Choosing photos

I am having two photos on my school magazine therefore I needed to take a few photos for each and choose the best one.

As I am aiming my magazine at sixth former's and year 11's I felt it would appeal to use sixth form students in the photo, therefore I used two friends of mine to model for me; this photo will be the main subject.

This photo shows a more serious student and also one having more fun in this photo, which I feel will give a positive vibe to the magazine as a whole, it does not look particularly formal, but as I don't want my magazine to be all formal this could suit my needs

I have decided to not use this photo as the lighting and positioning of the models looks too artificial and rigid, although Rahul (model on the right side) has a positive expression it doesn't look natural, making it seem forced.

The lighting in this photo i prefer to the first one as it doesn't reflect so much off their faces and still gives a bright feel, this naturally brings a happier feel to the cover. Although it is slightly zoomed out I believe i can crop it and make it successful.

This is the photo I am choosing to be the masthead, I chose this because they both look comfortable and it gives a slightly dramatic sense which may make the readers laugh.

In this photo they both seem very relaxed which will give the reader confidence that they are happy to be in the school yet are posing in order to be serious. The lighting in this is similar to the second which I prefer to the first as it seems too white, whereas being slightly dimmer in the middle is a coincidence but it makes the photo appeal more as it appears natural.

I will not be using this photo either, I do not want a photo so close up on the cover, I feel like one from slightly further away will have a better effect, it will not seem as patronizing being taken from afar.

In addition to the main photo I will be including a secondary photo, I will be using an upper school student for this as it is not solely aimed at the sixth form sector. This time I chose a female model as to not make it seem so gender specific.

The student in this photo looks deep in thought, which adds a formal feel but as she is smiling slightly it relaxes the photo as a whole. She is looking down from the top of a stair case, watching as the time passes, adding a serious sense to the photo again.

I will be using this photo as although the second looks happier and she looks more comfortable this fits the theme of my magazine and i will be able to crop and edit this more effectively.

In this image she is laughing which gives off very positive vibes, she looks very comfortable and like she is genuinely happy to be there. This helps to show that students are not feeling obliged to go to school just because they have to, but that they somewhat want to.

I won't be using this as i feel like it strays too far from my theme which will make it harder to fit into the cover and it wont be as effective in drawing in the reader.