Experimenting with Photographs

Photograph 1 - Zoomed out Shot

After planning and starting to create the basis of my magazine front cover image and design, I decided to begin to take some photos that could be for possible use on my front cover. The criteria is that it has to include a mid shot photograph of a student, so given this, I asked one of my friends to be in my photos.

Here are some of the photos that I took, using the basis that it was in a college corridor, including a window to see out of the college and the student (Emma) was looking happy and comfortable at college, indicated by the folder she is looking at.

Photograph 2 - Wider angle shot

I like this second photo, as the facial expressions are more relaxed and happy and would reassure first year students, that read 'Choice' magazine, that college isn't as scary as it may seem, and that it's a comfortable place to be. I have used the setting to indicate it is on the college campus, and to also show the freedom of clothing that students have.

I experimented with different camera angles and settings, in order to see what my options were for the photographs, before I edit them on a computer.

Photograph 3 - Direct Eye contact

For this third photo, I used more direct eye contact, in order to grab attention to the image and show the facial expressions more clearly.

With some editing on Photoshop and InDesign, I think these photos could form the basis of the focus image on my magazine front cover.