Front Cover Photography Process: Final Front Cover Photograph

When taking the pictures for my front cover photo I had to consider: lighting, framing, positioning of the model, the models expression and eye contact, and relate the models outfits to the demographic of my magazine. Once I had considered all of these factors, this photograph on the left was the final picture which I decided to place on my front cover because it met all the demands of my specification, my survey and the conventions of a magazine.

To enable me to vary the different type of photograph I produced I took some, long shots and some mid shots. however I didn't take any close up's because I felt this type of shot would not have looked correct on the magazine and my survey also said that for the front cover photograph a mid shot would look most engaging and appropriate.

When constructing the photograph I wanted my model to engage the reader with the use of eye contact but I didn't want this to seem intimidating so I positioned the model sitting down, leaning over a chair with her chin resting on her right hand. I felt that this set a more casual, relaxed tone to the cover photo.