Photographs Analysis

Photo 1:

This is the photo i have chose to use for my contents page, i like this because it is different from all my other photos i wanted to use different people to have more of a variety so the magazine didnt seem like it was about just one person. I also like this because it has character and looks like a typical band photo. The way they dress aswell is perfect, and with them all looking at the camera still draws the reader in. I also don't have to edit this photo as much as the one i am going to use on my front cover because its not a simple photo that could do changing to make it look more different. I also like the fact that it is a long shot and a very clear photo, it can show there fashion and the way they are standing, all of this influences my target audience to read my magazine.

Photo 2:

I am going to use this photo on my double page spread, the reasons being its different from the others, it is a long shot showing more of her fashion which is important to my target audience, as there into fashion and how pop stars dress. I also like it because she has alot going on with her accessories like the glasses and bow, this makes it jokey and make her seem like abit of fun. She is also looking directly at the camera which isnt so important on the double page spread but it still draws the reader in. This photo is also good as a long shot because my back ground on my contents page will be a brick wall, so a long shot makes her look like shes actually standing by the brick wall. I also like the way she is standing, her pose doesn't look boring and too normal, it has abit more life to the photo.

Photo 3:

I was also going to use this photo on my front page, however i decided not to because of many reasons, one she is on a busy background making it hard to use the magnetic tall to cut her out. She is also not even nearly looking at the camera and her hair covers up one of her eyes, so this definatly wouldnt draw the reader in. Another reason, it is a long mid-shot which is not what i wanted, it also is a more normal boring photo unlike the other two s she doesn't have any accessories i could make stand out like the bow on the photos below. However this picture wouldn't be too bad on a contents page as its not as important looking at the camera as it is on the front page. Its also good because it shows her fashion about more, which goes with my music genre. Overall i decided not to use this because of the reasons above.

Photo 4:

I was going to use this photo as its not too simular to the one below, the way she is standing and also still being a mid shot. However i decided not to use this one for a few reason, one being she is not looking directly into the camera and has glasses on, which is not a problem as it shows her style but as she is not looking it does not have the same effect and draw the reader in. This is also too light as the flash is on her face, making her look more pale than what she is. I also think having her not smile like the one below gives a better effect and draws the reader in more, as she has a half smile here it doesn't give the same effect. Apart from that the picture isn't to bad to use as its not too different from the one below.

Photo 5:

This is the main image i am going to use on my front page of my magazine, it is great for what i want. Firstly she is looking directly into the camera which is what i needed due to, when buying the magazine she will grab the readers attention from her eyes it will draw the reader in, if she wasn't looking into the camera it would be different and wouldn't draw the reader in so much. also liked this because it is a perfect mid-shot which is what everyone voted in my questionnaire The photo aswell is very clear and if you see her on front of a magazine on a shelf you would reconise who she was easily and want to read about her. Another reason i liked this photo is because of her bow in her hair is standing out and i want that to be the only thing in colour on this photo, so that works out well.