These two images are for my front page. I don’t know which one to choose because they both relate to the genre well. The image on the left is a medium shot which shows the majority of his outfit. This is a successful image because the angle of gaze is at the consumer which will draw in the target audience. On the other hand the image on the right is a close up shot and the angle of gaze is not at the consumer. However this image is successful in the sense that he looks cool for not looking in the camera.

Medium close up shot

Close up shot

His attire is a typical outfit in which many young people wear. It is a casual and laid back outfit and suits the chosen genre.

These are images that I want to incorporate on my front cover. The images of the estate relate to my genre because it represents the urban “street” life. This is because most grime artists come from estates and begin their musical journeys from there. The first image is a high angle shot. The shot is appropriate to my cover because it represents how the estate or where the grime artists live dominate their decisions in life. The other image below is a long shot of the bottom of the estate. This gives the shot a bit of life because it shows a moving vehicle and it shows the design at the bottom of the estate.

High angle shot

Long shot

I used the magic tool to erase the back ground of the image. This was to make it stand out on the front cover. I then used the gradient tool to fade the image so it can blend nicely with the image which is going to be placed behind.

These tools helped me crop out the picture. I had a bit of difficulty understanding how to use the tools, but after a bit of practice I learnt how to crop the image correctly

I decided to change the look of my front cover. I realised that the image that I used before wasn’t representative enough for my chosen genre. This is because I didn’t use any props which give hints to customers that it is a grime magazine. I’ve used the same high angled shot image of the estate to fill my background. I’ve also kept the same masthead because I didn’t feel that there was need for it to change. I want the cover to represent “typical English weather” which is dull and grey, so I filtered the image of the estate for it to become a grey colour.