Photos

These are the photos I took for using in my magazine. I chose a male cover feature as it is more common for male artists to be in this genre of magazine and it would appeal to my target audience of mostly men aged 15-44 because they would feel that they can relate to him and some people may aspire to be like him.

I took into consideration the distance between the camera and the subject and whether I would have a long shot, mid shot or close up on the cover of my magazine. I chose to have a long shot as this was a common convention for a similar type of magazine.

For costume, I chose a grey polo shirt and dark jeans because I wanted the clothing to be dark, plain and simple. This would appeal to my target audience because it's not over powering or complicated with patterns and colours that wouldn't interest them.

The background wasn't chosen as I knew I was going to cut out my image and place it on a plain background. I chose to use the first for my cover, I chose this pose because he looks strong and in control. I also chose this photo because photos 2 and 3 didn't have perfect lighting and you can see light change on his body.

I did not chose the photo above for my cover as the lighting is reflecting onto his body and changes the colour of his shirt on the right hand side. I also didn't like the pose as his legs look odd.

I didn't chose the photo above because of the lighting problem reflecting on his top and his facial expression looks sad which is not something that would appeal to my target audience for fit with my genre.

I chose the photo below for my double page spread because the lighting in the other above photos weren't to a suitable standard. I chose this pose because he looks relaxed and comfortable which I feel is something my target audience would be able to relate to and fits with the genre of my magazine.

I took the photo below at a concert I went to in 2009. I used it on my contents page. I liked this photo because of the lighting and it captured the singing expression of the artist Joshua Radin really well. This would appeal to my audience as it is a live concert and shows what the article will be about. Gigs and concerts are also something that would appeal to my target audience and so this would attract their attention.