Music magazine photo shoot

I took two sets of photographs in my photo shoot: one consisting of an Indie Pop look and the other Indie Rock. The genre I have chosen is Indie but as I did research I realised there were two main types. Therefore when doing my photoshoot I allowed myself to get images that would represent both types: rock and pop. I used a female model as I believed this could attract both genders of my target audience to view my magazine.

This set contains some of the images I took during my 'indie rock' shoot.  

When looking at Indie Rock fashion and celebrities I could see that the clothing worn is mainly dark colours with bold accessories such as hats/ belts. Therefore I followed this convention and dressed my model in white and black. I also experimented with accessories like a trilby hat and headphones. The main item used in these photographs was the red guitar. I used this as it stood out from the clothing and looked like a typical ‘rock’ style instrument. The colour of the guitar also allows the images to stand out and so would hopefully gain people’s attention on the front cover of the magazine.

During my research I found these images on SPIN, a well known rock style music magazine's website. They show fashions of the indie rock genre.

This is an example of an Indie Rock band and their overall look.

This set contains some of the images I took during my 'indie pop' photoshoot.

When looking at Indie Pop fashion and celebrities I felt the style was more of a vintage, country look. I dressed my model in similar clothing but added a flowery head and replaced the black jeans with a skirt. I also used an acoustic guitar in the shots instead of the electric to give a more natural look.


This is an example image I found showing Florence Welsh, an indie pop singer and her clothing.

This set contains images that I took with the props (hat/ headphones/ clapperboard) which could be used for both genres. These images were taken with the intention of using them for the images inside of the magazine (e.g on the contents page or as extra images on the double page spread)

My favourite images from each set:

Slideshow video of some of the images I took:

Choosing my magazine Name/ Logo

Initial Magazine Name Ideas

As I am creating an Indie Style magazine I understand that I need to think of a name that either represents or catches the audiences attention. For example the well known magazine 'Kerrang' was named after the sound of a chord on an electric guitair- this represents their magazine/ audience as it focuses on rock style music.

First Ideas:

I made a mindmap to allow me to think of ideas for the name/ logo of my music magazine. I began by thinking of names that could relate to it's genre of Indie and came up with:

INP (Indie Music News)

MIMN (Monthly Indie Music News)

LIMN (Latest Indie Music News)

However, I did not like these as the words were not easy and catchy to say. I believe that magazines with catchy names are well remembered and so people will be more likely to read them.

Final Idea:

My final idea was to keep the name simple and abbrievate it to 'NIMM' which would stand for 'New Indie Music Magazine'. The word NIMM can be said easily unlike the other ideas I first had. The well known magazine 'NME' inspired me to do this and I think it is quite simple but effective.

Initial Magazine Logo Ideas

Final Magazine Logo

After experimenting with the different logos on drafts of my magazine cover, I decided to use this logo as my final logo. I believed that the simplicity of it allowed the other features of the front cover stand out and not 'look too much'.

I then chose a text for the title of the magazine that I would place underneath the main logo:

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I decided that number 3 suited the magazine cover best.