to it. As All Time Low are predominantly aimed at girls of approximately fourteen year old and upwards, this would be quite funny to them, once again achieving comedy.

The white background of the text allows the black font to stand out, and the same is about the yellow highlighted questions of the text.

The subheading of the main headline doesn't stand out from the text, because of the white text placed on a black boxed background which is then placed on the dark coloured background of the image. However, this is not necessarily a problem as the focus of the main headline will draw the reader to look at the sub heading whilst doing so.

Music Magazine - Rocksound! - Double Page Spread Analysis - Murderdolls!

 This double page spread is taken from rock music magazine, Rocksound! and features the band 'Murderdolls'.

Murderdolls are seen as being quite 'heavy' which is clear to see just by looking at the article. There is a lot of black and red used, which is often associated with the Gothic image that murderdolls pursue. The colour white is also used within this double page spread, which could connotate to the white faces that stereotypical Goths adopt when taking up the style.

The rocksound logo is also made clear as the yellow background of the image stands out from the dark colours which are consistent throughout the article.

The masthead of the article 'Murderdolls' is written in a bold text, and in capital letters which is a convention you would expect to find in a music magazine. By adopting this convention, it makes it easy for the reader of the article to read what it says, whilst also allowing the reader to know that it is the name of the article without causing an confusion.

'Two's Company' is the sub heading of the article, and I personally don't think that it is very well placed. The dark red of the text combined with the black background of the general article doesn't bide very well, making it unclear to see.

The connotation of the sub-heading could be linked into the generalised assumption of Goths that they are quite anti-social, and prefer to be left alone. 'Two's Company' could be backing up the generalised stereotype that people have on that specific sub-culture.

The main image used is what can only be guessed as been two members of the band, and their Gothic appearance is made evidently clear. They are wearing leather jackets which are black, silver jewellery, white make up to make their faces white, and black hair - all of which are the general image of a typical Goth.

There is a quote taken from the article which is written in the middle of the article, with a rugged white shaped background. This stands out which is a positive factor because once again, this allows it to be able to be read by the reader.

The main focal point in my opinion is the main and only image used. As there isn't a vast amount of the colour white used, I think that the deathly white colour of their faces allows it to 'jump' off the page, thus making it a focal point to the reader.

The target audience of this article is aimed at fans of the band, though I think that the Gothic scene will also be targeted at also due to the main image used, and the genre of the band too.

The magazine as a whole is published by a French publisher - Editions Freeway. As there is a limited number of magazines within the UK which adopt the 'Rock' Genre, then there is a possible chance that Editions Freeway chose to publish the magazine to fill a gap within the magazine market.

Music Magazine - Kerrang! Analysis - Double Page Spread

The image that Taylor Momsen (feautured in this article) portrays, is easily reflected in this double page spread.

The main colours; red, black and white, could be linked to the colours that she is usually pictured wearing, due to her style. She has bleached blonde hair which could relate to the white colour. Her eyes are usually outlined deeply with black eyeliner, and she wears a lot of black coloured clothing etc.

'Wild Child' is the main headline of this article. The wild bit is written in a scruffy font, coloured in red. The general denotation of red could just simply suggest that she likes the colour red, maybe. But the connotation of the red could signify danger, which may be the resukt of being a 'wild child'.

The 'Child' part of the main headline is written in white, which the connotations could suggest 'innocence' which you would expect from a child etc.

Each question asked in the interview is distinctively seperated from the answer. The questions are written in red, and are in an increased font to the answers of the questions which are written in white and at a smaller font.

The subheading is written directky underneath the main headline, and as the headline in my opinion is the main focal point, this means that the subheading is also a distinct part of the double page spread, meaning that more people are likely to read it.

There is only one image in this article, and that is of Taylor Momsen.She is dressed in a leather jacket which is black, has her blonde hair, and has her trademark black outlined eyes done thickly. In some ways, she looks quite bored, which could link to the general stereotype of teenage girls that they are quite moody, which is what she also looks like too.

