Packaging and hand in

Here is an image of the final product, Mae Magazine!:

I'm so happy with the quality and the way it's turned out!


Also,Last night I covered the lid of a box I bought for my magazine to be placed in with my logo:

 I wanted to do this as I feel it will look high quality when submitting to uni. I also wanted it to be presented as it would be to a client in the industry. I also sprayed the box with a black gloss enamel to give it a crisp, polished look.

Finally to submit I placed the box in a delivery parcel with a sticker of my Logo on the front. I am so pleased with how this project has gone and how I have dealt with the highs and lows of the production. I feel Mae Magazine is a strong representation of Mae Management and show cases the models in a suitable high fashion manner that is competitively placed within the fashion industry. 

Final Layouts

I have been going through my final layouts in InDesign this week tweaking images and text. 

I have come to the decision that I want to have the polaroid shots and a main head shot on the first double page spread for each girl. 

Here is a copy of Diandra's main spread I have been working on:

I want to create a strong contrast between the natural images and  the profesionally shot ones. By having them opposite each other in this way I feel that is achieved successfully.

I have also played around with the Model Name on the head shot, Instead of having the inital paint mark with the name over it in small font I felt it needed to stand out more as the magazine is only going to be A5. 

Images that have been taken in Landscape have also been considererd further and I want to use them across a full double page for each model. Each of these double spreads will have the model's measurements and information on for the client to view but not in the typical way of seeing it on the first page.

I have also perfected the Agency's ethos:

"Mae Management is an elite modelling agency based in the heart

of London that represents and nurtures budding new talent

within the fashion and beauty industries.

Welcome to the first issue of Mae’s Magazine. The only agency

in the UK to create a monthly publication of high fashion editorial

imagery featuring our newest faces and creative talent. Each

month we will introduce you to ten girls through a sample of

their portfolio, and behind the scenes shots, and interviews with

emerging creatives.

Mae’s Magazine offer our clients a snapshot into the personalities

of our models, and access to the newest faces in London."

This will be on the first right hand page when opening the magazine along with my signature underneath to add a sense of personalism.

Considering my Logo, I feel it is necessary to have two different ones now, One being "Mae Management" for the agency itself and the other "Mae Magazine" for the front cover of the publication.

Here is my final cover shot featuring Diandra:

The logo will be placed above Diandra's head in White.

Shoot: Diandra-final outcome

I recently shot Diandra Lopon, The next model to feature in my agency magazine. The looks were shot in the studio at uni and my photographer was Caroline Raymond (also one of the models for my agency.) 

The looks all went as planned and the styling and hair and makeup  combined were successful.

For the first look I planned to shoot Diandra in Cream under wear and heels. I think the contrast between her skin colour and the underwear would look stunning in a black and white shot. After shooting the first look I was really pleased with the outcome but after finishing all three I felt that the first images weren't as strong as the others and don't think I will use them in her profile. The other looks relate to each other more and form more of an editorial story for the magazine.

Makeup and hair was successful for the looks also, and posed a bold and flawless complexion for Diandra. 

The strong liner flick on Diandra's eyes really added to the androgynous feel of the shoot, it was effective yet still simple and structured. Also the gloss plum lip really complimented the brown shadow I used in the crease of her eyelid.

Here are a couple of sneek preview shots of the final images:

I feel like this shoot was really well shot and I loved the lighting Caroline created. I am considering using one of the shots from this shoot as the cover of 'Mae Management'.

Model Shoot planning: Diandra

My next shoot for the agency was with a good friend of mine, Diandra Lopon. Although she is below the standard measurements for a model I feel she has a strong face and will work well infront of the camera. I really want to make this shoot a bold editoral aswell as natural in some shots. 

Key words for styling:

-Strong
-Clashing prints
-Bold
- sharp
-Slick
-Androgynous

Link to pinterst board for more styling inspiration:

http://pinterest.com/chelseymae21/shoot-thursday-14th/

Key words for makeup and hair:

-Flawless skin
- sleek hair
- thick bold liner
- Moody lip

I want this shoot with Diandra to be very bold and high fashion. I have also looked into styling with some black and white pieces and am considering altering a few of the final images into black and white also. I think it will look really effective given the whole look and Diandra's skin tone. 

One piece I have bought for the shoot is this swim suit from Topshop:

I am really looking forward to this shoot and have high hopes of the outcomes.

Model shoot:Nadine

This week I was lucky enough to shoot with Model, Nadine Mendes. Nadine is a model currently working with Leni's model management but I managed to get her for a test shoot and am able to use her images in my magazine.

 A fellow student Lora Foulsham is creating a look book for a designer for her Final Major Project and wanted to use Nadine for this particular collection. Along side this Lora also styled some of her own looks that she wanted to shoot and this of course meant that it would be a good collaboration for both of us if we worked together on the day. We were originally going to use a model I found at university but as it was a big shoot we chose to get a girl already with experience.

The makeup and hair for the shoot was fairly straight forward. The designer, Sarina Mantle had created a collection that was very vibrant and tribal so I thought a bright lip to coincide with the pieces would fit really well:

The images from the shoot were fantastic and I don't think the day could have gone better. Nadine was an excellent model and a great addition to Mae's.

Model shoot: Jess Turner

The next shoot for my magazine is with a model named jess Turner. jess attends Solent university and is also signed with a modelling agency in London. I was hoping the images would be really good as she has had some experience from working with them. 

I was excited to work with Jess as she has similar looks to Lily Cole (I think). She also looks slightly different to the other girls in the agency so her presence and profile will add another element of diversity to the publication.

For this shoot I wanted to take advantage of Jess's pale complexion and blonde hair and build my hair/makeup ideas from that. 

Key words for makeup:

- Contour

-Blending

- Glowing 

- smoky

and hair:

-back combed

-wet roots

-fierce

-untamed

As a model I feel Jess could be good for a more commercial side of work as well as editorial. For example I feel she would fit well into high street brands such as; Miss Guided, Boohoo, Topshop etc. So I wanted to make sure I featured a look within her portfolio that promoted this aswell as high fashion. I decided for one of the looks to style her in casual summer clothes and accessories and make that part of the shoot really fun and bubbly and hopefully it would portray in the imagery:

I think this look worked well for it's purpose and adds a really good dimension to Jess's portfolio.

The third look was my favourite out of all with Jess,I chose to do a very sleek and smart outfit that would elongate her body in the images. I also used the makeup techniques mentioned earlier, strong blended contour mixed with a pale skin and luminous radiance:

I love this shot of Jess and and strongly considering using it as her profile image. It is striking and will be a goos contrast to her polaroid images.

Model Shoot: Amelia

There is another model I wish to use within my agency who is based in my home town in north wales. I used her as a model in a shoot a couple of years ago and loved the images so I asked her to travel to Southampton to model for my magazine. However Amelia could not make the shoot as she had to have a last minute operation so I was left a bit lost. I then decided to use the images I have of her already but make her profile slightly smaller than the rest of the girls. 

My favourite shot of Amelia is:

I think this is such a beautiful crop. Even though it is a shame I won't get to re shoot her I am happy with the images available and feel they are of the standard I require.