The first shot I have chosen is an upward mid-shot of the model, with one arm holding a leather jacket over his shoulder and the other losely by his side, his head looking upward. I think that this shot is very effective and I think that this is one of my faviourite and most effective shots. I believe that the editing and saturation of this image add to the depth of the image, making it appear vintage connoting iconism etc. I think that I would like to incorporate this type shot into my actual shoot for my magazine, as well as the positioning of the model.
The second shot I have chosen is a mid-shot taken from the floor. I like this shot due to the intimate angle of the camera being so close to the model. I think that the position of the model is innivatve and I think that the way in which the fabric of the t-shirt is falling creates a shadow which when edited, adds interest to a shot. I enjoy the way in which the model is looking away from the camera although we can still see his face, I feel that the slightly heightened shoulder also adds a 'natural' look to the shot - something I could possibly aim more towards aside from something staged.
I have chosen another shot in which the model is looking directly into the lense. The image is a mid-shot taken from a head-on view. This shot was a variation on my initial idea of having a head-on mug shot for the cover, although by incorporating the leather jacket and the slightly bent-forward torso, I think that more interest is added to the shot. The eye contact is the main thing I wanted to consider when shooting this, I believe that on the cover, this will attract the reader onto my magazine - this is vital as it is a premier issue. I like the finished editing on this image, I think that a saturation is something that I almost definetly going to use on my cover.
I think that the next shot is one of the most effective, and would make probably the best cover image from the ones I have taken. The initial 'leather jacket over the shoulder idea', came from an image of Ash Stymest - Both me and the model agreed that this could be very effective. I think that the way in which the model's hair is styled upwards into a quiff draws more attention to the eyes as they appear darker against his skin apposed to if his hair were down - this is something that I am most definetly going to do again when styling. I also think that a quiffed hairstyle also appears quite vintage rock&roll, which ties in well with my magazine genre. I think that overall, I would choose this shot to be my cover, the only flaw I would change would be to incorporate a guitar or amp in the background to relate the magazine back to music and be aware of not making it appear too 'fashion-forward'. 
The next shot I have chosen is a close-up of my models face. This shot was taken experimentally although I feel that it has been quite rewarding and could tie in well to a DPS or contents page perhaps. I like the way that the camera has captured the details of the models skin and facial hair, I think that this most definetly relates to 'getting to know the artist', being quite up close. I like the way that the camera is on a slight tilt yet still, eye-contact is maintained with the audience. Despite this, I do not feel that this is a cover shot and I would prefer shots on the DPS and contents page to be mid-shots and possibly a long-shot.
The last image I have chosen is a mid-shot of taken from above. The model is more in the corner of the shot, I feel that this image is most definetly not suitable for the cover but perhaps the contents page, allowing text to me placed by the side of the model. I do, however, wish that the model was more centered, although I like the way in which he is positioned, relaxed and looking away from the lense. I wanted to experiment abit more with editing on this image, I felt that a two-tone colour saturation could be effective, taken from inspiration of more arty magazines. On the real shoot, I want to consider a more art-based concept when editing, shooting and through set-design. I could possibly experiment with make-up and costume also, being careful that I don't steer away from my chosen genre of music.
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