The general appearance of the double page spread is very effective, as only three colours are used, therefore it does not overcomplicate the colour scheme, which could possibly make it seem quite cluttered. The mix of black, white and red reflects the band’s image and music; MCR are a rock band – hence black and white. Red is what Gerad Way’s hair colour now is (lead singer), however red also connotates many things – but with this genre it is probably mainly love and anger.
Every single image is in black and white, which again fits in with the colour scheme of the page – making it very organised and easy reading. The contrast between a black background and white writing makes the writing stand out so that the audience can read it. I will most likely do this as it is the most effective way to display a piece of text in a magazine, and it is much easier to read for the audience.
The main image is of Gerad Way performing on stage with a microphone in his hand – this takes up the whole of the first page. At the bottom of the second page there are more images of the band working together and in the studio. All of these pictures link with the title of the article, “We’re being the best MCR we can be!” It links as it shows the band working hard and performing to please their fans and make them happy, so that they can ‘be the best MCR’ they can. The dominant discourse of this DPS is that the band works hard in the studio to get to where they are today.
There are many micro elements to the page that help make up the macro elements of the magazine, such as;
There are many micro elements to the page that help make up the macro elements of the magazine, such as;
In the top right hand corner of the double page, a column starts and carries on until about halfway down the page. This column has a white background and red writing for the subheadings. The main text is black, so that it contrasts much like the rest of the article. The column consists of new songs that MCR will release, and is placed strategically in the corner so that it does not distract away from the main article, whilst still being noticeable enough to read. I think that it was placed where it was (just after the article) so that it is supposed to be read after the main text in the article, as a reader’s eyes go from left to right which is why the page is layed out like this.
The mise-en-scene has an incredible effect on the way the artist is represented. The main image is a mid-long shot and has light shining onto Gerad Way, subtly trying to put him in a ‘good light’. Perhaps because rock artists are usually portrayed as ‘dark’ and ‘gloomy’, Kerrang! may be trying to get rid of this stereotype by shining light onto his face and hands. To delve even further in, by having a white light shone onto him could be an attempt at subtly suggesting that he is ‘Godlike’, as this is what we link with God and goodness.
The third picture is of the band in the studio, and is a mid-shot which does not seem to be posed. They are presented as calm and having a ‘chilled’ conversation about their music (given their surroundings) which is a contradiction to the rest of the rock genre – as they stereotypically come across as angry and annoyed. Again, this could be an attempt to beat the stereotype that is associated with rock.
This double page was in the same magazine as the last, and MCR had three separate double pages in the same article. They have still stuck with the colour scheme of red, white and black, but have also put colour into the images now. In the top right hand corner of the double page spread there is the new album logo of a spider, but they have added in blue to the colour scheme here. However, it still fits in with the rest of the page as Gerad Way is wearing blue and is at the front of the photo.
The rest of the article is on the left hand page in two columns with a black background and white text. This is the same as the last page; however the black box is standing out more as it is on a white background. Perhaps this is because the photo is so large and dominating on the page, Kerrang! knew that they had to make the text stand out as well as the images. Again, this does make the text more effective as it is contrasting with the background, thus making the audience want to read it.The bright vibrancy of the photo-shoot images contradicts the stereotype of rock, and majorly contrasts to the last double page spread. As this page is very vivid and colourful, it challenges the idea that is associated with rock, such as the micro elements; black clothing, dark hair and dark makeup. This could be because the band has just recently changed their ‘sound’ – they used to be solely rock, but now they are more pop/punk. I believe this cleverly links to the magazine article, as the first page was black and white – perhaps attempting to represent what their sound used to be, and the second page being a lot more colourful – much like pop – showing how the article changed tone and style, much like the band.
The main image on this double page has 2 of the band members (one on either side of Gerad Way) looking directly into the camera, and the other 2 members looking away, both in different directions. The band member on the left (Frank Iero) is wearing a gun pouch on his body. To apply semiotics to this, it represents ideas about shooting and wars. This is very fitting, as their first song released off of the new album that they are promoting in this magazine (Danger Days) was ‘Sing’, and the video was based on a war in a futuristic California. This item being placed in direct view on the image is strategic, as it hints at what is to come.
This third double page spread is not available on the internet yet, as it is one of the latest issues of Kerrang!.
