Front Covers

This was my first possible magazine cover, in which I used the image I had originally planned in my flat plan. I was very happy with the image, however when it was used on the cover I wasn't as happy with it. I think the main problem was that the brick wall in the background detracted away from the sell lines and masthead, and generally made the the cover look too cluttered and unprofessional. After looking at Kerrang magazine, I noticed that the majority of their cover shoots were in a studio with a solid coloured background. In order to make my magazine look as professional as possible I wanted to experiment with some of the images from my other photoshoots. 

I went on to try out the cover with the image that was originally going to be used on my double page spread. I think the cover looks better with an image with a white background as the masthead and sell lines look much more effective, however I think this image just left too much blank space in order to be suitable for a front cover image.

I then used one of my other images which used to originally planned front cover models. I think this looks much more effective as the actual image takes up more of the page, and also I really like the image. I think it looks much more professional, and after some rearranging of the sell lines and banners, it looked much more effective.