Verran Image planning

  

I like that this image is not the typical medium close up that you would normally find on the cover of a pop magazine. I think this image shows character and attitude which could help relate to the feature article, I also like this image because it is more relaxed/casual but still reaches out and appeals to the target audience.

However when creating my own magazine I will try and stick to the common conventions and use a medium close up of somebody that fits into the target age category this will help to connect to the readers as they can relate to the model. I think both would be suitable for this style of magazine but at the end I will experiment with both styles of images and see which one is most effective.

For my contents page, this is the type of image I will have as one of my main ones. I think it follows the casual theme set for my magazine, I also think that direct eye contact with he camera will be more effective on reaching out to the target audience therefore my model will have to be giving direct eye contact. The hair and make up will be left quite subtle as i don't want the music magazine to be mistaken for a fashion magazine, I'm also going to add in props such as headphones and a guitar to support the mise en scene. For the costume I'm also going to keep it casual just like the shoot with Justin Bieber and have my model posing in casual clothes, I have chosen to do this rather than getting my model to dress in fancy going out clothes because my target audience would be more likely to dress casual therefore it would be easier for them to relate to the artist.

This would an ideal image to use on my double page spread because it fits the casual style that my magazine is going to hold, it also looks like it came from the same shoot because he is against a wall giving direct eye contact to the camera. When creating my double page spread I am going to have one side of the page filled with my image and the other side will be text based, because its a double page spread I will have to leave room in the middle for the cut line to avoid missing parts of my article or image.