One of the suitable companies that could publish my magazine

I have recollected that I have done some research on  Bauer and that it concentrates on two types of audiences, and one of them is the same as my music magazine.
They have the specific audience called 'The millennials' :

I have also looked into their magazines, and the only ones that have hints of vintage, as the music magazines that they own are Q, Kerrang! and MOJO. None of them concentrate on vintage music, or music from the past, so I believe that my magazine could be supported by them as they have a gap in the market for that specific genre in this target audience.
Because of how huge and popular Bauer is, if my magazine would be supported by them it would be beneficial for the both sides.
If my magazine would appear in their list of brands, it would be where the red circle is, in between Trout and Viking:

Flickr comments for photoshoot for DPS

Analysing 3 front covers: who are the TA?

I have decided to take a look at a few different magazine star images and how they reflect on the specific audience that they are targeting to buy their magazine.


This star image is rather aggressive due to the facial expression, and the gestures, the type of tattoos automatically create a connotation (to me personally) of a rapper, maybe a member of a gang even.
The fact that the hand is so close to a camera and is showing a rude gesture implies that this person is trying to get to your face and almost grab your attention in a negative way.
I believe this star image attracts a young male audience, aged approximately 17/25, as that age is the most popular out of the whole to listen to rap/gangster style of music.
Overall the photo is very conventional of such a genre because of the choice of plain simple clothing which reveals tattoos, which are a connotation for being hardcore/metal, and that is exactly what I believe is trying to be achieved in this specific shot.
What I like about this photo is the angle, that it is a subtle low angle shot, even though it can be barely noticed, and the only thing that gives it away is that the model has to look slightly below to make eye contact with the camera.





This photo of Madonna is lovely, and the fact that she is wearing slightly revealing clothes automatically links it to Mulvey's male gaze theory, just as does the red lipstick with it's connotation for sex,lust and danger, however, I believe it would attract both of the genders. Her pose interestingly looks rather natural because of how she has her hand in her hair, as if she brushed it away softly in between the shots but someone managed to capture it.
Because of this and because I know how long she has been making music this photo targets a wide range of audience, which can be slightly older and modern because she still creates music which engages young audiences too.
The fact that it is a young, careless photo of her also makes her more appealing to the younger audiences.
Overall, I believe the ages can very from as much as from 16/35 or even above, because some of her first singles were released in the 1980's.


This photo is creative, and was taken in an interesting pose, avoiding eye contact, which makes the model appear as if she was in the middle of dancing, which makes the photo peculiar, and not conventional.
The photo is interesting because it is a medium/medium long shot which is not conventional of music magazines, as usually stars have their photos taken from closer.
But because of it's style, choice of clothing and makeup I believe this photo is aimed at a younger female audience.
I believe it would attract them because of how uncommon it looks which attracts the young audience in this day and age.
I believe that overall the age of the audience would be from 15/19, which is more narrow than either of the photos above.









How this research influenced my planning and creativity:

• I know that different poses, facial expressions and gestures will appeal to different ages and genders
• More brave/unusual poses will attract younger audiences which seek to stand out.

TA profile research

Greta M's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

By creating this video I have researched visually what my TA could possibly be interested in as hobbies or beliefs. I think this research will help me to realise what my audience enjoys which will help me make my magazine intriguing for that specific audience.
By looking at Blumer and Katz, I have used their theory to get an insight on my audience and what would get them to buy my magazine, I have tried to use personal gathering and surveillance, as it will make them not only get the magazine for enjoyment but also for useful information.

Overall, I think my main target audience would be Tribe Wired and fun, which would then be broken down to reformers and possibly individuals referring back to the personal aspirations.

Locations

Whilst on a holiday last summer, I took some photos thinking of locations for possible photos for my model.
Even though I would not be able to take photos like this for my photoshoot because it is winter and this was taken abroad, I think this would create a romantic connotation for my star, which is not what I would like my star to be, therefore this wouldn't be suitable. What would be another issue is that if I would take a photo at a similar time the lighting would not be appropriate for photos, as it would be completely too dark for anything.


I really like this place as it is quite exotic and the colours are rather feminine and warm, however, this was also taken abroad, and I would not be able to take a photo there. However, I loved this place as it had a hint of nature and femininity because of the flowers. I would have loved to take a photo of my star wearing a floral dress here, as it would not only match with her outfit, but would be a connotation for her being exotic and different to every day, feminine and unconventional.

I don't think that having my photos taken in a forest area would be suitable for my genre as most of vintage photos are either taken at concerts or in a studio, and this would not be related to my genre at all.
I do like this place a lot but it would be more suitable for a jazz or a classical magazine, as the subtlety of the instruments and the feel and style of that style of music is more gentle and natural in comparison to vintage music, which is related to grunge and similar styles...

My Star Image

Article and representations:
My own star, would be 19 years old, and her article would be about how even though she is a bassist and a female, and how unusual it is, but how she accepts the fact that she is the uncommon. She would be dressed not in a revealing way, but rather a male gaze, referring to Laura Mulvey's theory.
She will be a confident, and sure of herself.
The story will be fun and interesting, and not in a Q&A fashion, but rather as a story, as if we've experienced this journey together which will create a prosthetic personalisation between the reader and the star.

When she poses for the photos for my front cover and contents pages, she will be confident, cheeky with interesting and wild facial expressions at times.
Her poses will be lady-like at some photos and wild, intriguing ones in other areas.

She will clearly be a built star, exactly how Dyer would describe a famous person: 'an image, not a real person' that has been built by others, and in this instance it will be me.
There will be symbolism in some of the photos, for example colours, makeup or poses...

consolidating my ideas research: DPS

I now know I will use page furniture in order to make my DPS more interesting, as I would like my DPS to look sophisticated and intriguing at the same time, but not too childish. I will use an effective colour scheme which will allow me to create synergy. I will use an interesting photo of my star for my DPS, maybe in a different location, as it would make connotation about my star image. I will use left justification in text as it is easier to style and it is conventional for text to have left justification, not right or central.

I would like to use a drop capital in order to grab the reader's attention away from the photo and the headline.

I would like to use a foreground to heading technique on my photos to manipulate layers and make it look more interesting. 
I would like to use drop capitals to grab attention to the actual text and not the photos.