I don't like this double page spread, as I feel that everything looks really out of place, and therefore I shall not be taking an inspiration from it whilst creating my own music magazine.

Music Magazine - Magazine Analysis Contents Page - Rocksound.

The layout of this contents page taken from the rock magazine 'Rocksound' is quite basic. Despite the simplicity of this text, it is quite informative, and therefore gets the information across to the audience easily.

The headline of each article is visibly separated from the captions that explain in a simple sentence about the subject of the article. The headlines are written in a white bold font which don't necessarily 'scream' from the page, however, they are easy to reader making it much more efficient for the reader of the text, which goes along with general conventions.

The repeated use of the word 'Page' is non existent throughout this text, also going against general conventions. Instead of repeating the word 'page', in it's place is just the page numbers, which also happens within the content page of Kerrang! and similar music magazines.

Jacoby Shaddix is the main focal point of this contents page, with his image being accompanied by a pull quote taken from the article that he is featured in. The quote says 'Hmmm...maybe I am a closet Justin Bieber fan'. A page number of 38 is also next to the pull quote, meaning that if fans are intrigued about the quote, then they can simply flick to the page number to find out more. Though, because of the way that the audience of the magazine read, for example, from left to right, the pull quote may not be as noticeable as the publishers were intending to achieve, therefore not directly directing them to the audience of Jacoby Shaddix immediately.

The black, white and baby blue colours used as part of the general colour scheme are taken from the top that Jacoby Shaddix is wearing. The use of the baby blue and white however, could be to simply get away from the general associations that people in such magazines with the genre like 'red and black' which is often associated with the goth/emo/mosher sub-cultures within society.

'Rocksound' the masthead is clearly labelled at the top of the page in the left hand corner, written in the font and font size that it is always written in.

Underneath the masthead, the date and the issue of the magazine can be seen. The number of issues previously sold before this specific contents page is 141 and that is also including the current one that I am discussing. This could suggest that they are quite a successful magazine, if they have released 141 issues, on a monthly basis.

Kerrang! Contents Page Analysis.

This contents page is taken from a Kerrang! Magazine and is Issue Number 1286.

The focal point of this page in my opinion is the main image at the top of Oli Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon with two fans. Because of the colours in the photo which are all quite bright and vibrant, I think that this allows the image to stand out more than the rest of the page, as everything else on the page is quite plain colours. The second focal point of the contents page is the ’30 Seconds to Mars – Poster Special’.

’30 Seconds to Mars’ part of the text is written in bold, red text, and placed on a black square background. Once again, this allows the reader to notice this as the black background contrasts with the white background of the page, allowing it to become a focal point.

The magazine’s masthead is written across the middle of the page in white, and the font used is the font that is typically expected when seeing the logo of Kerrang!.

The contents page and each article is separated into different sections, and this could be to ensure that it is easily readable to all fans of Kerrang! If all the articles featured were placed under one section of the contents page, then readers of the magazine may get confused, which could result in them choosing to purchase a different magazine of the same genre.

Each section title is easily readable on the contents page, and the yellow font and the black rectangle background headlining each section, is larger than the contents of each section. In the bottom right hand corner, there is an example of advertising made by Kerrang!

The advertising is relating to Kerrang! Subscriptions. As the box which contains the advertisement is placed underneath a photo, then the likelihood is that many readers of the Kerrang! Magazine are likely to see the advertisement.

The advertisement is also probably placed on the contents page as the majority of readers of ANY magazine look at the contents page, and as that is the only page that the majority of readers do look at, then it makes sense to place the advertisement there.

Kerrang! Is published by ‘Bauer’, as they are the publishers of the music magazine. Bauer specialise in a number of magazines with a huge variety ranging from men’s lifestyle, to music. Kerrang! Is the only music magazine which Bauer publish which is of the specific genre.

