First step: Research your magazine
There are many different food magazines on the market, and they all must differentiate themselves in order to survive.
What market to the write for?
What makes their cover stand out?
What articles, typography and photography makes them different from other magazines.
Consider the following FOOD MAGAZINES: Consider what makes them all different
What market to the write for?
What makes their cover stand out?
What articles, typography and photography makes them different from other magazines.
Consider the following FOOD MAGAZINES: Consider what makes them all different
- Food Network Magazine
- Gastromica
- Cooks Illustrated
- Food and Wine Magazine
- Saveur
- Milk Street
- Toothache
- Bon Appetite
- Lucky Peach
- CT Food and Wine Magazine
- Everyday Food
- Real Simple
- Cuisine
- Gourmet
- Martha Stewart Living
- The Art of Eating
- Relish
- Modern Farmer
- Cooking Light
- Southern Living
Second Step: Make your product (ICE CREAM!)
Working with ice cream in the advertising business can be sticky. You cannot advertise a specific ice cream and use "fake icecream" to advertise that specific product. BUT if the brand of ice cream is not the focus of the shoot, then you can make ice cream that looks just like the real thing but won't melt under heavy lights or over time when you are trying to get the perfect shot!
How do you make your own ice cream?
Check out these videos:
How to make fake ice cream
How do you make your own ice cream?
Check out these videos:
How to make fake ice cream
Step 3: Photographing your Fake Ice Cream
Considering the style of your magazine cover, and the type of photography they use for their cover, you will need to plan out your photoshoot.
Make sure you have all the products you need if you need to work on a still life specific image.
Make sure you have models on hand if you need a "hand" to hold the cone, or person to eat your ice cream.
Watch these videos if you need help with set up or ideas.
Lehmann Ice Cream Tips - keeping your ice cream pliable, and how to get good "barking", natural light (not in a studio)
More tips for shooting ice cream - angles and perspectives, considering your backgrounds and surroundings
Make sure you have all the products you need if you need to work on a still life specific image.
Make sure you have models on hand if you need a "hand" to hold the cone, or person to eat your ice cream.
Watch these videos if you need help with set up or ideas.
Lehmann Ice Cream Tips - keeping your ice cream pliable, and how to get good "barking", natural light (not in a studio)
More tips for shooting ice cream - angles and perspectives, considering your backgrounds and surroundings
Consider these food blogs and their "pro photos"
Top with Cinnamon
La Tourtine Gourmande
Healthy Laura: Food Circle Photography
Use your Noodle
Imagelicious
Pearls of East
Call Me Cupcake
Check out these photographers shooting with food!
Sean Tucker
Stunning Sexy Food Photography with Izy
We eat Together
More Blogs at this awesome link
Top with Cinnamon
La Tourtine Gourmande
Healthy Laura: Food Circle Photography
Use your Noodle
Imagelicious
Pearls of East
Call Me Cupcake
Check out these photographers shooting with food!
Sean Tucker
Stunning Sexy Food Photography with Izy
We eat Together
More Blogs at this awesome link
Step four: Make your magazine cover
Making your magazine cover goes beyond good ice cream photos!
You must evaluate the typography and formatting to make your magazine cover look authentic.
Check out these magazine covers specializing in ice cream!
You must evaluate the typography and formatting to make your magazine cover look authentic.
Check out these magazine covers specializing in ice cream!
Designing a magaxzine cover goes beyond just choosing a great font. Considering where to put the font, how to build the design, alignment, color and graphic elements all create an authentic magazine cover that you would want to pick up at a checkout line and pour through,
Consider the elements of your own magazine cover and how can you make this edition the best one yet!?
Consider the elements of your own magazine cover and how can you make this edition the best one yet!?
Which of these magazine covers feels authentic? What makes it feel real? What makes it feel like a "school project?" How can you make yours stand out? Can you fool someone with how amazing your magazine cover looks?
