Playing around w/ cover

Hello beautiful people,

Even though this post wasn't scheduled, I couldn't wait to share with you my progress!

As I stated in previous posts, I wanted my cover page model to look sexy and elegant, so I took pictures of my friend, Candela Rivero, in a gold swimsuit this past weekend....

The mise-en-scene elements in this photo such as the cover model's costume design are meant to look cohesive with the gold masthead I am planning to put on my cover page. In addition, the bright, red lipstick gives Candela a sexy, confident tone. Also, the high-key lighting in this picture further emphasizes her confidence and makes her the center of attention. 

On another note, I really like the contrast of colors with the green leaves in the back. However, I knew that using this background is going to cause me problems with my font, soooo I couldn't wait and decided to start playing around with it.

First, I used an app on my phone named VSCO to edit the picture...

Then, I went on Canva and started playing with their magazine layouts. This is what I came up with..

Now, there are many things that I have to fix on the cover page 1) the font is hard to read, 2) I don't think the "How One Woman Turned Her Blog Into a Media Empire" looks on the page, but I really don't know what else to put sOOOO I'm struggling, and 3) I have to make my own barcode on excel (I was just playing around with the tools to see what I liked, so when it comes to my final product I'm going to have to do it)

All in all, I think this cover has some serious potential. It reflects a lot of elements of cover pages that woman magazines have, and the photo of Candela is beautiful and unique.

I'm going to keep working on it and keep you posted!

Regards,
Sof