Layout
The main image is of Oli Sykes and is on the left hand side of the DPS. The clothes he is wearing for the photoshoot are showing off a lot of his tattoos, portraying him as a stereotypical icon of rock. I believe this style of clothing has been put on him deliberately to convey this image of a ‘rocker’ across to the audience. We can see he is holding up a spray can amongst a white brick wall background. Next to the spray can is the masthead, and it is written in a graffiti style, so that it clearly links to the main image. Applying semiotics to this, when we think of a spray can and graffiti, we usually think ‘thug’ and ‘vandalism’. Vandals can be seen as ‘rebels’, which is also a main theme in rock (with it being used in a lot of rock songs).
The red and yellow colour scheme within the masthead could have many connotations. The first one that comes to mind is that both red and yellow together connote fire. Fire can sometimes have connotations of its own, such as damage but also warmth. Rock is sometimes seen as ‘angry’, which could subtly link to the ‘damage’ connotation from fire.
There is a strapline at the bottom which links with the colour scheme in the masthead, as part of the writing is blue. The main article is in black, as it contrasts with the white brick background, so that it is easier for the audience to read (much like the other 2 DPS’s) – this is a common theme between them, so I will do that myself as it is a lot more attractive and aesthetically pleasing that way.
Dominant Discourse
Firstly, the dominant discourse of the main image is the fact that Oli is supposedly vandalising the wall behind him with the spray paint. The masthead is then splattered across in this graffiti, and it talks about 'Warped Tour', with reference to BMTH's album.
However, within dominant discourse there are 3 parts; Dominant Reading, Negotiated and Oppositional.
The dominant reading is about societies pyschological and sociological norms. From this main image, the dominant reading would most likely be that as he has a spray can, it confirms the stereotype that rock is associated with vandalism, outlaws and rebellious behaviour.
However, the negotiated may see it from a different perspective. A negotiated view is when the dominant discourse is modified depending on our own personal circumstances. For example, the family of Oli Sykes obviously know him very well, and would not consider him to be an outlaw or rebellious.
Lastly, the oppositional view takes the alternative and opposed views to the dominant reading. As the people who subscribe to Kerrang! are big fans of Oli Sykes, they would not see him in a bad light at all from this image, and some of them would perhaps look up to him as a role model - very much contradicted to the dominant reading.
Language
The Vans Warped Tour is bringing its unique spirit to the UK – and Kerrang!’s special issue. Kicking things off, Oli Sykes fills us in on how Warped helped ignite co-headliner Bring Me The Horizon’s U.S. career…
The main reason I picked this quotation to analyse was for the ellipsis at the end. This quotation is the subheading of the article, and gives a very brief introduction of what is included in the text. The ellipsis is included to get the reader to continue reading, as it marks something as unfinished, hinting that there is more to read on the topic.
It’s been almost a year since Bring Me The Horizon were last truly in the public eye, and he
is, he says, “raring to go”.
To make the interview into a feature, the editors and writers of Kerrang! have taken answers from questions and turned them into quotes from Oli Sykes, much like the one above. This is so that the article won’t be long enough for the readers to get bored, and to make the piece a more interesting read as a whole.
“The first show is always scary,” he says. “When you’ve been gone a year, everything feels like it’s died down. If you don’t read magazines or go on the internet, you have no connection to anyone who gives a shit. I’m sure we’re still going to have our fans, but you can’t help but worry…”
The main point from this quotation is the curse. In Kerrang!, when a swear word is used, no asterisk’s are used, confirming that the target audience is older than 16. As I am modelling my interview on a Kerrang! one, if there are any curses I will not be censoring them.
But Ian, due at K! HQ an hour before Oli, is yet to show his face, apparently marooned somewhere on the M4. So, while we wait, we sit down to chat. And, as it turns out, there’s a lot to talk about…
This quotation gives a visual image to the reader of Ian Watkins (lead singer of Lostprophets) stuck on a motorway when he is meant to be in the Kerrang! headquarters. This is a very effective language device as it makes the reader feel very involved in the interview, almost like they were there when it was going on.
“You get into certain ways when you’re touring,” he says, darkly.
The adverb from this quotation gives you an idea of how the sentence was said phonetically, again making the reader feel like they were there as they can actually imagine how Sykes said it. This again is extremely effective as it makes the reader want to continue reading as they will be enjoying the article if they feel involved.
But it is. It’s amazing.”
