Magazine Research

Runners World

Editor: Andy Dixon.      Art Editor: Russell Fairbrother.

"Monthly publication for running enthusiasts."

http://juliabuckley.co.uk/about-julia-buckley/

Well Red

The Freelance Photographers Market Handbook

Published - Great Britain

By BFP books

Bureau of Freelance Photographers, 2010

27th Addition

Boxing Monthly - P. 114

Editor: Glyn Leach

"Heavily illustrated publication for boxing enthusiasts, covering both professional and amateur boxing."

Cover

http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/ 

Cover

http://www.magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/sport/miscellaneous/boxing-monthly

Inside

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.triactivemedia.boxingmonthly

The Non - League Paper

Editor: David Emery.        News Editor: John Lyons.          Picture Editor: Sam Emery

"Weekly tabloid covering the non - League soccer scene, published every Sunday.

Cover

http://southportfc.net/news/details.php?news_id=10861

Cover

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10382665_922821301063927_2804601942957592884_n.jpg?oh=e6c61bc48c5e6ef1565c320bd0f3641a&oe=5532D370&__gda__=1430412537_6120fdc131bcbc584571ae6d7ab73f32

Inside

http://www.sportactionmedia.co.uk/keyword/SportactionMeadia/

Rugby World

Editor: Paul Morgan.      Art Editor: Kevin Eason.

"Britain's biggest selling monthly rugby magazine giving general coverage of Rugby Union."

Cover

http://www.magazines.co.uk/rugby-world-magazine.html

Cover

http://johnfisherschool.org/sites/default/files/uploads/users/12/RWCover2.jpg

Cycling Plus

Editor: Rob Spedding.       Art/Picture Editor: Warren Rossiter.

"Monthly magazine aimed at recreational cyclists, concentrating on touring and leisure/fitness riding. Some racing coverage."

Cover

http://michauxclub.com/cycling-plus-magazine/

Cover

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cycling-plus-magazine-celebrates-the-success-of-team-gb-18292/

Magazine

Cover Page

Front cover - background

Front cover - added text

Front cover - added barcode

Front cover - changed layout of text

Front cover - changed text effect

Front cover - changed logo and title text, kerning/spacing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVFs6eyCbvU

This is the first page of my magazine, the contents page. I found it hard to figure out where to place the writing and finding the right image to go as the background. I am still not that pleased with this image as my background but it is the only one that fits with the writing.

This is the second page for my magazine. This image connects with the background image on the first page. I think it works really well using one image for both pages.

Third Page

I struggled to come up with a colour for the background. I did not want a bright colour as I thought it would be too bright for the reader but also not a dark colour to make the page look dull. However I chose grey for my background as you can see on the forth page i have used an image of myself which is in black and white. The only colour that i could use for the background and to match the image is grey so I chose to us that colour.

Forth Page

Fifth Page

For the Bristol Flyers page my first thought was to use this image as my background as it really stands out with the drama of the player trying to reach for the ball. Also I could fit the text in nicely at the bottom left of the page, tucked underneath the player.

Sixth Page

With this page I studied other sports magazines closely and I noticed that they photoshop the player and stick it on a plain background so the reader focuses on the action of the player. So I tried it myself and this is the outcome of the page. The position of the player really helps when controlling the text around the player. 

Seventh Page

With this page I have used the similar technique that I used on the first and second page of using on image that has spread out onto two pages. This page is specifically for the Bristol City U-21's team that I went and photographed a few weeks ago. When I started working on this page I new that image for the background would work as I caught the action of the player kicking the ball and space on the right side of the image for text on page eight as shown below.

Eighth Page

Ninth Page

When I started this page I new I wanted to use a map to show the trail of the stage going from Worcester to Bristol. So I used google maps to find the trail and highlighted to show the trail. I struggled to find the right colour for the background. I went for a cream colour which went well with the image i have used for the tenth page, as seen below, but clashed with the map on the right. So I added a drop shadow for the map to stand out and also gives it a bit of depth from the map below. Choosing the colour for the writing was hard too as I couldn't find a colour that matched the images or the background. In the end I found that red was the right colour as it went with the red trial that I used for the images.

Tenth Page

Eleventh Page

The image in the background works really well as it shows the tension of the player. By using this image there was only one position I could place the writing. 

Twelfth Image

The background image works really well with the title as I have placed the bouncing ball where the O is in the word world. It works really well as the colours go together nicely and it gives the page a boost from previous pages.

I have not carried on in producing a magazine as to actually print a magazine you have to have over 20 pages for a supplier to print. I have produced 12 pages but can not think of any ideas of how to increase pages.

