Front Cover Image Analysis

I will make sure I have a mixture of close up, medium and long shots of the artist featured throughout the magazine. Images are one of the most important features of a music magazine, this is because it is one of the first things people see and something that my particular target audience will be keen to look at. Because of this important there are many different factors I will have to consider when taking the images to be used in my magazine; Firstly the styling of the artist will have to be age appropriate and be styled in a way that will make the readers aspire to look similar or simply appeal to their individual image. I will also have to consider the type of shots I will want to use, such as long shots, medium shots or a close up shot. The setting of the shots will also be important, for example will I take the shots in a studio or a natural setting. I will also have to make sure that the images are an appropriate size so I can have room to fit in other aspects of a music magazine such as text, headings and pull quotes.

 Long shot- long shots show the majority of whole of the artist, in this example of the magazine 'Rolling Stone' you can see most of Britney Spears except the bottom half of her legs. Using this particular shot distance shows the audience that she is confident, this is also told through her facial expressions as she looks happy to 'be back' which is what the main story is about. 

Medium Shot-  Are slightly more close up from than a long shot, and gives a more personal feel to the magazine. These shots only really show from waist up and give a more detailed look to the individual/s featured on the front page.

Close Up- Lets you just see the just the face of the artist and will normally show a specif emotion clearly, for example this close up of Kanye West shows him looking powerful and like he belongs on this magazine front cover. Close ups show less of the styling of an artist and primarily just focus on their facial emotions.

For my magazine front cover image I have chosen to use a medium shot. I have chosen this because it'll give me the opportunity to show the artists style  and also the emotion I wish to convey on her face, whilst also being able to integrate other codes and conventions around the image in an effective way that won't cover up the image.