The italics of this quotation highlights the way Sykes said it – I imagine him saying it more slowly than the rest of the words in the sentence, and really emphasising each syllable of the word. Again, this language technique tries to make the readers feel as involved as they can be, making sure that they visualise as much of the interview as they can.
Indeed, Ian Watkins is getting nearer to us all the time (he’s now looking for a parking space, apparently)
This quotation puts a bit of humour into the article, thus entertaining the audience even further.
Radio Interview
For extra research, I have decided to listen to a radio interview with a music artist to see the style of interviewing from the DJ and how or if it will help me in producing my feature.
Even though I am analysing the genre of rock, I have chosen to listen to an interview with Adele by Fearne Cotton, as it was an easily accessible interview and was just the right length (7 minutes) to analyse.
One thing I immediately noticed was that at the beginning, Fearne asked a jokey question which referred to another celebrity, P Diddy. This was most likely to break the ice and get the conversation rolling, and bringing other celebrities into it reminds us that Adele is a popular icon in the world of music. Next after the joke questions are out of the way and it has got the audience listening, Cotton asks ‘what showbiz people have you been hanging out with since we last saw you?’ She went even further and said the words ‘mega stars’ and even ‘heroes’, which is conveying to the listeners that fame and stardom will turn you into a hero, which is quite misleading and I believe a bad choice of words. Next, Cotton asked ‘have you heard about your celebrity fan, Lindsay Lohan?’ – this just shows that the pop industry (Adele’s genre) is fixated on fame and power. People are constantly wanting to know what is happening in celebrities lives, which is probably why pop is the most popular and most played genre on all media platforms. I will not be asking questions like this as the rock industry is a lot different to pop, and is not as centered around celebrity life.
Finally, Fearne Cotton goes on to ask about Adele’s new album; 21. To add substance to the question, she talks about how when she was in America and the type of music she heard, then asked about Adele’s bus driver on tour which led to her talking about her travels. It is questions like this that would make the interview into a feature in a magazine (when rephrased). Not only did this question lead to Adele talking about her adventures on tour, but also her developing music taste – which is obviously quite important to an artist so I think it is vital for it to be mentioned in the interview.
Planning
Plan 1
This is the first plan for my double page spread. This plan will not necessarily be my final, it is just to get ideas flowing and to help later on when it comes to producing the final piece.
Plan 2
I think I prefer this plan as it seems more original rather than always having the title at the top, like the first one has. I do tend to prefer the look of the main image on the left hand side rather than right, although I may try that as well.
Plan 3
This DPS is probably my favourite out of the 3. It is not a typical double page spread, and it also has an interactive part 'Tweets section'.
I also asked the target audience through a social networking site to review my plans and say which one they thought was the best:
Interview
Final Interview:
Here I am with Ava Finn, front-woman of Kicked Out Shouting, to find out about their rise to the top!
To ‘kick’ things off, where are your other band mates Ava?!
Nicely done with the pun there, I’m impressed! They’re all stuck in Atlanta at the minute, they’ve got a few last minute things to sort out on the album that really need to be done so I thought you’ll have to do with me.
That’s fair enough, we’ll let them off then, only because we’re so excited to hear this new album! How are things going with that album?
Do’ya know what, we’ve actually finished recording everything. It’s just the nitty gritty stuff we have to sort out now, to get the album properly polished and ready to go.
Ah good! How would you say the sound differs from your first album?
Well I think we were all very different then and had different tastes, so we hadn’t really defined our sound – but now that we’ve all grown up and matured a bit, it’s all about the music and we’ve been much more focused on this album. Some of it’s quite similar, but some of it’s also really different and edgy. Like last album, we were quite loud and heavy, I’d say hard/metalcore. But in this new album we’ve really toned it down; I think as we’ve matured this has just happened naturally. And it’s not only with the music, but with the videos too. Like our first video for ‘Animals’ was quite dark, and had a crazy montage of loads of different animals and shots of us performing. But the new video is mainly our travels on the road and our life up until now – it’s quite uplifting compared to the others. What we’ve done with this album is really going to shock a lot of people.
Oooh I’m really looking forward to it now! How long have we got to wait for this masterpiece then?
Haha I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s a masterpiece! It will be coming very soon, that is all I can say. So everyone, be prepared!
The last time we saw you was when you weren’t very well known! How have things changed from the last time you were here?
