Front Cover Images

I have now decided on the 2 images I wish to use for the front cover of my music magazine; Uprising. This includes the main image of a music artist and also the background image on the front cover.

The image of the artist I chose to use because it is mainly different. In the shops a lot of magazines have the same idea when it comes to the cover, an artist facing the front and taking up the entire page, but this image is more unconventional. The artist to start with isn't facing the camera so that means you don't know who it is, so it can make you want to read on and find out who it is. The way he is positioned, with his arm out in a cross ca

n denote a religious figure, which then putting him on the cliff top can make it seem like he has been sent by God. The clothes the artist is in are very normal because he's just a normal guy who made something for himself, this way it relates to the audience showing that anyone can make it in life.

The background image I chose to use is from Hunstanton Cliffs. I felt that the cliffs are good to use because of their positioning and what they can connote. The view from

the cliffs appears to be endless which could give someone the idea that the artist's music won't end. The cliffs are also up high and near the sea so positioning the artist on the edge of the cliffs, meaning the height adds a meaning of power and also with the sea makes it seem like he is coming out to the world about how good his music is.

I think combining these 2 images works well because the position helps compliment the cliff edge, together it makes it seem like he could possibly have been put there by God because of the cliffs and the sea seeming endless.

In later images used on my front cover the artist has been levelled out in Photoshop and the cliffs have been zoomed in on one specific area and turned to black and white.

School Magazine - Image collection

Conception

I would want a high angle picture of the school to make it look impressive and dominant. This would help get to the mass market of the school, as it makes the school look big and important and could catch the audience's attention.

Framing and Composition

I am planning to take multiple images of the school, all at different high angles. This way I can see which image would work best to use on my front cover for the school magazine. In the mulitple shots I will rotate the camera so I get different angled shots, but still the school being at a high angle.

Shot Distance

To make sure I get clear shots of the school I will take 5 different shots at the same angle but then at different distances. I will take the images from 1m to 5m away from the building, I think that I will use a further away shot of the school because it will make the school looker bigger and include more of the building.

Mise en Scène

I will edit them in black and white so thing in the foreground over my cover will stand out.

For all my images I will not use zoom, as this spoils the picture quality.