As there are not many magazine which are available in the UK to purchase which do specialise in this specific genre, then by Bauer publishing Kerrang!, they are likely to broaden their audience, therefore make a lot more money. Ideology;

The main ideology of the contents page could be about Bring me the Horizon. As the main image of the page is Oli Sykes (vocalist from Bring me the Horizon) signing something for a fan, then this could suggest that the band are quite involved with their fans, something which fans do tend to respect quite a lot. Audience; Due to the appearance of the people in the main image (Oli Sykes & fans), then it would be suggested that the target audience of this cover page are people who are fans of Bring me the Horizon, and bands/artists of the same genre.

The constant use of the colour black would also back this idea up. Representation; Once again using the idea of the main image, and linking in again with the ideology perspective of Oli Sykes being more involved with his fans, this could be the overall representation of the contents page.

Music Magazine - Finished - Double Page Spread

This is my final product of my double page spread.

Music Magazine Anaylsis - Rocksound - A Day To Remember.

This magazine cover is taken from ‘Rock Sound’ magazine, and it features the rock band ‘A day to Remember.’

The masthead is written in capital letters, in a black font. The black font contrasts against the white background of the masthead.

‘Rocksound’ sounds like it is spoken as two words, if you separate the two words, it reads out as ‘Rock’ and ‘Sound’ which relates to the genre of the majority of the bands that are featured in the magazine. Even though the masthead is partially covered by the main image, it doesn’t need to be fully available to see, due to the popularity of the magazine as many fans of the magazine are likely to know what the magazine is, without having to see the full masthead.

The faces of the main image, the whole band of ‘A day to Remember’ can be clearly seen, and eye contact is made. The screamer of the magazine is ‘A Day to Remember’ written in yellow, capital letters, which is eye catching and appealing as it contrasts against the black background which is the clothing of the two band members which the screamer is placed over.

Underneath the screamer, it says ‘The sound of now’ which is also written in capital letters, and like the masthead is written in black over a white background. Because of the facial expressions of the band, it looks like they are trying to create the effect that they are shouting or screaming, which relates back to the genre of their music – rock.

A skyline is included in this magazine cover, and is about My Chemical Romance, which says ‘Dangerous Days with My Chemical Romance’.

The most recent album released by My Chemical Romance is called ‘Danger Days’, so the wording of the skyline could be a play on words so it could be associated with both the album, and the band.

There are two thumbnail images on this cover; one that accompanies the skyline including My Chemical Romance, and the other thumbnail images are a cluster of three images which are posters which are free when bought with the magazine.

Thumbnail images not only make the front cover look slightly more attractive, some people are attracted to a product because of pictures, not words.

So fans might find a magazine more appealing if they see a picture of their favourite band, or a band they have an interest in on the front cover, as opposed to the name of the band written across the page.

By using ‘free posters’ on the front cover, it can be used as an incentive for people to buy their magazine, and it is likely to attract more customers as they are likely to feel like they are gaining something for their money, as well as the contents of the magazine.

The main two colours used on the front cover are black and blue. Blue is used as the main background colour, which attracts the attention of the reader to the masthead. By attracting the reader to the magazine’s masthead, this could mean for new customer’s that they do not, or have not heard of the magazine, therefore have never read it, so this could mean that they may try the magazine, to see what it is like. A possible reason as to why the band are clothed in black clothing, could signify the genre of the band – black is usually related to the genre of rock.

The barcode is at the bottom right of the page, like it is typically meant to be. The price is accompanying the barcode, and it is at £3.90.

Considering the magazine is released on a monthly basis, this is quite a reasonable price, which people are probably prepared to pay because of the content in the actual magazine. Based on the ‘fierce’ facial expressions, and also the hand gestures from ‘A day to remember’, this could relate to quite masculine men, which could be based around the genre.

The bright colours, blue and yellow, could relate to the female fans of the band, as these are quite feminine colours. The teaser is at the bottom of the page, and unlike Kerrang!’s teaser – it doesn’t go across the full length of the page.

