From LEON Editor's

Every Wednesday, there is a corner where LEON editorial staff introduces the daily process of creating the magazine and what they learned through interviews. This time, editor-in-chief Horikawa will report on the shooting scene for the next issue.

The other day, I thought the new year had ended, but it's already February. In the blink of an eye, spring turned into summer, and the day before yesterday, I almost summed up 2023. Hello, this is Horikawa, the editor-in-chief of the LEON editorial department.

We just delivered the latest March issue to our members at the end of January, but as the deadline for the next issue, April issue, approaches, we are working hard to add the final red line and make improvements to the magazine. I'm in the middle of doing a final check to make sure. The fashion corner I am in charge of, ``How to Choose a Popular Mode,'' is also nearing the end of proofreading (the ritual of delivering the work to a printing factory after all checks have been completed). This time, I would like to look back at the shooting scene of such a page and share it with you all.

This time's theme is "Men who communicate". They say that old men talk through their backs, and I wanted to visually express that stance, so I tried my hand at it. ``To convey'' has the meaning of passing on from old men to young children and to the new generation, but the theme also has the meaning of making good things known to the world as good things, so it is quite difficult to convey because it is deeply connected to the mind. It was a great photoshoot. In this photo, I had the camera assistant and studio staff work in place of the model to create the composition and taste that I had decided on in advance with the photographer.

This photo was taken with a model who had finished her hair and makeup. This time, we were shooting with two models, an adult male and a slightly younger male, so the key point was whether we could express the differences between the two in a positive way. It takes a lot of concentration to select the one photo you want from among the large number of shots you have taken.

At the scene, I narrow down the shots to about 4 to 5 shots for each situation, have the photographer make minor adjustments, and then send them via email at a later date. I placed the cut I wanted to use into the space of the planned layout, checked the balance, and once the selection was decided, I ordered the photographer to deliver the actual cut. This is the sequence of events.

While the photographer is retouching the final cut for delivery, I work with the designer to work out the details of the layout. The layout will be released first, so at that time I will order the manuscript from the writer. Once the photos, layout, and manuscript are ready, the manuscript is sent to a printing factory, and a few days later, the printed galley (page) is delivered to the editorial department. The rest of the work is done by adding red text to the content, modifying the layout, etc. until it becomes a book, and finally, it is delivered to the printing factory and completed.

We do this work every month, every week, and every day, and deliver each book to you. If you look at the issue that will be released on February 25th with that process in mind, I think you will come away with a different impression.