Well, a lot of things really! We’re obviously a lot more busy now than before, but we’re still taking every opportunity we get. Like the other day, we had a signing at Milton Keynes we had to go to, but we were suddenly asked to meet with a video director – John Newman – for the next single, so we moved things around and made sure we could go to both. Some people think that once you get famous it’s inevitable that you’re gonna fuck everyone over.
That’s good that you keep so grounded, don’t usually see that in the music business. How hard do you think that is for an artist?
For us, it was really easy. But I do know of some people that have got eaten up and spit out by the music scene.
Very true. So your new single has just come out, ‘Unjustified’. It has rocketed up to the top 40 in the rock chart on iTunes! Were you expecting that at all?
You know what? Not at all. Not. At. All. We made that single when all of us we’re in quite a dark place after we toured with Your Demise. We were all getting really frustrated with each other and at our situation in general, as the music industry is not kind. Not one bit. So we all thought we were headed nowhere, that we were sort of a ‘one-hit wonder’, and that people don’t actually give a shit when you’re trying your absolute hardest to make it in this world.
Is that what this song is about then?
Well, sort of. I mean it’s kind of a mix of that and the fact that people on shows like X-factor get fame and a record deal handed to them on a plate, with no hard graft put in at all! Like we have actually been together a good 8 years, but we have only really been known for about 2. It’s about the late nights and early mornings, the fallouts and the make-ups – basically everything we’ve gone through put together into one song – which is why it means so much to us that it’s been so successful.
What would you say has been your best musical experience to date?
Hmmm, that’s actually a really tough question. I would have to say going out on stage at Reading in 2010, when we were just getting recognised as a band. We opened with ‘Animals’, as we assumed it was the most well known. But man, the response we got. To go out on stage and have everyone singing your own song back to you, and on the opening song as well? It was just fucking mental.
I remember that – I was there!
(Jokingly) Ah you clearly have very good taste in music my friend!
Indeed I do. Some rock icons have really supported you lately, such as You Me At Six, Bring Me The Horizon, Your Demise. There’s too many to name!
[Chuckles] Yeah the boys of YMAS are lovely, and Oli Sykes is just an absolute legend. To be honest, they all really helped us get to where we are now.
How?
Well I’ve known Josh from when I was at school, and he introduced me to Oli when we were on a night out. I didn’t really know who he was at the time, and no one certainly knew who we were! Oli told me what was going on with his band, and I was all ‘oh my god I want the same! Hook me up!’ and everything [laughs]. So he said he would help, and he actually did. Sometimes you get empty promises from people, but not from him. We owe him loads for doing that.
Wow look at you partying with Oli Sykes and Josh Franceschi! A million girls would kill for that you know?
Haha yeah everyone always says that, but to be honest I just see them as my mates.
You got the hots for anyone that we might know?
Well I’ve always had a thing for Prince, not too sure why though.
Shall we call him into the studio and arrange a meetup?
[laughs] Oh god that would actually be amazing! Could you actually do that?
Errr…sure! Moving on now…What are your favourite festivals?
Of course the Reading and Leeds festival is a main one for me, but as a kid I used to go to Download and loved every single second of each year I went to.
Why’s that?
Well all of my friends wanted to go there, but I always wanted to go to Reading. The first time I’ve actually been to Reading was to perform there! So that was super cool. Anyway, yeah my friends invited me there so I was like ‘yeah why not’ and went along. And it was the best thing I had ever experienced in my life to that date.
Any specifics?
Ermm… the bands, the setup, the camping – the whole experience was absolutely mental! It also meant a lot because I had just finished my A levels so I was determined to go and have a good time to celebrate the end of education. So that’s exactly what I did! That’s why it’s so special to me.
Some people on social networking sites have said that you ‘sold out’ from the single ‘Unjustified’. Do you agree with them?
What the fuck is sold out? How the hell does that even define a band? If by that, people mean that we’ve evolved and changed our music, then sure. That is what we’ve done. But calling it by that phrase isn’t how anyone would put it, as music does change with time! If you don’t change as time changes, then you’re just always going to be stuck in the past.
No matter what you do, there’s always going to be someone there telling you you’re doing it wrong. In contradiction to the negative comments, we’ve also asked some of our readers to email us with some AMAZING questions for you Ava. You ready for this?
As ready as I’ll ever be! [laughs]
“Who’s influenced you in the music scene?”
Ermmm, off the top of my head I would say AC/DC. My dad would always listen to them in the car on road trips, so I grew up listening to them a lot. They are the reason I started listening to more and more rock and why I wanted to learn the guitar. So yeah, probably them.
