This shot of Kelly Rowland could be used on a front cover as there is room for a masthead and sell lines over her image. Her eyeline is quite a bit higher than the rule of thirds suggesting that she has power and dominance, also she is looking directly into the camera therefore addressing the audience. Her outfit is very sexual because of the leather, therefore suggesting the type of artist that she is, she is a very feminine and sexual artist also relating to the type of music she produces. She also has a very sullen face and is pouting at the camera again emphasising the type of sexual appearance that she wants to come across therefore appealing to males that find her attractive and will therefore want to buy her music. One of her eyes is partially covered, this makes her seem quite mysterious in the image and although it doesn't make her seem very approachable it represents her music well and the type of artist that she is. The lighting is quite dark again emphasising the idea that she wants to come across as quite mysterious and sexual to the reader. Her dominance is also suggested to the reader with the leather outfit she is wearing and also that she is shot from a low angle it again makes her look more dominant towards the reader as they are looking up at her when they see this image.
This image could be seen as a double page spread as it would generally be too wide to fit on a front cover. It is a very simple shot and all the boys in the group are shot on a similar rule of thirds despite their height suggesting that all the members are equal to the reader. This is also emphasised by the fact that they are generally wearing similar outfits, all very dark outfits and similar style of clothes. Although two members of the group are shot closer up this could be because they are either more well known and recognised by audiences or for the simple fact that they all had to fit on the page this way. They are all showing similar facial expressions and body language, they aren't appearing particularly dominant to the reader as they aren't shot from a low angle however as they are looking directly into the camera they are therefore addressing the reader. This could be done to make the boys seem more down to earth and approachable, trying to gain fan loyalty. Their facial expressions look quite sullen making the boys seem very mysterious but also show their sex appeal, which would be done to gain female fans who find them attractive and would therefore want to buy their music. The dark lighting again emphasises their mysterious element, signifying their sex appeal. It doesn't particularly represent their genre of music (pop) however as there is no instruments shown for the band and they all look relatively mainstream this suggests to the reader that the group are unlikely to be of a rock genre, they have been represented as a typical boyband through their outfits and styling.
This has influence my photography as I now know I need to take into account things such as the rule of thirds, in order to make my model on the front cover seem more dominant I am going to shoot them higher than the rule of thirds but I also want them to be looking straight into the camera therefore directly addressing the reader. On my front cover I also want clothing that shows them as a chart artist, something quite mainstream but also shows them as being quite quirky and feminine as this is the type of artist I want to show on my front cover. Also I want quite bright lighting so that the artist seems much more approachable to the reader rather than mysterious, I feel this would also represent the pop artist I am going to depict my model to be. However I want their facial expression to be quite mysterious as I feel that this has a much better effect on the reader rather than a simple friendly expression which I feel could be quite boring. On my double page spread I again want the artist to seem quite mysterious although it is a different artist. The clothing is again going to be quite feminine and quirky to represent the artists pop genre. Their actual body is going to be facing away from the camera but their head is going to be slightly turned so that you can still see their eye level and they can be directly addressing the reader. They will be shot generally on the rule of thirds again so that they seem more approachable to the reader, yet they still look quite mysterious through the use of their body being turned away. The lighting is again going to be quite bright to represent the pop genre my artist is representing.
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