LO1: House Style Ideas - Photography

Front Cover

 

This is a shot of Joey Simpson, the lead vocalist of Kissing Candice.
I like this shot because I think it really shows how dark the genre of music is. I also like the fact that this is actually taken at a festival.
Because of the way that Joey is positioned, the image can be placed to the side of the page to make the composition look more interesting. It is also taken slightly from a low angle which makes him appear bigger.
Realistically, I won't be able to dress my models up like this but it is mainly the position of the model which I am focusing on in this shot.

 This shot is of Jonathan Davis, the lead vocalist for Korn.
I like this shot because it is well centered and he is looking directly at the camera. I also like the lens flares because it makes the image more interesting but I won't be including this on my cover because I think it might distract the reader from the main image.
I also like how the model has been photoshopped to make his eyes appear black, which again has connotations of the genre and how dark it is.
Unlike the previous photo, Davis is dressed up very simply and it is more likely that I would dress my models like this.

 This is a MetalHammer cover, the image is of Randy Blythe - the lead vocalist for Lamb of God.
I like this shot because like the Kissing Candice shot it makes the magazine have an interesting composition.
I also like it because it seems very relaxed, he's very dirty looking which I think reflects the music genre and how harsh it is.

 

 

 

Contents Page

This image is of Djent band Periphery. I think this is ideal for the main image on the contents page because it showcases the band in it's entirety.

It is shot at a slightly low angle so that it appears that the band is looking down at the viewer, this makes them seem overpowering and important. I think that this type of shot would be useful on a contents page as it might encourage the reader to go to the particular article that the shot relates to.


This is the contents page for an issue of Kerrang. The main image on this page is the one of Metallica to the left. Again this is taken from a low angle and shows all members of the band. It's also in black and white which is possibly done to connote the legacy and age of the band. I will not be doing this for my contents page as I am doing a local magazine and therefore will not have any 'legendary' bands such as Metallica in my magazine.

The lead vocalist, James Hetfield, is at the forefront of this image and he even comes out of the frame to lay over the top of the 'CONTENTS' title. I may experiment with taking the band members out of the page as it looks better aesthetically in my opinion but it is unlikely.

Double-Page Spread

 This is the double-page spread from an October 2014 issue of Kerrang. On this double-page spread the image stretches across the whole of the two pages. However, the columns are kept entirely to one page to avoid the writing from getting in the way of the main image which something I must make sure does not happen when making my own double-page spread. The members themselves are what entice the reader and are recognisable to the reader so it is important that the reader can see them all clearly. This is a wide shot which is used to get all of the members in the frame. Any of my articles which are about multiple people must be accompanied by photographs that include all of those people in the shot. This is so the reader is clear as to who the article is specifically about but it also prevents me from causing any offence to the people in the article.

This is also from an issue of Kerrang. The image is of Corey Taylor from rock and metal bands Stone Sour and Slipknot. He is kept to one page again but slightly bleeds over to the other page. However, the text works around the subject - again this is to make the image clear to the reader. 

This is a medium portrait. As there is only one person in the frame this shot makes it very easy for the reader to see the subject up close.

This picture is of musical duo Twenty One Pilots. Personally I think this would work well as a double page spread due to the positioning of the models and the fact that it is a medium shot. This means that you get to see both members of the band clearly.

Josh Dun (left) is turned away from the camera, and whilst this makes for an interesting shot it would not work in my magazine. Again this is because my magazine is a local magazine and will not feature artists as well known as twenty one pilots. Therefore it is important that my models faces can be seen fully on the double page spread, so that the reader has a clear idea of who they are.