Evaluation of original photography

Mitchell Turner Media Studies 29.04.14

Evaluation of Original Photography

After taking my original photography I had go through all of the images a select best ones for my

music magazine. My research was able to inform me that my target audience would no older than

30 and no younger than 15, this information was able to give me an idea of what images would have

to be selected in order to engage my target audience and make them want to read my magazine.

Even once I had selected the images which were going to be used in the product, they would have to

be edited in order to appeal to the target audience of the product.

Front cover image:

Contents page images:

This image was used for the front cover of my music magazine as it

was the most relevant image which was able to offer full eye

contact with the target audience. One main problem with this

image is the background as it will make quite hard to place cover

lines and the title of the magazine, therefore the image would

need to be edited in order for cover lines and a title to be added.

On the other hand the image shows much strength the person in

the image is looking directly at the audience which would engage

them along with person in the image being more than suitable for

the target audience of the magazine.

This image was used for the contents page of the music magazine as

I thought it would be more than appropriate for my target audience

and it suits the genre of my magazine. The would only have one item

which would edited onto it which was a page number, this is going

to be added as it will make navigating the magazine much easier for

the audience. The image is also able to show the audience the genre

of the magazine by having the turntable and headphones in clear

view. Another reason for selecting this image was because of the

clothing which the individual was wearing, the clothing was more

than suitable for the target audience of the magazine.




Double page spread image:

This image was also put on the contents page as it fitted in with the

house style of that page. The image once more shows lots of

iconography relating to the genre of my music magazine such as the

headphones and the mix desk, these two items is clearly linkable to

the genre and it will appeal to my young target audience which was

clearly established through my research. Another key reason for

selecting this image was the clothing of the DJ who was in it, he is

wearing the type of clothes which would be worn by the target

audience of my magazine. Although the person is not directly

engaging with the audience, the image is still suitable enough for

the audience and more importantly for the contents page of the

music magazine.

The third image which was selected for my contents page was this

one of the Dr Dre Beats. This was selected as it linked into one of the

stories which were in the magazine. The image was by far the best

quality out of all the other images which was at my disposal. The

beats logo is clearly visible for the audience to see and relates to

genre of the music very well. The image is not able to engage with

the audience very well as it does not have any people in it, but the

image is more than relevant as it is a piece of iconography of the

genre.

This is the image which was used for the double page of my music

magazine, this image chosen as it would be very easy to manipulate

and add items to. One item which was going to be changed is the

iPad as it is not very appealing to audience seeing a reflection of me

taking the photo, therefore to improve this aspect of the image I will

be editing the DJ software used onto the iPad. This will make the

photo look better and more engaging for the audience of the

magazine. Once more iconography is present by having the

headphones on show along with the Dr Dre Beats logo being shown.


Images that was not used in the magazine:

This image was not used in the magazine because one of the

persons in the image drinking and was therefore not engaging

with the audience. This is the main reason for this particular

image not being chosen for the music magazine. The included

everything else which was necessary such as iconography and

the persons are both more than adequate for the target

audience.

This image was also not used because of the location having no

appeal to the target audience and the overall image not being

very impressive. There are also lots of shadows present in the

photo which lower the overall quality of the image. The chair

which the person is sat in does not look very nice in the

background and it is not appealing to the genre of the music

magazine.

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