This image is my first

attempt at my front

cover. I chose the

image as a mid-shot

as I believed it to look

quite professional and

clear. The model is

dressed in casual yet

alternative clothing

fitting the genre. I

manipulated the

image to have a

vintage, hue tint to

give it a more retro,

indie look. The

masthead used stands

out starkly against the

brick background

however I think this

front cover image is

not eye-catching

enough.

For my second version I chose

to change my cover model

entirely in order to suit the

genre and style of my

magazine. I kept the camera

shot as mid-shot as I liked the

angle and found it to look the

most professional, whilst

showing off the guitar prop

also correlating to the music

genre. The model has red lips

to match the guitar and blue

to match her eye-makeup,

again giving the cover a more

themed attractive look. I had

not yet manipulated the

image entirely however I had

cut around the model and her

shadow to give the image a

more professional look. The

masthead stayed the same to

stand out against the white

background.

This image is my third attempt at

my front cover. I kept the image

the same yet manipulated the

models look a lot more. I made

her eyes appear brighter, teeth

whiter, hair blonder and skin

darker whilst matching her lips

with the guitar colour. I also

manipulated the image

saturation to have a vintage,

darker tint as seen with the first

version. Despite this image I think

more work has to be done to

make the cover stand out a lot

more, and more text has to be

added to attract the buyer. I

also think the image has maybe

been photo shopped too much

and looks too commercial, so I

plan to change this again. In

addition to this the masthead

has not been cut out correctly.