1. ORIGINAL MUSIC MAGAZINE
FRONT COVER PHOTOS
By. Shanice Spencer

2. FIRST SHOTS
Model 1. Model 2. Model 3.

3. FIRST SHOTS - FRONT COVER
• With my first shots I followed my initial ideas on how the person in my
images would stand and hold themselves. I got these ideas from research
on other hip-hop music magazines such as Billboard and Vibe as shown to
your right.
• I also liked the idea of the dark hair and features with red lips which I also
choose to apply to my images as its what I considered to make the image
stronger and more effective.
• In order to be completely certain and satisfied with my final images for my
music magazine, I choose three models to do the same stances and poses
in different clothing to get an exact idea of what works better.
• However, I did not use these images on my front cover as they didn’t
appeal to me as a frequent hip-hip magazine consumer and I felt like
something was missing and they could have been stronger.

4. MODEL ONE
• I think this is a good image because the clothing
choice and the makeup complement each other. I
also stick to the same reasoning that dark hair
against a white wall stands out as more striking and
appealing. Also the pose I choose for this shot with
this model looks natural which is an advantage.
• However I did not use this image on my
front cover as it has a slightly more indie feel
than hip-hop which I feel is due to the
clothing and jewellery. Also I didn’t think the
facial expression was as appealing compared
to the other images I had taken , partly due
to the eye contact and makeup not being as
strong.

5. MODEL TWO
• I think this is a good image because the makeup is
very strong and the red lips and dark facial
feature's and hair work extremely well together. I
think the image comes across really elegant and
with a strong posture. This however was the best
image out of the three.
• However I did not use this image for the front
cover of my music magazine because I felt
regardless of her strong posture the model did
look slightly awkward with her arms and hands
and I still felt something was missing, and the
eye contact needed to be stronger in order to
engage fully with the target audience.

6. MODEL THREE
• I tried something different with my third
model, instead of having a vacant facial expression I
made my model smile to see if it looked any better. I
believe this is a really nice and natural photo.
• However I did not use this image for my front
cover as I don’t feel it fits the conventional hip-
hop magazine just like model one it fits more of a
indie type of genre. I now recognize that the dark
features for me definitely works better than the
blonde hair and light features.

7. SECOND SHOTS- FRONT COVER
MODEL TWO

8. SECOND SHOTS- FRONT COVER
• I felt model two from my first shots was the strongest out of the three.
Therefore I tried a different pose with her which I have also seen done
previously on both Billboard and Vibe magazine. I feel the pose is very
important in order to successfully sell a magazine.
• I liked all of the images taken by model two of this pose however I did not
choose to use it for the front of my music magazine as I had better ideas
for shots I wanted to try out first.

9. THIRD SHOTS- FRONT COVER
MODEL ONE MODEL TWO

10. THIRD SHOTS- FRONT COVER
• My third shots were also very much
inspired by current music magazines. I
was completely mind set after seeing
both magazines on the top left and right
that this would be the best way to show
great eye contact.
• I think the hair over the eye is shown to be very
engaging and appealing connoting all kinds of
messages such as mystery making you want to find out
more. This is what I want from my magazine people to
want to read more! Want to find out more!

11. THIRD SHOTS- FRONT COVER
• I choose this image for my
front cover because I just
thought it was such a good
shot. I loved how the hair
complements the makeup
and the clothes are simple
and don’t take away the
effect the eyes/eye makeup
has. I found it really
appealing for both myself
and my target audience as it
fits the genre.
• I edited the image as
shown in the second
photo to make it
look more
athletically pleasing.