Possible photos for the front cover:
Photo One:

Out of the possible photos i have chosen to use as my front cover my favourite was this one. Although the picture has dark lighting this can be changed in photoshop to brighten the image and make it the main selling point to the magazine. The artist has great eye contact with the audience which is vital for the front cover of any music magazine, by having lots of space around and above the artist there is room for a strapline, coverlines and pugs therefore the front cover will not be overcrowded. I could also resize the image to make the artist appear larger and stand out in the middle of the front cover. The pose of the artist in this image was very unique and would be a great selling point in the shops as the audience will be attracted to how she is portrayed. At the bottom of the white wall is a certing board which looks unprofessional, I can remove this in photoshop giving the image a cleaner and a professional look about the cover.


Photo two:

Although i liked the pose of the model in this picture the background was very busy and this would make it harder to adapt in photoshop. There is eye contact with the reader, however the right eye is covered my the artist fringe and makes the image appeal to a rock genre rather than pop. The image overall does not give off the pop vibe i intended to create and therefore this wouldnt be a good picture to use for the front cover. The image is also slightly out of focus and doesn't draw immediate attention to the artist which should be the main aim when creating a front cover of any magazine. The dark clothing of the model blends into the background and this would be hard for the lasso tool to cut out the person and again this doesn't make the artist stand out.





Photo Three:

I began to use this image as my front cover but then i found it to be aimed towards a fashion magazine rather than a music magazine. Although my target audience would be interested in this, it is not the purpose of my magazine and I therefore decided to use photo one. Another problem i would have had if i used this image was not enough white space around and above the artist, there would be no room for a strapline and the title for the magazine at the top of the cover, this is due to the shot being a close up and leaving hardly any background for any coverlines. The lighting is poor in this image, however when using photoshop it can brighten the image and the shadow around the models head could also be removed.