I gathered a range of photos to choose from in order to give my self alternative options if the photos I first decided to use didn’t fit the theme of my magazine

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Originally I decided to use this image, but after analysing the conventions of a Hip Hop magazine I decided to use an alternative photo as I had no way of justifying the use of the effects used in this photo.

I decided to use this image in the end, this is because the lighting was better, the gesture supports the theme of Hip Hop, the dress code is a mixture of smart and casual clothing which is seen in a few actual hip hop magazines and it fits in nicely with the conventions of my magazine.