Time Management Update

So far I feel like I am quite on track with my time management and at the moment I am just preparing to start taking my pictures which will then allow me to start making my products. I also have created flat plans of my magazine so I have a rough idea of what sort of images I want to take so as they can fit in with the style that I have chosen.

As it stands I have gained consent from my model about using her to take my photos for my products and a photographer that I know about using some of her images to recreate existing products in the mean time. As well as having her consent I have also added in an artist page which focuses on some of the work that the photographer has done to credit her work further. 

I have also outlined and interviewed my prospective target audience which has helped me in deciding on outfits and makeup for the photo shoot and I have also decided on a location as to where to take these pictures. 

I currently still have to make a recce which I need to do before I take my photos and I hope to get this done within the next few days. I am also planning on creating a survey for my target audience to get more in depth information about what sorts of things they would like to see. I will also be deconstructing and recreating existing products in the near future to see what sorts of codes and conventions they typically hold and to see how easily I can make a professional looking item. 

Target Audience Interview

Carrying on from my brief outline of my intended target audience I then conducted an interview with one of the members of my audience in order to gain a more in depth understanding of their interests to give me a better idea on what would suit being in place in my regional magazine. 

From this interview I learnt several things which may help me when planning the contents of my regional fashion magazine:

• They are interested in both fashion an beauty elements
• Interested in high street fashion
• They look to both friends and celebs for inspiration
• And also heavily lean on social media to learn about trends
• They already read fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle
• They would pay around £2.50 for a fashion magazine

Location

I was planning on taking the fashion photos outside as I'll be focusing on autumn/winter trends and being indoors with a large coat or lots of layers will be uncomfortable for my model. As well as it being uncomfortable I think that being in the autumnal setting will add to the images I'm taking. Currently my model lives quite a distance away from me but will soon be traveling to see me and that was when I was going to take the opportunity to take my pictures but I'm now considering whether I would be able to travel to see her as she owns horses and I think incorporating them into some of the pictures could be very nice as a lot of fashion magazines, especially in colder months, take pictures in the likes of barns and around animals. Providing that I'm able to see her before the end of October my location will feature here (in the North of England) and in Rutland as it is very rural. Despite there being a large distance in the locations i plan on shooting my images in there will be no real indication of distance in the pictures. 
I am planning on targeting my regional magazine at the East Midlands so by shooting the pictures in Rutland it would be at the heart of the Midlands and hopefully increase the relatability between my magazine and the target audience. 

I also will look into taking some of the pictures indoors (likely in my house or my model's house) as lounge wear is particularly focused on at this time of year in magazines and it would add some variation to the main locations.

Peer Feedback

Here is the feedback I got on my blog from our feedback session in class. The feedback I got was really useful and I've already followed some of it up, however, an AS reflection would not be particularly useful as it was done with another examination board in a different format (largely on paper rather than with e-media) but asides from that I agree with what has been said and have taken their "wishes" on board for consideration to add later on.

Make Up

The season that my regional magazine will be focusing on will be autumn/winter which typically incorporates warmer colours into clothing and makeup styles. Here my model is wearing a look she had from a previous shoot but I will recreate this on myself at a later date and also on my model at the time of my photo shoot. 

Artist Post (photographer)

Due to the fact I'm planning on using some images of a professional photographer in my work and it was part of or agreement that I would produce an 'Artists Work' post to credit her and her work. 

This is Charlie's carbonmade, an online portfolio of her works. The images I will be using will come from one particular model, Florrie Parsons, whom I know personally and whose images can be found here in the 'Fashion/Beauty' section. At the bottom of this page she also has information on clients she has previously worked with.

In addition to her carbonmade profile, Charlie also has a Facebook page for her business as she works freelance and here she has more examples of people she has worked with and places which her work has featured as well as contact details.

Lipsticks

As I seen in my makeup inspirations post, a seasonal trend this year is dark lips and neutral lips. Here are 3 options I am considering using during my photoshoot. The top one is a red, the middle a dark purple and the bottom a deep but sheer plum colour. All the lipsticks are affordable and so that would suit my target audience age range of 15-25 (the last is Plumful by MAC which is slightly higher end but still within what I would consider appropriate for my target audience). 
I think I am more leaning towards using the dark purple as that is very on trend and pairing that with earthy colours on the model's eyes (which will go very well with the fact she has brown eyes) and minimal facial makeup apart from bronzer. 
As well as showing the lipsticks in relation to what makeup my model will be wearing these 3 will feature on the second page of my main product on the beauty edit page. I am thinking about using the kiss marks on the page and perhaps the swatch marks as they are very commonly used on beauty pages in magazines.