Magazine Genre Research

    From a young age I was always interested in seeing grand landscapes or scenery. Although, my budget is not fully there to travel to numerous landmarks across the globe, but I have been blessed with traveling to a few places around the world. Through my travels of Europe and South American I began to largely enjoy capturing landscape photos of scenery. It's hard for me to describe the feeling I get when I capture something I guess it feels almost surreal. With that enjoyment, I chose to explore the genres of photography, travel, and lifestyle for my magazine.

    Starting off I had to ask myself that if I'm going down the route of these genres is what takes a good photo? All three of my chosen genres share one thing in common, pictures. And not just subpar photos, good quality ones. People see with their eyes and feel emotions through sight. My goal is to go through different magazines and seeing the quality of images. What kind of lighting was used? Were these photos simple or was there a lot of contrast (colors, objects...)? Is there a specific kind of camera I need?

    I needed inspiration of photos, so I took a lot at Elements Magazine. They specialize in landscape photos which goes in hand with the kind of magazine I would create with a photography and environment magazine. 

    This is a perfect representation of what I am trying to go for. Pictures that make you stop and feel "small". 

    After looking through a couple more photos and magazine examples, I ultimately decided to go for a lifestyle magazine. Primarily, because it can be a combination of photography, travel, and environment, so I can get more creative freedom.