How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Here is a picture that I took of my model and a picture of Florence Welch from an NME magazine. The posture in the magazine's picture is very similar as they both have their arms back supporting their body and their legs in a similar position.
However, the clothes that my model is wearing are very different to the clothes that Florence is wearing, I think that the clothes that Florence is wearing don't really portray the genre of music very well because the outfit that she is wearing could easily mislead the reader into thinking that she is a pop artist, however the clothes that my model is wearing portray the genre of the music featured in the magazine well because they are clothes that are typically associated with Indies, the parka - usually associated with mod's - and the plain colours of the shorts and top are simple and effective. Also, the Black Dr Martens that my model is wearing make her look edgy and boyish which is good for the indie music genre.
The facial expressions of both models are very similar however Florence is looking directly at the camera where as my model is looking up. Where as the shot of Florence is a medium shot looking straight at her, my photograph - although a medium shot - the camera is looking slightly up at her. This shows the reader that she is strong and dominant.
My photograph is lit only by natural light so it is a fairly bright picture with very little shadowing, where as the picture from NME is lit with artificial lighting and the shadowing in the top left corner looks as though it has been edited in. Although the picture in the magazine does look more professional because of the artificial lighting, I think that my photograph portrays the Indie genre well because the clouds create natural shadowing which compliments the dark colours of her clothing.
Although there aren't any props used in either photo, Florence is sitting on a platform and my model is sitting on a tyre. The stripes on the platform that Florence is sitting on are associated with America because the article is based on her music becoming prominent in the USA however the background of a field and the fact that she is sitting on a tyre in my photo shows the reader that the article is based in Britain because of the British countryside and shows the typical 'British indie' culture.
Above, is a picture of Laura Marling and the picture that I used for my front cover. Although the picture of Laura Marling was not featured in a magazine it was used on the NME website, there are many similarities between the two pictures, for example the fact that they are both holding a guitar and they are both looking down. Both pictures have very plain backgrounds which makes the person in the photograph dominant and ensures that the audience will look at the person rather than the background. However, there are some differences between the two photographs, for example there is a lot of shadowing in the picture of Marling where as my picture is very lit and bright, also, the facial expression of my model is that she is smiling slightly which makes her look happy and welcomes the audience where as in the picture of Marling, she is frowning and looks sad which makes the reader immediately assume that her music is of a sad tone.
The fact that these pictures look alike represents the indie social group well because Laura Marling is a recognised musician in the indie music scene.
The facial expressions of both models are very similar however Florence is looking directly at the camera where as my model is looking up. Where as the shot of Florence is a medium shot looking straight at her, my photograph - although a medium shot - the camera is looking slightly up at her. This shows the reader that she is strong and dominant.
My photograph is lit only by natural light so it is a fairly bright picture with very little shadowing, where as the picture from NME is lit with artificial lighting and the shadowing in the top left corner looks as though it has been edited in. Although the picture in the magazine does look more professional because of the artificial lighting, I think that my photograph portrays the Indie genre well because the clouds create natural shadowing which compliments the dark colours of her clothing.
Although there aren't any props used in either photo, Florence is sitting on a platform and my model is sitting on a tyre. The stripes on the platform that Florence is sitting on are associated with America because the article is based on her music becoming prominent in the USA however the background of a field and the fact that she is sitting on a tyre in my photo shows the reader that the article is based in Britain because of the British countryside and shows the typical 'British indie' culture.
Above, is a picture of Laura Marling and the picture that I used for my front cover. Although the picture of Laura Marling was not featured in a magazine it was used on the NME website, there are many similarities between the two pictures, for example the fact that they are both holding a guitar and they are both looking down. Both pictures have very plain backgrounds which makes the person in the photograph dominant and ensures that the audience will look at the person rather than the background. However, there are some differences between the two photographs, for example there is a lot of shadowing in the picture of Marling where as my picture is very lit and bright, also, the facial expression of my model is that she is smiling slightly which makes her look happy and welcomes the audience where as in the picture of Marling, she is frowning and looks sad which makes the reader immediately assume that her music is of a sad tone.
The fact that these pictures look alike represents the indie social group well because Laura Marling is a recognised musician in the indie music scene.
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