Magazine photo's

During our photo shoot for our magazine our group discussed whether we would want our magazine cover to have both actresses within it or just one of them. We decided to take some pictures showing both characters and just one and see what type of picture worked and what one was most effective. This photo was our favourite one of our duet shots, but during our lesson after we looked at some more magazine conventions and come to the conclusion that most only have one 'main/most popular' star on the front page. We also analysed our own picture and believed that it would be hard to add text in a typical 'U' shape around without overlapping the characters all the time. I also added this isn't an effective shot as the characters are both looking somewhere other than the viewer and the connection between magazine and the viewers purse is missing.





This is one of our single shots showing the 'geek.' we decided to make this in a first draft which you will see in my blogging later. We liked how there is a lot of negative space around the character so it would be easy for us to add the text and bar code. The one thing I personally didn't like was how the actress wasn't entirely in character and this wouldn't convey the conventions of a typical Empire film magazine. I also believe seeing the floor and not just having a backdrop of the wall looks unprofessional/messy and makes the picture not look straight.











This is our favourite picture of the 'Bad girl.' Later on you will discover that this photo will be our final photo for our magazine. Our group liked how the actress was in character and had a strong eye connection to the viewer. We also thought the colour of the jumper was effective towards the character and would match the colour of 'EMPIRE.' Unlike the photo above of the 'geek' there is no floor showing which I am happy about as it does make this photo look more professional.