Selecting and Constructing photography for the music magazine

I looked at a series of websites to find appropriate professional photography that I could use in my magazine. This is because: I need to have lots of options for what to

use in the magazine. I need to have plenty of variety that helps

to represent my music scene accurately.

I like this one because it is a simplistic photograph of a music artist which would appeal to fans.

It could be used for a cover photo of a magazine.

It would influence the design of the page by allocating areas where it would be suitable to place text that will contrast with the colours of the photograph.

It might have been created by a music production team so that it could be used as an album cover as well as for use in magazines.

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I like this one because it is a photograph containing the whole body of the artist.

It could be used for a cover photo, a contents page or an article about the artist.

It would influence the design of the page as it could be centred with text around it or uses at the side of a page, so it would influence the position of text.

It might have been created by a profession photographer for use in a magazine.

I like this one because of the varied colours both light and dark.

It could be used as a framed image within an article.

It would influence the design of the page as it would need a strict colour regime to remain professional looking.

It might have been created by a photographer for use within a magazine or for an album cover.

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I like this one because it uses the black and white effect to create an ‘old’ atmosphere in a modern magazine.

It could be used as an artist photograph in a double page spread as well as an image for a secondary lead on the cover of a magazine.

It would influence the design of the page by effecting the use of colours within the article or on the cover.

It might have been created by a professional photographer for use on publications or as a future album cover.

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I like this one because it incorporates the crowd as well the artists DJ box for a festival showing how close they are.

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It could be used for a double page spread about either the artists or the festival (Tomorrowland 2012)

It would influence the design of the page by affecting the positioning of the text and the colours which could be used.

It might have been created by a publicity manager for the event or a photographer for a publication.

I like this one because it shows the huge support behind a genre of music and an individual person in the music industry.

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It could be used for a double page spread.

It would influence the design of the page by restricting suitable colours and text position.

It might have been created by a photographer for a magazine writing about the DJ.

I like this one because it uses both bright and dark colours effectively.

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It could be used for a double page spread about the trio (Swedish House Mafia) at their last ever UK set at Milton Keynes Bowl.

It would influence the design of the page by positioning the text either side of the photograph so that the main feature is not disturbed It might

have been created by a freelance photographer in the crowd looking to sell it to anyone who would desire it.

I like this one because it uses only dark colours to create a mysterious atmosphere.

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It could be used for a cover photo with a headline about the artist if made a portrait photo.

It would influence the design of the page by position text either side of the image subject.

It might have been created by a professional photographer working for a magazine.

Here are some more photos and graphics that might help me to establish the overall look of my magazine…