Image Analysis Composition

This could be a good image for the front cover of a magazine because there is room around her that could be where the sell lines go and the mast head could go in the top left hand corner without having to overlap the image or the image overlapping the mast head. Also the fact that it is a medium shot which is what is used on most front covers. 

Her eyes are in the top third of the picture which shows that she is a dominant character and the fact that she is looking directly at the camera creates direct address and helps her connect with the audience. 

From the image you can tell that she is not a pop artist because she is not wearing any bubbly, bold, bright colours. The costume she's wearing is dark yet slightly sophisticated which shows that her lyrics will have some meaning behind them and she won't just be churning out manufactured lyrics that are catchy yet have no meaning or sense behind them. The earrings and the jewellery shows that she is fashionable and professional because she can afford to wear such large jewellery.

This has inspired me for my front cover. I will use a model that does not always have to represent a sex symbol like the models used for pop magazines. The fact that this model doesn't look threatening means that fans and readers could relate to her and also look up to her as a role model. This is the sort of model I could use on the cover of my magazine.

 This would be a good image to use on a double page spread or contents page because normally long shots would not be used for front covers. The amount of white space left around the image would be a good place to put sell lines for the contents page or quotes from the artist for the double page spread. 
In this image, the model isn't looking directly at the camera and their eye line isn't really in the top third of the image however his pose and the fact that he is dancing shows that he is a confident person. 
Also the use of the white background makes him stand out as he is wearing dark clothes. You can tell that he is a dominant person because of his pose, for example, the way his right arm is places by his pocket, he is almost subtly showing off his muscles and his tattoos. 
The fact that the image is in black and white could show that he is a simple character and that this could be reflected in his music. Like that he is all about the music and not the flashy things like cars and girls etc. It shows that he could almost be humble and friendly person which would attracts the viewers because they would want to know more about him.


The first image has inspired me for my front cover. I will use a model that does not always have to represent a sex symbol like the models used for pop magazines. The fact that this model doesn't look threatening means that fans and readers could relate to her and also look up to her as a role model. Her eyes are looking directly at the camera which creates direct address and synthetic personalisation. This is the sort of model I could use on the cover of my magazine. The second image has made me think about definitely using a long shot for my contents page. However for my double page spread I might use a long shot as well but then I will also add little pictures around the side of the image if it is a long shot picture like the one above to get rid of the white space surrounding an image.