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Comparing Magazine covers

These magazine covers are in the same genre, which is photography.
Differences: 1.The first front cover has used a person for its main image but the second one has used a camera, this may be for advertising and/or 'advice' for photographers about the particular camera. 2.Cover 2 has a basic strap line, not using any boxes or borders around the strap line to make it stand out. 3.The layout is completely different, cover 1's copy has almost been pushed to one side making the main picture more visible. Cover 2  has text all over the page,also text that covers he magazine name and includes a big picture of a Nikon camera on the bottom right hand side. 4.The barcode on cover 2 is visible. (Cover 1's barcode has been covered).      Similarities:1. Both from the same magazine company (Popular photography). 2.at least one picture of a Camera.
Target audience for both magazine covers would be anyone in with photography interest or in the photography business.                                                                        


Masthead: 'popular photography' 
Typography: everything is in capitals apart from the 'photography' in the magazine name.
Image
Copy: information pops up at you, the most important story in the magazine is bigger than the magazine title.In Cover 1, 'BETTER PHOTOS' graps your attention most. In Cover 2, 'HOW-TO TIPS!' and 'BUYING ADVICE!' pops up at you.And things like 'BARGAIN HUNTER ALERT' makes the reader want to buy it and read it.
Date
Barcode
Price: Is very small, this suggests that the magazine is quite expensive
Slogan : 'World's largest imagong magzine'

Pictures samples for my magazine

I would pick pictures like these for the front page of my magazine as it would be a fashion magazine for teenage girls.
They would be either mid-shot or medium long shot shot types so that most of their clothing is visible.
Different types of fashion e,g. Retro, Classic ,Geek-chic, Boho Etc.. 




Girls from different ethnicities with different types of fashion sense.

Could also include Celebrities (teenage or older) for front cover that alot of teen girls look up to (for fashion).

Magazine analysis

Strapline
Head covers masthead showing he is an important part to this particular issue.
Typogaphy: same font through out the front page. Everything is written in capital letters.
'Eminem' is nearly hidden behind the image and image is covering the masthead making him stand out also there is a shadow giving it an effect. 
Composition placed in the middle.
Body language of Celebrity : tough, serious face almost expressionless ,arms are crossed.
Logo/ Magazine name. 
Main colours used are Red, Black and Grey
music/rapping magazine as subheading are all about music artists e.g, Eminem , SwaggaJack, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-z, T.I, Drake, young money Etc...
Copy: '50 HOTTEST RAP BLOGS' suggests mostly rap music is interpreted through out the magazine.
 'Vicodin, Valium,Methadone' - going into gossip almost which grabs buyers attention.
'The real rap' describing the magazine as a truthful rap magazine.
Website in small size in the bottom corner.
Bar code or price is not visible.
Target Audience : Age range - 16 to 50 . Male or Female audience as it has a variety of different subjects.

Denotation and Connotation

Denotation : Colourful chalk, the right top corner of the image is blurred making the audience focus on the middle, the chalk board is plain and the chalks are lined up neatly.
Connotation : Colourful chalks to attract the students attention, plain chalkboard waiting to be written on.

Denotation : School stationary and an apple is peeping out from behind the school bus, it is also a black and white image, the bus has a banner saying 'back to school', a stop sign is also visible.

Connotation : The school bus is bent as if it is speeding along going back to school. It is also a typical design of a school bus mostly used in america. An apple for the teacher , a book for lesson '3'.