“Is it actually you on twitter?”
On my personal account it is me, you can probably tell from the crazy tweets at 2 in the morning! [laughs] But the band one is all of us and our managing team.
“How long have you been playing the guitar?”
Oooh I think it’s coming up to about… yep 12 years this year. God that makes me feel so old!
And lastly, “do you plan on staying KOS for a long time?”
Oh yes, a very, very long time. You don’t get rid of us that easily!
[Laughs] Well thank you very much for coming in today Ava, it’s been a pleasure to see you since it’s been so long! Let’s hope next time we meet it’ll be with the rest of the gang, and maybe even Prince!
[Laughs] Oh gosh! Thanks very much for having me, yep I will definitely make sure they come with me next time!
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Do’ya know what
This slang shows the sociolect of the interviewee, and lets the reader imagine how she speaks.
I’m really
The italics of the interviewer shows how they are saying the word – slowly and emphasising each syllable.
Gonna
This is a variation of ‘going to’, and is usually used quite often in speech, so I decided to incorporate it into the transcript.
You know what? Not at all. Not. At. All.
The rhetorical question emphasises ‘Ava’s’ personality, and the full stops between the repeated words has a dramatic effect by the way she said the sentence.
[Chuckles]
This action tells us not only that Ava is laughing, but how she is laughing. It is not a full-on laugh, but just a quiet ‘chuckle’, as people do in a flowing conversation.
Final Feature
The moment we’ve all been waiting for – Ava Finn tells all! Frontwoman of Kicked Out Shouting tells RIFF about her influences, her celebrity friends and most importantly – the new album...
AVA FINN arrives ‘bandless’, as the others are putting the finishing touches to the newly anticipated album. The stench of hazelnut coffee fills the room as she strolls in with a drink in one hand and a blueberry muffin in the other. Ava sits down and digs into her muffin as RIFF eagerly awaits to chat with rock’s best new female icon.
Finn has had an incredible 2 years. 2010 saw events such as the rescue of the Chilean miners, the Winter Olympics – but most importantly – the recognition of Kicked Out Shouting. Since then, the band has ‘grown up and matured’, she says. And we can’t wait to hear all about it…
The main topic for today is the new album – Unjustified – which is the band’s second studio album. It has been highly anticipated by fans all over the nation, and will not have to try very hard to impress. As Ava gets herself sorted out, she reveals all about the sound of the new album. ‘We’ve been more focused on this album,’ she says. ‘We’ve really toned [the sound] down; like last album we were quite loud and heavy.’ And not just with the songs she says, but with the videos too. ‘The video for Animals was quite dark, but the new video is quite uplifting compared to it.’ She also lets it slip that what we’re going to hear on Unjustified is going to ‘shock a lot of people…’
From time to time people in the rock industry change – for the worse. But not KOS, Finn says. ‘The other day, we had a signing at Milton Keynes, but we were suddenly asked to meet with a video director (John Newman) for the next single. So we moved things around and made sure we could go to both. We’re still taking every opportunity we get, but some people think that once you get famous it’s inevitable that you’re gonna fuck everyone over.’
The music business is a cruel and tiresome industry, and has ‘eaten up and spat out’ people, as Ava says. Ava Finn knows a lot of people in the business, and is far from unpopular in music. Only last week she was hanging out with Josh Franceschi from You Me At Six! ‘I’ve known Josh from when I was at school’ she says, and that she only sees him ‘as my mate’. Yeah, sure Ava! Not only is she rendezvousing with one of the best bands that RIFF has had the pleasure of meeting, but also frontman of Bring Me The Horizon, Oli Sykes. ‘[Josh] introduced me to Oli on a night out. I didn’t really know who he was at the time, and no one certainly knew who we were! [Oli] told me what was going on with his band, and I thought “I want some of that!”’ she giggles. ‘He said he would help out, and he really did.’
A million girls would kill to be in the position that Ava is in, but she still manages to take it all in her stride. The confidence she has as she speaks about KOS’s success is uplifting and more than admirable. But what RIFF really wants to know is how she got to where she is today. Her first influence, she says, is AC/DC. ‘My dad would always listen to them in the car, so I grew up listening to them a lot. They are the reason I tuned in to more and more rock and why I wanted to learn the guitar.’
