Tuesday, 9 September 2008

Tuesday 9th/Wednesday 10th September

Today I have searched through a selection of magazines and picked out pictures that I liked. I have chosen photos in which I think will give me good inspiration and are appealing to a reader. I really like the idea of using an isolated place for one of my destinations to shoot photos of a band. Below I have given a few examples of photo's which have inspired me and the reasons why.


This is another example of an inclosed isolated area that I have found on the internet. I had selected this photo beacuse this is the example I wish to create for one of my photo shoots to put as a front cover or double page layout. I like the monochromed images beacuse they are a different approach, and includes an atmosphere of the photo.


This photo inspired me as I really like the effect of isolated places. It creates a simple effect, but is really eye catching and different. The layout is really simple, but it is still obvious and advertising as a good music magazine by the expressions and the layout of the magazine. I would like to include photos of my own like this, as it has inpired me into what I want on one of my double page layouts, possible an interveiw on a band, or the frotn cover.




I chose this picture because I like the way the photographer and actors have included character in the photo. Each person is posed in a different way, but I am not too keen off the surroundings of this photo. I think a magazine front cover needs to show character in some way to make it seem appealing to the reader and make the magazine stand out from the rest of the magazines.

Another idea that I am fond of, is the idea of using close up shoots of faces for a front cover. I think these photos really draw a readers eye to the magazine as it is really interesting to look at. I have a few examples of close up photo's which have worked well that I thought worked well and my reasons for why I chose it.


The editing in this picture caught my eye as I liked the merging process. The contrasting colours are catching, and the image itself is different. I have selected it beacuse I think that this would be a good skill to practice on photoshop.


This is a front page of a music magazine. What I liked about it was mostly the contrasting content of the picture. Because of the costume used - a hat, colourful top, curls ether side of his face, I am drawn into the picture as it looking interesting. I think the colours work well on his face as they stand out, his expression is simple but still shows emotion and he is looking straight into the camera lens too. The background of the photo is fairly simple as it just creates a shadow behind him. For such an eye catching photo, it still brings attention to the magazines title.


I was drawn to this picture because of how simple the photo is. Around him is just a white wall, and no props or costume is used. The photo would work well as a front cover because of the close detail that the picture creates. His face expression really works well as his eyes are looking straight towards the camera lens. This is why I have chosen the picture because I think that the simple photo enhances a really interesting approach to a portrait photo that could work well for a front cover.

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