I took numerous shots for my front cover, and I had to look through these to find the right image. I had to take into consideration body language, facial expression, and if my shot allowed room for things like a masthead and sell-lines.
These are some of the shots I had to look through.
This image would have been useful but it didn't leave any room for a masthead at the top of my cover.
This shot caught the model blinking, so I was unable to use it. However it would have been good because it left space for a masthead and sell-lines.
I liked this shot as it closed the distance between the reader and model. However, this wouldn't of worked very well on a front cover as the masthead would be virtually un-readable. This image would be better for a contents page, however it's also slightly blurred, so was actually not suitable for that either and was not used in the creation of my magazine.
The facial expression of my model in this image seems too happy for my genre of magazine (rock and indie), therefore I couldn't use it in my magazine.
This image would have been good - the eyeline is avoiding the reader, making my model seem mysterious and making the reader want to find out more. However, the lighting was too bright and so it wasn't used.
This shot is the one I eventually used on my front cover, as there's plenty of room for a masthead and sell-lines. The stance of my model is similar to ones you often see in 'RockSound' as it denotes confidence and makes the model seem serious about their music.
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