Not only does she have an incredibly angelic voice that will make any boy smitten, but she’s also a whizz on the 6-stringed piece of wood. When Finn is handed a guitar, she completely switches off – in the zone and unstoppable. ‘I’ve been playing for about 12 years this year – God that makes me feel so old!’ I sit there silent, stunned in the presence of such an artistic young woman, yet so oblivious to her raw talent.
However, some critics clearly do not understand KOS like the rest of us do – people claim that they have ‘sold out’ with the new single “Unjustified”. I asked Ava’s opinion on this, ‘How the hell does [sold out] even define a band? If by that, people mean that we’ve evolved and changed our music, then sure. That is what we’ve done,’ she says calmly. ‘But calling it by that phrase isn’t how anyone would put it, as music does change with time! If you don’t change as time changes, then you’re just always going to be stuck in the past.’
Now that we’ve heard what some loons think about the new single, let’s hear what Ava herself has to say about it. Unjustified has only recently been released but has already rocketed up to the top 40 in the rock chart on iTunes. Was she expecting it? ‘Not at all. Not. At. All,’ she exclaims. ‘We made that single when all of us were in quite a dark place after we toured with Your Demise. [After the tour] we thought we were headed nowhere, that we were sort of a “one-hit-wonder”, and that people don’t actually give a shit when you’re trying your absolute hardest to make it in this world.’
This new single clearly means a lot to the band, so Finn reveals what the lyrics are trying to tell us. ‘It’s [mainly] the fact that people on shows like X-factor get fame and a record deal handed to them on a plate, with no hard graft put in at all!’ she proclaims. ‘It’s about the late nights and early mornings, the fallouts and the make-ups – basically everything we’ve gone through put together into one song – which is why it means so much to us that it’s been so successful already.’
With a musical genius such as Ava Finn with me in the studio today, I had every right to be curious about her best and favourite musical experiences to date. ‘I would have to say going out on stage at Reading in 2010, when we were just getting recognised as a band. We opened with “Animals”, as we assumed it was the most well known. But man,’ she sighs, ‘the response we got. To go out on stage and have everyone singing your own song back to you, and on the opening song as well? It was just fucking mental.’ Favourite festival? ‘Reading means a lot, but as a kid I used to go to Download and loved every single second of each year I went to. The bands, the setup, the camping – the whole experience was absolutely mental!’ she cries. ‘I had just finished my A levels so I was determined to go and have a good time to celebrate the end of education – so that’s exactly what I did. That’s why it’s so special to me.’
The sound of a bell rings through the room, and it is Ava’s reminder on her iPhone telling us that the boys of KOS must steal her away from RIFF now to finalise the new album – we don’t mind though, only because we are so excited for it to be released! “Unjustified” is expected to be stocked on the shelves in March 2013. We know they won’t disappoint…
Moodboard
These are the props and clothes that I used in my photoshoot, as they are typical rock images. For example, in the left hand corner there is a Nirvana jumper, and Nirvana were a very influential band in rock - also the jumper is black, which sticks to the stereotype of rock. I used two different guitars on the model, to see which one fitted better for my magazine. The red t-shirt co-ordinates to my DPS colour scheme, as do the black trousers, black and white shows and red/black/white hat.
Layout of DPS (pictures will be added in later)
Layout 1
Layout 2
Layout 3
For all three layouts, I have positioned the masthead at the side of the page, reading vertically. This is because it is quite an original style and layout, and therefore beats the conventions of a stereotypical double page spread.
Photoshoot
I think I may use this for my front cover as it's quite a good size and type of image for a front cover. The attitude and facial expression also represent the genre of rock quite well, I believe.
I may decide to use this for one of the images on the double page, however her face is hidden so it may not be appropriate.
This image is quite humbling, so I may decide to use it on the double page spread as it will show a softer side to the artist.
This image shows quite a lot of attitude, so I may use this on the double page or contents, as it would not fit well for the front cover.
This image looks quite distorted, so I don't think I will be using it. Although, I do quite like the image because of the fish-eye lense effect.
This is quite a nice image and edit, and may be used on the contents or as the main image on the front cover.
This shows quite a lot of attitude and has nice effects added to it, including the fish-eye lense. This may be my main image on the front cover or the double page.
This image shows the artist in 'action' of playing guitar, which is quite an appropriate image for the double page as it will link to the text in the article.
I have edited each image using picmonkey.com. This photoshoot is also the one I will be using for contents page and front cover.
1st Draft
Final Double Page
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