Research and Planning- Props for Photos

For my photo's i will use certain props in order to create the brand identity  in which my magazine is. Each prop will connote certain things and they will link in with the genre of my magazine and will attract the target audience attention.

I will use microphones for one prop- this is because they connote fun and adventure as when you see microphones you think of pop groups on tour or performing on television but they always look like they are having fun. The focus group which i used for my research said that they thought it would be good to make the magazine fun and active, so i thought i could take some ideas from both my research parts and make it in an individual image which will attract the target audience.

The second prop i will use is old fashioned records this is because i feel it will link in with the type of magazine which i am creating, There will be some articles which will be about up and coming artists and i believe that having these records will show a good contrast between old and new and how music has progressed. When carrying out my research there was nothing quite like this used as a prop so i thought it would be a good individual look to bring to my magazine as my focus group said that they wanted something new and interesting for the magazine. They also said they wanted the magazine to be a mix between mainstream and new and up and coming so by including these it will show the different well.

I may also use bubbles as this is another fun and interesting element to bring to the magazine- i may use this for my contents page.