Research of Poses

Whilst analysing magazine from covers for NME and Karrang, I realised that most of their shots are very simple medium close up shots of all of the models, therefore only showing their shoulders upwards. Most of the models on the magazine from cover also had very serious faces which depends on the headline and genre of your magazine, this will be different for every magazine, which is why the pose for the main image is a very important feature of a magazine front cover.

This front cover of kerrang has the 3 models staring directly into the camera and it is a medium close-up shot with only their faces showing. One thing i really like about the main image in this magazine is that it goes with the headline "we've made the album of our lives" which shows how serious they are about the album and how shocked they are as the on of the models on the right has his mouth wide open. Also, the clothing that the models are wearing are quite simple so that the focus is on their facial expressions. However, they are wearing all black/grey clothing and this represents the rock nature of the magazine. 

The front cover of this NME magazine is of Lily Allen. Again, the title of the magazine goes with the bold headline "Lily Allen-Takes on the world" with the white background the main focus is on the model in the main image. Her facial expression is a very serious one and her clothing is again very simple with the focus being on Lily Allen's face. It is a medium close-up shot only showing from the shoulders upwards. 

Whilst looking at the poses of top of the pop magazines (aimed at teenage girls), I noticed that all of the models look into the camera lens, ensuring that they are the main focus of the magazine and that they catch the readers eye. Also, both of the magazines have white backgrounds so that the whole focus is on the model and to make the magazine look more professional. All of the shots are mid shots from the shoulders upwards which makes the models face clear to see and allows the audience to understand who they are when they first look at the magazine cover. The clothing they are wearing in the photos, aren't too bright and outgoing, otherwise the audience would just focus on clothing and the writing around the model rather than the image of the actual model. 

When researching Billboard, I discovered that all of their magazines have a similar house style. As well, as top of the pops, all of their models look into the camera, allowing the audience to focus on the main model. There is a brighter light on the models face puts the focus on her face. This ensures that when the reader first looks at the magazine, they recognise the model straight away and realise how popular they are.

 

There will be one main model for the main image in the centre of the page for my magazine.