The text is written in pink and black, but is written in a small font which is quite unreadable. However, the pink and black use of colour does stand out against the white background.

Even though A Day To Remember are one genre, the bright colours make it more ‘funky’ which could widen the choice of the target audience, as bright colours tend to attract more people as they are more eye catching towards the reader.

Music Magazine - Analysis - Kerrang! - Paramore

This cover is also taken from Kerrang! and features the band Paramore.

The masthead is the same as you would expect it, and never changes from each issue. It is in a large font, it is bold, and the white coloured text stands out from the dark background which means that it is eye catching, therefore more people are going to see what the magazine is called, possibly gaining more customers.

The main image is of the band featured in the main article, Paramore. The lead singer, Hayley Williams, is wearing light clothing, and her bright orange coloured hair stands out from the rest of the band who are stood in the background wearing dark coloured clothes which mixes in with the grey coloured background. Hayley Williams is seen as being ‘beautiful’ by both the male and female gender, and is deemed as being a good role model to the younger age of the target audience that Kerrang! is aimed at.

 Because Hayley Williams has her own sense of style, and tends to stand out from most female singers, she is a good example to use as a main image on the front of a music magazine as of the good reputation she leads, and also because more people are likely to buy the magazine if someone who is reputable is used, rather than somebody who is a bad example.

The screamer is ‘Paramore’ and is written in a white font, similar to the masthead, and like the masthead, it stands out from the dark ground. There is text written above and beneath the screamer, saying ‘ “We were sick of it all!” and underneath the screamer is written ‘Secret Conflict Revealed’.

The text written above and beneath the screamer is also in a white font, (which links in with the colour scheme of the magazine) and is written on a vibrant pink background. The way the pink background is placed, it looks like the white text has been highlighted, which could be a connotation that the article is of Paramore ‘highlighting’ a fact?

Barcodes are on every magazine that is being sold, and is typically placed in the bottom right of the page, which is where the barcode is placed in this magazine.

Because of the recession and the economic state of the country, people are only going to buy a magazine if it reasonably priced, and affordable based on the contents of the magazine.

The price of this issue Kerrang! is £2.20 which due to the articles, offers and free stuff that is often in the magazine, is reasonably priced. The colour scheme of this magazine cover is a mix between a vibrant pink, a bright yellow, and white.

All three of these colours are quite feminine, however, this could relate to Hayley Williams being the main image.

Another reason for the choice of the colour scheme could be because of the genre of Paramore, and they are quite a ‘funky’ band in some ways, which the colours pink and yellow also are too.

The skylines are at the top of the page, and go across the full length of the page. Usually, in the skyline it lists a few of the bands which are featured in the magazine, but in this issue’s skyline it says ‘Muse Hometown Invasion: Space Rock Takeover’ and a thumbnail image of Matt Bellamy accompanies the skyline.

Skylines are a good way to tell the audience what bands are featured within the magazine just by looking, instead of having to look at the contents page etc.

There are three thumbnail images which are on the front of the magazine cover; one that accompanies the skyline about Muse, and the other two thumbnail images accompany the anchorage of the ‘free posters inside’ part of the cover.

By offering free gifts in a magazine, or vouchers etc, more people are likely to buy the magazine, especially if they are unsure on whether or not to buy the magazine. The use of free gifts is a brilliant technique to use when trying to draft in more customers, as it is persuasive because people will feel that they are getting more for their money whilst buying the magazine.

Teasing contents are usually located at the bottom of the page, and usually spread across the whole length of the page. In the teaser on this cover, it says ‘Plus’ in big, bold letters which is eye catching so will likely catch the attention of the reader, and then goes on to state even more bands which are featured within the magazine.

By varying the selection of bands featured in the teaser section, and using a varied selection of genres, this means that the audience that the magazine is aimed at is widened. Ideology is what ideas, and what values are shown.

