Photography Research

1
Investigating Professional Photography

• Selecting and Constructing photography for the
  music magazine

2
Investigating Photography

• I looked at a series of websites to find
  appropriate professional photography that I could
  use in my magazine. This is because
• I need to have lots of options for what to use in
  the magazine.
• I need to have plenty of variety that helps to
  represent my music scene accurately.

3

• I like this one because of the lighting and the
  shadow in the shot.
• It could be used for a front cover, with the
  space at the top used for the masthead.
• It would influence the design of the page by the
  use of colour, red writing could be used in the
  white space to match the outfit.
• It might have been created by adding effects to
  the photograph, it is a medium close up and is
  using a direct mode of address.

4

• I like this one because the black and white
  creates a more classy and chilled feel.
• It can be used for a front cover as it is a large
  dominating image that would fill the magazine
  cover.
• It would influence the design of the page because
  it is black and white, you could use this as a
  theme throughout the magazine, it allows the
  designer to either stick to the black and white
  feel or add bright writing to make it stand out.
• It might have been created by adding effects to
  the photograph, a direct mode of address is used
  and it is a close up shot.

5

• I like this one because it has an extremely
  shabby sheik atmosphere.
• It could be used for a contents page as the
  column on the right can be used to add writing.
  It would influence the design of the page by a
  brighter colour being used to stand out against
  the darker background, maybe it could be put in
  black and white to emphasise the effect
• It might have been created by a full body shot
  using an indirect mode of address.

6

• I like this one because it uses props and
  proxemics well which s how the props are placed
  in relation to the subject.
• It could be used for an contents page as it uses
  the column system and creates a column for
  writing on the left. With the subjects of the
  shot on the right.
• It would influence the design of the page by
• It might have been created by

7

• I like this one because the focus is on the
  central figure in the image, however there is a
  lot of depth to the photo.

• It could be used for a double page spread as the
  writing on the pages could be based around the
  central image.

• It would influence the design of the page by
  giving the double page spread more depth.

• It uses lighting coming from the top right to
  create a more bright image. The setting is in a
  run down area which could be used well in a music
  magazine

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• I like this one because the lighting creates a
  chilled and relaxed atmosphere.

• It could be used for a double page spread as it
  would make a good background for the writing to
  go over.

• It would influence the design of the page by

• It might have been created by

9

• I like this one because the central image is
  clear and there is no colour in the background
  making the central figure stand out.

• It could be used for a double page spread as you
  could have black writing against the black
  background.

• It would influence the design of the page by
  making the writing very clear and easy to read.

• There isnt many techniques used except making
  the central image of the figure very clear and in
  focus.

10

• I like this one because The lighting and the lack
  of depth in the shot creates focus on the sofas
  and the central image.

• It could be used for a double page spread as
  writing could be around the central image.

• It would influence the design of the page by
  making the writing stand out and creating a focus
  on the image.

• The shot uses shaping in the background with the
  rectangles of the window and the painting. Of
  course the focus is on the sofas and the band.
  There isnt much depth to the photo which makes
  the central focus more clear.