Choosing a model for my magazine front cover

My first choice of model is Emma. I thought when taking these pictures I would try something a bit different with her hair and makeup. However I'm not particularly keen on the way the eye make up looks, I feel it looks too heavy rock and 'gothy' which does not fit with my indie/alternative genre. I also feel her makeup combined with her hair looks a bit rebelish and punky like which is not the look I wish to portray. If i was to consider using her as my model I would have to consider a more natural look-especially in eye makeup and her hair down.

Next, I considered combining Emma with Blake to form a duet band. With peircings and dark hair I feel their looks are almost simular which makes them work well together to be featured in a band. My idea of these two to be in a band together came from 'Crystal Castles'-I really feel these two are simular to that band and crystal castles are often featured in magazines such as NME which is a magazine I wish to use for inspiration to create my final print work.


Crystal Castles



Katie was my next choice of model. I was particularly interested in using Katie due to her hair, I liked the idea of using a model with long hair because it gives them a sort of look which is currently very popular within artists and my target audience. The darkness of her hair also, I feel, works particularly well with the black and white effect applied to this image, it allows the viewers attention to be drawn to her face ,  again, the blackness of her eyes and lips stand out.

Catherine was my next choice of model. I like how she doesnt look like the typical artist and looks a bit more different and interesting. This would go well with my magazine, as the genre is indie, it will be aimed to provide a music different to the normal.  However, my problem was the fact her blonde hair kind of washes her face out, this could perhaps be due to the photo manipulation. I could get around this problem by perhaps leaving the photo in colour.

From the audience feedback I have received, the choice was between catherine and Katie. The majority found Emmas images slightly scary which is not what I would like on a front cover image.  I'm not sure Catherine suits the indie genre, I feel personally she would be more suited to a pop kind of genre, also in terms of hair, I think hers is too light which washes her face out, making the attention drawn to objects and clothing in the image rather than the models face.