On this magazine cover, I don’t think that there are any significant values or beliefs that are clearly shown. However, you could look at the text about Paramore when it says ‘We were sick of it all!’ and ‘Secret conflict revealed’.

Judging by the way Hayley Williams is clothed in colourful clothing, whilst the rest of her band is in the background, standing in darker lighting, whilst clothed in dark clothing could suggest that there was some conflict issues within the band, possibly between Hayley Williams and the rest of the band.

The institution of Kerrang! is Bauer Media. Because of the number of magazines that Bauer Media are in control of, and because of the number of years that Bauer Media have in experience, the final product of the magazine is likely to be good.

The target audience of Kerrang! magazine is predominantly aimed at stereotypical groups such as ‘emos’ and ‘goths’ etc.

Because of the use of Paramore on the magazine front cover, this magazine cover is likely to be aimed at fans of Paramore, but people who are only fans of bands that have similar genres too Paramore, such as ‘You me at Six’ and ‘All Time Low’, who all have the ‘Pop Punk’ genre.

In my opinion of the target audience of Kerrang! is that it changes on a weekly basis, because of the genres and the varied use of genres which change, meaning that people who are interested in the genre, might not like the main genre of the next week’s issue of the magazine.

The individuals represented in this magazine cover is Hayley Williams. Hayley Williams is represented in a sophisticated way, because of the style of her hair, and also with the use of make up, and sophisticated clothing. This could possibly be pushing the idea that you can still have a fantastic career like Hayley Williams does, even by being yourself.

Music Magazine - Front Cover Analysis - Oli Sykes/Bring Me The Horizon

The magazine that I have chosen to analyse is a front cover from the famous rock magazine, Kerrang!

The masthead is at the top of the page, and is short and memorable which is a front page convention. On this cover, the masthead is written in a large font, and the ‘smashed’ effect of the font could be related to the rock genre.

The white colour used on the masthead allows it to contrast against the rest of the magazine front cover, meaning that it is eye catching to the audience.

The name ‘Kerrang!’ could once again be related to the genre because with the bands you see featured within the magazine, they are all quite loud, which you could associate with the word ‘Bang’ which rhymes with ‘Kerrang!’

The Skyline of the magazine is at the top of the page like it should be, and is written in red, black and yellow font. The red font is outlined in black, and like the black font – is written on a yellow background.

The yellow font what says ‘free!’ is written in capital letters, and is bold and written on a black background. The word ‘free’ is quite appealing to people, because quite often people feel that they are getting their amount of money that they paid for the magazine, depending on what the gift is.

Because the offer is from Oli Sykes’s clothing brand, and because Oli Sykes is the main feature of the magazine, this is a good way of attracting the people who would be interested in both the article on Oli Sykes, and also the offer of the ‘Drop Dead’ clothing brand.

Main Images can say a lot about the main article in the magazine. On this front cover, a photo of Oli Sykes is used from the band ‘Bring me the Horizon’.

It links in with the screamer on the front cover, and the caption of ‘You Don’t Know ME!’ In the main image Oli Sykes can be seen covering half of his face with his hand, which could link in with ‘You Don’t Know ME!’ as his hand over his face and his facial expressions also suggest a sense of mystery. Eye contact is made by Oli Sykes from the main image.

However, you can only see his left eye as his hand is covering his right eye. Despite this, by looking at his left eye, and the eye contact made, this could encourage the reader to read more into the story featuring Oli Sykes.

There are four thumbnail images on the main cover and are all complimented with information regarding what the photos are associated with within the magazine.

The majority of magazines tend to have thumbnails on the front cover because it allows readers to also see what other articles are in the magazine without them having to look through the contents page to find out the information.

With the text that accompanies the thumbnail images, the text is also in a colour that contrasts against the image and also sticks in with the colour scheme of the magazine.

For example, the thumbnail image of Marilyn Manson has three main images – black, white and blue. This is quite a ‘gloomy’ effect which is what you would stereotypically label the gothic culture, which you would also relate to Marilyn Manson.

