start of my magazine cover design

This is one of my first magazine ideas. one of the first things i did was edit the main image on the magazine. this was an easy image to edit as it was against a plain black background so i could cut out the image without having other items in the background. however because the background was black and the model is wearing dark clothes and has dark hair it was quite difficult to make sure that the picture was cut out accurately. i also looked at other magazines which were aimed at young girls and teenagers which is the same target audience as me. i did this as i was able to get some ideas about what sort of things my magazine needed to include. i wanted to add some colour to my magazine so i thought i could make it into a 'summer 'edition' as this is the time when bright colours are the most popular. i put  sun behind one of the features pictures as not only does it tie in with my theme but it also makes the front cover a bit brighter and draws attention to the picture. the featured image needs to be retake as it was taken in a room with pink walls. even thought the picture can be cut out the reflection from the walls gives the girls skin a hint of pink that i struggled to get rid of. the picture also needs to be taken with a clear background as there were objects on the floor such as hair straighteners and shoes that i had  to try and remove to make it look more professional.