Pictures for magazine

I have taken various pictures for my music magazine. I have chosen a few pictures from the ones I have taken.
This one is going to be the band picture on the front cover:

I chose this one because it shows the right energy of the band. They're a "tween rock/pop" band and their poses show that they like to "rock out". On the magazine, I have cut around the edges of this picture and added a faint white glow for effect.

For my double page spread, I have chosen these pictures:

For the double page spread, I have chosen to write an interview into asking them about their music, record deals and what their plans are for next year. I decided to cut them both out from both of those pictures and put them together in one big picture. I cut out Joe on the chair and Hollie standing up from the other picture and placed them together. I did this because neither one of those pictures were working with the page and article. The finishing picture gives out a cool, chilled look with a hint of maturity in there too. This is what the picture looks like:

6th December 2011

I have analysed a double page spread from a music magazine.

The picture and writing go over the two pages to make it clear that it's a double page spread. The layout consists of a picture on one side of the artist, trailing a bit over into the over page. The masthead is at the top on the left of the two pages which is what the audience would see first because it stands out. Below that is the actual article. 

The masthead is a quote from the article that draws the audience into reading the article. The font is attention seeking itself with letters bigger than others, making it look something other than ordinary.

The picture of the artist that the article is about is placed on the left side of the pages. The artist is leaning out like she's seeking attention with her hands on her hips/waist, wanting to stand out and be noticed which is relevant to the article.

The actual article is in columns because it makes it easier for the audience to read the story. It has a sub-heading just above the article in a slightly bigger size to the article, with the artist's name bold in red to draw in the attention of the audience to read the article and to outline who the article is about.

I have also analysed a contents page of an issue of Q magazine.

The masthead is a simple strip across the page with the Q logo and "Contents" next to it to show that this is the contents page. On the far right of the strip, it has the issue number, the date and the website address for anyone who wants to visit their website.
For the layout, the page is split into two columns, which is then further split into two parts. On the left it has the contents of the issue, which is what the audience will first see. The page numbers are in red and stand out, and there is further information into what the pages contents are. It's split into what's only in this issue and what's in every issue, every month. The every month section keeps regular buyers and attracts future buyers. On the right, it has a picture of a band from an interview so fans of this particular band would find this issue appealing and buy it. Below that is advertising what has been reviewed, with a picture relevant to it complete with what has been reviewed with page numbers. This section is helpful for buyers who want a second opinion on albums etc that they want to/are going to buy. This issue also includes an Oasis special which is located just below the "features" tab but above the "every month" tab so it's easy to see. This attracts buyers who like that band to read more about it.