I did come up with an idea of coming up with a games page as shown in the Bristol City Well Red magazine but can only come up with producing a word search. Also trying to produce a word search is hard as I can not find a system that produces grids.

I have also thought about making the last few pages as a gallery of a few of my images taking over the events, but I don't think it will work as it will be just  images placed at the back of a magazine.

Wix Website

Choosing a template - Portfolio Site

Template preview

I chose this template as it is simple and I like the layout of the menus at the top. The menu bars are see-through which enables more of the background image to be shown to highlight the picture. 

Changing background image

Background image changed

Changing the font

Website font changed

Adding a logo

The logo goes very well with the website as the background image is black and white and makes the logo stand out.

Logo added to page

Linked logo to Home page

I have linked the logo to the home page as this makes it easier for visitors to go back to the main page.

Adding a contact page

Connecting to other sites on the contact page

Adding web links to home page

Putting in details for the contact page

Changed style of the contact page

Adding a gallery page

Added the Bristol City page to the gallery

Adding albums to the gallery menu gives a neater appearance as I did not want the top bar getting cluttered with different albums.

The gallery now includes a drop-down menu to the Bristol City album

Selecting gallery style - Grid

Changing the background image to black and white. I included the coloured book version of the image as I found there was too much black and white overall.

Changed the menu font colour to white as the previous colour (grey) was blending in with the background and was hard to see - My Blue Sneakers

Changing the contact page layout

Added a new page called ATP Tennis 2013 and have included the images in that gallery.

Adding Tour of Britain page and images into the gallery.

Got rid of watermark in the bottom right hand corner - As said in tutorial.

Got rid of the name of the designer who designed the template in the bottom left hand corner.

Changing copyright information.

In the first image I have shown that I have kept the same image but in all black and white, I have changed the colour of the font and moved the titles along as the writing blended in with the black in the background image. The colour of the writing also goes with the background colour on the other pages. 

In the second image I have changed the background from one of my images to a plain colour as in a tutorial discussion my tutors suggested to get rid of the image in the background and use a simple colour as the images in the galleries can clash with an image as my background.

Added Portfolio Page

In my last tutorial my tutor suggested in adding a portfolio page as we have to make our portfolio for our professional development project. I have added 30 images on the page as I am thinking of showing my images in a show box which contains up to 15 images. So I am going to have one box with 15 images of my sports photography and another box with 15 images from previous University work and macro photography.

I have now written in my About Me page. I struggled in what to say and what to include and what not to include.

On the contact page I have got rid of my phone number, email address and house address as in a peer group review session a class mate suggested to take those information off as I might get random/dodgy people calling or sending letters to me.

I have now upgraded my website as in a tutorial with my tutor Emilie we discussed getting rid of the Wix advertising banners as it is distracting and does not look very professional.

So I have chosen the £5.16 package that I have highlighted in the image above.

This Includes:

Bigger Storage - 10GB

Connect Domain Name

Google Analytics

Premium Support

Free Hosting

Remove Wix Ads

Get a Free Domain

No Mobile Ads

Customised Favicon

Google AdWords Voucher - $75

Changed Gallery page to Sport Page as suggested by my class. They also suggested to bundle some of my sports images together instead of having a drop down menu.

I have now added a Macro page suggested by my tutor. As I have a lot of Macro images, she suggested to show them off on the website as now my website shows that my main areas of photography that I focus on is Sport and Macro photography.

I have added 4 of my projects on to my website as suggested by my tutor. I have also added descriptions to each project to make the reader understand what were the projects for and how I came across them.

As I have now sorted out my portfolio I have included my images into the Portfolio page.

Phone

Home Page

About Page

Gallery - Bristol City Page

The gallery page looks very professional. I used the grid style for presenting my images on a mobile device such as iPhone and Android phones.

Contact Page

I have tried to make the contact page very simple to use and that it was laid out neatly. 

After Upgrade

Front Page

I have got rid of the Wix banner that was at the top of the page

About Me Page

I have got rid of the Wix banner but for some reason the writing will not show up in mobile display. On a normal computer or tablet the writing shows up but not on a mobile device. Also I have changed the background to a grey colour instead of one of my images that I still use for the front page.

Gallery Page

I got rid of the Wix banner at the top of the page and also changed the colour of the background to grey instead of one of my images.

Included a Portfolio page suggested by my tutor

Contact Page

Got rid of Email address, House address and Mobile number as suggested by my class in peer group review

Switching Domain Name



Switching Domain Name from Wordpress to Wix

Log into namecheap.com, Select manage domains, Scroll through to find laurausherphotography.com

On the left select URL Forwarding

In both boxes put the Wix URL, Change record type to URL Redirect, Click on save and then wait a few hours for it to change.