Locations used in existing magazines

There is no genre specific kind of location used for an indie magazine, however, after doing my research it seems that studio shots are often used however, it is rare that scenic backgrounds related heavily to nature are used, or there are also some very rough looking urban backgrounds used, I think these sort of shot is effective as it shows a sense of being quite tough or even a rebel kind of look is given off.

It seems that the convention is to have a studio shot so I intend to break this convention and have an outdoor background which could be either rural or urban, I am not completely sure yet.

In this there is a prop used however it is a studio shot as are many other issues of Under The Radar magazine, they're clearly adhering to the conventions of an Indie magazine, however, I intend to break the convention as I think this is quite boring and does not attract the reader as much as it potentially could.













I like the location used in this image as firstly, it breaks conventions of a music magazine by the cover image not being captured in a studio, I think regardless to it being out of focus (which is an effect I actually quite like) I think the bright colours of nature bring out the cover star and due to my magazine being an Indie magazine it is a genre that is heavily associated with nature so it is adhering to Indie conventions and also can be a very effective shot due to it being a busy background. I would take my cover star to an area that is very busy with nature, preferably a green, wooded area near a river, lake as there is a lot going on of which is all nature orientated in the background so my magazine can adhere to conventions of Indie magazines, it also gives my cover star a whole new depth as people begin to question whether there is a connection to my cover star and the location of the image.

I think this image of NME magazine looks very chilling, I think it is an interesting background and it would certainly break Indie conventions, however, I think it looks too rebellious and dangerous to appeal my TA (fans of the Indie genre) The fans of Indie are mostly very peaceful and are very pleased by nature and the gravel, stones and metal in this image is quite the opposite, it just looks like wasteland which doesn't provide a very busy nor attractive background so I intend not to use something like this for my magazine.