The particular social groups of the NME magazine and my magazine are extremely similar, so I wanted to create a similar image to those seen in NME magazine. Firstly, the composition and shots are both the same - central and close up. Once I had edited my image on Photoshop, the vibrancy and contrast became similar to that of NME magazine. I did this so that the image was brighter and looked more professional. Similarly, I wanted to use a colour splash of red in my image, but because the model does not have red hair, I used lipstick instead. Once this was brightened on photoshop, it was almost as bright as the hair on the male model for NME. I wanted the hair to be almost as messy, so I took this photo in an outdoor shoot on a slightly windy day, but not so much that it caused problems. The main difference is the lighting - I used natural lighting however NME have used studio lighting. I took this into consideration, which is why my other images were studio-based. I kept the clothing almost the same - both black with some neck showing - so that the colour reinforced the genre of the magazine, and so that the hair and makeup would stand out a lot more. Overall, I think these elements of the photos represent the social group of my magazine - gender-neutral audience with an interest in rock/indie music. Also people who enjoy going to concerts and festivals and discovering new music.
I created this side-by side comparison of images by using Photoshop.
