Photography Techniques

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Investigating Professional Photography

• Selecting and Constructing photography for the
  music magazine

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Investigating Photography

• I looked at a series of websites to find
  appropriate professional photography that I could
  use in my magazine. This is because
• I need to have lots of options for what to use in
  the magazine.
• I need to have plenty of variety that helps to
  represent my music scene accurately.

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• I like this one because if it wasnt in black and
  white it would look like a happy photo with all
  happy people and would make for a good background
  image of the main page. It has a lot of white
  space at the top but that would be covered up by
  the masthead and the headline and anchorage.
• It could be used for a image on the inside of the
  magazine, a small image of the band after an
  article about them.
• It would influence the design of the page because
  there would be an article around it and it could
  be in the background of the article because its
  black and white and theres a lot of white space
  in this image.
• It might have been created by Graham Smith
  because it was on his instagram and his tumblr.

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• I like this one because the reflection in the
  window looks distorted and stern compared to what
  he looks like normally. It makes him look distant
  and different in his reflection. This is a good
  photo because it shows a lot and the texture
  behind him is very detailed. However, the left
  side is typically used for all of the cover lines
  and kickers but the main graphic feature is on
  the left side so using an image like this could
  prove to be difficult.
• It could be used for an image that is showing a
  picture of an artist. But not an image that needs
  to have writing and parts covering it up.
• It would influence the design of the page by
  making me have an image on the double page spread
  that doesnt have a lot of writing on it or maybe
  has a little writing in the bottom right corner
  of the image.
• It might have been created by Michael Robert
  Williams as it was on his website.

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• I like this album cover because its simple but
  its different. The album is called ready to
  die and its by The Notorious BIG but its
  showing an image of a baby. Although this is not
  the genre of music that I will be analysing.
• It could be used for an image inside my magazine.
  I could have it as a small image and I could
  write around it and make an article about it. I
  could do this with numerous album covers but if I
  was to find one, I would want it like this.
• It would influence the design of the page by
  making me have an article on that side of the
  page. I would change my page so that there is an
  article on one side and the image would be at the
  side of the article.
• It might have been created by The Notorious BIG
  or his managers.

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• I like this texture because its woven together
  and it looks nice and connected and it seems to
  move slightly if you look around it.
• It could be used for a background to an image.
  Like I could insert a large graphic feature into
  my magazine and have that behind him or her.
• It would influence the design of the page by
  being in the background of my page and being
  behind my graphic features and text.
• It might have been created by someone who weaves
  or someone who uses filterforge and wants to
  upload their designs to it.

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• I like this one because there is a good contrast
  between the light and the dark, the band member
  is stood in the mist with light behind him,
  lighting him up for the reader to see but he is
  facing the darkness and the tip of his guitar
  seems like it is in it.

• It could be used for a poster if it had more to
  it on the left side of it they clipped down the
  left side a little. It would make a good poster
  but there is a lot of empty space. Although the
  empty space that is used is used well because it
  isnt blank space and it fits in, it would just
  be very empty if it was a poster. Or it would be
  a great image for a double page spread. There is
  lots of white space on the right side and plenty
  of room for an article.

• It would influence the design of the page by I
  would use this on my magazine as a smaller image
  or as the secondary lead or as a double page
  spread. It wouldnt look great if it was the main
  image because of the extreme use of blank space.
  But it has a lot of potential for a double page
  spread.

• This photo has been created by Ami Barwell, it
  was on her music photography site
  http//www.musicphotographer.co.uk/music/.

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• I like this one because there is a lot to work
  with on the left side of the screen. There is
  space to insert text and other features but at
  the same time it could be left there and it would
  still look good.

• It could be used for a double page spread. If you
  used it on two pages then you could have him on
  the right with the article and story on the left
  of the page. You could put a anchorage where his
  arms are and the a lot of the other features that
  you use when creating a magazine on the left.

• It would influence the design of the page by
  changing where the headline and the anchorage
  would be. I would have to move them so that his
  face isnt covered up and so the audience could
  see him.

• It might have been created by Michael Robert
  Williams. He has his own photography business and
  he posted this on his website.

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• I like this one because the lighting in it
  creates a nice look and feel to the image and
  there is a lot of space for a magazine creator to
  insert text, kickers, graphic features and other
  features that go into magazine production. In
  addition, there is a good contrast between the
  colours that are used on the music artist and the
  colours that are used behind him with the
  lighting.

• It could be used for A background image. I could
  put different magazine features around him and
  edit it so that Im using the space around him.

• It would influence the design of the page by
  adding a lot of different space for me to use.

• It might have been created by Michael Robert
  Williams.

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• I like this because the angle of the shot is
  different to most shots and it makes the image
  look different to how it would usually look like.

• It could be used for any image needed, it could
  be used as the graphic feature image for the main
  page or it could be used as just a graphic
  feature image on another page.

• It would influence the design of my magazine by
  changing the way that my pages would be. I would
  have an article in my magazine just for the use
  of an image like this to demonstrate my ability
  to take photographs at unique and different angles

• It might have been created by Robert Williams

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Inter-Textuality
Inter-textuality Something that connects with
the audiences understanding of a particular
thing. Something that the audience would be able
to reference and recognize. It is also when one
image or text refers to another one.