choosing my cover image.

I have decided that its the shoot with 'kristie and me' that is the most suitable for a main cover image. I photographed them in a cool environment and they also challenge the conventions of other music magazines where their main images are mostly taken in studios. All that i have to do now is limit these photographs down to one.

Having my shoot set outside was defiantly a good idea. the sky gives the who picture energy and makes it more exciting than if it was in s studio.

The sky fills up most of the left third and creates a lot of dead space in the photograph that can be used for text and other photographs. This is a good feature to have however I feel that maybe there's too much empty space and the figures in the picture don't really stand out as much as they should and especially wont when

its surrounded by other cover stories. A main feature of every music magazine is the eye catching cover image, I don't think this image meets this standard.

I like the whole composition of the photograph. There is enough dead space and room for a logo however not too much. The figure is holding a guitar, having this as my cover image would imply straight away that its a music magazine, which is an important feature. The graffiti is the focal point of this photograph although attractive and 'youthful' the figure in the photograph is being drowned out by it, its too over powering. I think I will struggle to make my cover stories and logo etc stand out from it. So therefore don't think it would be a good idea to use this image as my main image.

I really like this photo and think that it is very suitable for my cover image. Theres enough space for cover lines and the logo. It has a good composition, by having the main part of the photo in the middle of the page, which is where the focal point of a magazine cover is. It's almost like an action shot, like she's riding on the side of the train to her next gig, this image would give the magazine a cool stlye which is what i am trying to achieve. The only criticisms would be that the wellies maybe are a little overpowering however text over them could resolve this. Also this girl isn't a solo artist, so having just her on the cover i don't think is a very good idea.

The depth created in this photo through the guitar is effective and leads your eye from the neck of the guitar to the bands faces, which introduced a bit of interest in the photo. The vibrant colours of the clothing is brought out in the picture and the graffiti wall is more in the background but still present, which is where it should be. The bands hippyish style would give the magazine overall a unique cool style which is what I am trying to achieve. I made sure that their rock rather than acoustic style was shown with the electrical guitar rather than an acoustic, which shows that the magazine introduces new different music, not just new artists mimicking current ones. Theres enough room for the logo however finding space to put all my cover lines maybe a problem, as possible space for text is limited.

The vibrant colour and their unique style is being brought out in this photograph just like the photograph above however theres more space for text etc which wont overpower the main picture. The way they are on the train holding on almost like they are on the move like photo number 3 is cool and gives excitement into the picture rather than just a still shot of them stood together. I have decided that this is the image that i will use for my cover. It gives off most good elements from the photos above just without the bad points as well. My only criticism of this photo would be the pole on the top right however i think this can be resolved.