Front cover: Shots taken

After waiting for the Editing suite to be free I finally had the chance to take pictures for my front cover after school, everything had seemed like it was going well until I had downloaded the images onto my computer. The images came out blurry and I couldn’t use them for the front cover as it wouldn’t look professional, neither could I have fixed it on Photoshop as it would have taken forever to figure it out. I didn’t have time to take them again as it was getting late. So I didn't really learn my lesson from the test shots. 

 

Few days later I had the chance to take them again, I made sure the camera was focused throughout the shoot so I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of taking them again as time was running out. There were few images I liked, they came out really well. I have chosen the three final images I shall be using for my cover.

I was planning on using the one with the pink jumper but had realised it may clash with the font colour scheme as it had included the colour pink which I didn't think thoroughly about beforehand. Whereas the other image were more of a casual clothing which were also appropriate for a Pop magazine and it may attract fashion lovers as the model's outfit is currently the 'new look'. I looked at more magazine covers to see what clothing they wore, most of them wore casual instead of looking glamorous. 

I’ve decided to use the second image as her face is clearly shown to the audience with a big grin on her face, it follows the conventions of a Pop image. The last image seems to be slightly darker and her grin is not as big as the second image also her eyes aren't widely opened unlike the second image. The second image shadow is visible so I will have to use Photoshop to hide the shadow so the background can be clear and it will look more professional. 

I had decided to put pink lipstick on her so it could match the theme colour. Her clothing was not how I wanted it to be, I preferred a dress but casual clothing is still good. The lighting is bright so we can see her facial expression clearly, it feels warm and welcoming to the audience rather than having the image dark, this would contradict the conventions of a Pop magazine.  I didn’t use any props as I wanted my model to play with her hair, to show off her girly side and to make the magazine seem fun.