The text written across the thumbnail image is written in white and red yet placed on a black background. Black and red are also colours you would associate with the gothic culture.

Every magazine has a barcode, and they are always at the bottom right hand side of the front cover as this is a front page convention. The barcode is usually placed at the bottom right corner of the magazine because most of the important information about articles etc which are inside the magazine are usually placed in the ‘left third’ part of the page.

The reason as to why important information is usually placed in the left third of the page is because this is what can usually be seen in the typical layout of a magazine shelf in a newsagents or supermarket. Depending on the way you look at the magazine cover, varies on the ideology and people’s opinions of the magazine.

For this magazine cover, my first opinion is that they are trying to focus on stereotypes given to people. The people who read Kerrang! and people who are interested in the bands featured within Kerrang! are often grouped with the stereotypes of ‘emo’ and ‘goth’.

When looking at Oli Sykes, you would associate him with the subcultures such as ‘emo’ because of his vocal type, and also because of his appearance (his tattoos etc). This could link in with the ‘You don’t know ME!’ as this suggests that people don’t know the real ‘him’ though he is suggesting that people think that they do.

‘Bauer Media’ is the institution of Kerrang! and owns and publishes many magazines, all from various genres such as Gardening, to magazines about cars. Because there are not many magazines relating to the music genre that Kerrang! do, this was likely to be an open market which ‘Bauer Media’ could make a profit from.

Kerrang! is predominantly aimed at sub cultures who are going to be interested in the genres of music that are featured in the magazine.

In this issue of Kerrang!, the target audience is going to be aimed at fans of Oli Sykes and Bring me the Horizon because they are the main article of the magazine, and have a huge feature on the front cover too.

Music Magazine - Finished - Front Cover.

This is the final product of my Magazine Front Cover.

Music Magazine - Finished - Contents Page.

This is the final product of my Music Magazine Contents Page.

Music Magazine - Images - Not Used.

This image is the original image I started my music magazine front cover with. After experimenting with various tools on Photoshop, I chose to not use this image as I didn't feel like I was able to turn the image into the music magazine front cover which I wanted to create.

Due to the lack of light, and the bad quality of the image, I chose not to use this photo as it would not have the professional look which I was aiming to achieve in the process of creating my music magazine.

                                               

I didn't really like this image, as I felt that it didn't look 'right' in a music magazine, which is my reason for not using this image within my music magazine. 

Once again, I felt that this didn't match to the sort of images which I wanted to use in my music magazine, which is my choice for choosing not to use it.

I liked this image of Abbie, as I felt that by Abbie holding two drumsticks, the genre of the magazine (music magazine) was shown. However, I felt that the images that I used of Laura related more to the 'rock' genre of music that I wanted to have within my music magazine, which is the reason I chose not to use this image in my final product. 

                                               

The facial expressions of Laura in this image is the reason I chose not to include it in the final product. If the double page spread article had been more 'fun' based, then the likelihood is that I would have chosen this image to feature in my final product.

This image would have been perfect to use in my final product as the genre of the magazine is clearly emphasised due to the drumming etc. After planning my magazine however, I decided that it would be easier to do my article based on one person, rather than a band, and as I had more images of Laura, that is my reason for doing so.

This image would have been good to use, though the poor quality of Abbie's face (On the right) ruined the image.

I also experimented with this image, using Photoshop to change the colour of hair to red, whilst also using photoshop to make Laura's face look paler to make the red more vibrant. However, I didn't like the end result.

I also liked this image, however, I didn't feel as though it belonged in a magazine with a rock genre which I was hoping to achieve.

Once again, I felt that this image did not belong in a rock genre magazine, which is why I chose not to use it in the final product.

The poor quality of this whole image is why I chose not to use it. If the quality of this image had been better, then I think that I would have chosen it to feature in the final product of my music magazine.