As I have some friends who I consider to be quite fashionable and who have actually been models in fashion shows, I think I am going to schedule a few different shoots with them. I am set to have one in St Petersburg on December 15th. I talked to my models and they all agreed that that would be a good day to do it, and they will be available. I have had to do a lot of back and forth with my potential models to see if they have open days that will be able to align with both of our schedules. It is also determinant on how the weather will be during those days as well. All of the models I am recruiting have very different looks about that. Some of them have rougher looks as in they exclusively wear all black and maintain the gothic stereotype. Others are very soft and wear light colors, and have a very feminine look about them. I was very strategic in choosing who I wanted to add photos of because as I said before, I want my magazine to have a different look about it. Instead of just having the same type of people who have the same sense of style, I want people who are on complete opposite sides of the spectrum. I scheduled another day for November 30th, a couple weeks ago and I think those photos came out exceptional. It is just a matter of editing them to how I like now until I add them into my actual magazine.
Essence magazine was made specifically for African American women which covers the most recent beauty, fashion, entertainment, and culture trends. It was first published in 1970 and has continued its journey for over 50 years to empower these women and boost their confidence, and decrease the stigmas that go along with being a black woman in todays society. On their website, they explain that "Essence communications is the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to black women and inspires a global audience of more than 20 million through diverse storytelling and immersive original content". So with over 20 million people subscribed in some way to their magazine, they obviously are going to have a very diverse distribution model. In 2013, Essence posted an article to their website that introduced the new app that would soon be available to iPhone users. They increased their distrution to app stores because although they already have millions of individuals...
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