Preliminary Task: School Magazine Front Cover Images

I worked with a partner for the preliminary task and decided on the locations together.

The medium shot angle is quite interesting; the use of two-point perspective is very unusual for a magazine cover, I think it's because it gives the audience too much visual depth and they won't pay attention to the main subject of the image as much. However, the school logo is in the way and its position and size makes it hard to construct a proper cover – such as the masthead. 

This is a medium long shot. The composition of the image is relatively balanced, but the buildings in the background are too messy and distracting. The light also isn’t that bright. I think it would be great to put it on the contents page, but it’s unsuitable for the front cover – again you can’t place the masthead anywhere on the top to make it visually appealing.

This looks better because I like the way the masthead is positioned. However, I still feel like the subject (teacher) is not dominant enough in the photo because of the clock tower. The photo is shot at a slightly low angle so the tower looks more dominant than the subject, which wasn’t what I intended the connotations to be. The background is also still cluttered and messy. 

I like this one because it allows a lot of space for the masthead, sell lines and other features. The background is white and the subject is wearing a blue tie, creating a professional impression for the reader  The lightning is not great, but for my front cover I fixed it by brightening up the image. 

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