Magazine advertising poster photo selection

Option 1

This image looks natural,and is  one of our the most successful that came from the shoot.  her stance seems casual and approachable which is great in terms of attracting an audience.  She is positioned off centre, linking in with our video as vast majority of the footage that we filmed of Millie was off centre. I like that Millie's body is turned ever so slightly to an angle as it is suggestive of Nova being interested in her audience, she wants to open up to them. This will be good for Nova as her fans will feel as if she cares about them, making them interested in her and what she does. Having Millie's hair half infront half behind makes a difference to a majority of albums where we see celebrities with all of their hair immaculately done and all bought forward. Lastly I think the fact that you can see Millie's shadow is effective as it looks almost mysterious, which will intregue the audience. In reflection, I feel that this image is a strong contender for our final choice.

Option 2


Our second option is a simplistic image of Nova looking directly into the camera. Her body is shiftily slightly towards the side and her face conveys a blank expression. Millie looks quite stiff and forced- something we're not going for as we'd prefer a much more natural look, also the stiffness creates an atmosphere that Millie doesn't want to be there; which we're not going for. However, i do like the way Millie is staring into the camera, slightly peering over. This creates a mysterious and seductive presence and could intrigue the audience. When it came to hairstyles we tried Nova's hair placed behind her shoulders; allowing more of the face to be seen and creates quite a statement look- although still appears casual. Overall we feel that this isn't one of our best images, therefore won't be using it for our tour poster. 

Option 3

In this image we decided to try our artist posing in a different body position- to the side so you could see Millie's side profile. It was crucial for us to experiment with different as then we'd know which angles work successfully and unsuccessfuly. I feel that this position is different yet successful as it is an angle we haven't tested before- this will show another angle of Nova making even more of a personal connection to her fans. When it comes to adding in text we could then do something a bit more creative like having the text morph around the outline of her profile. The only downside to this image is the lighting as it isn't as bright and flattering on the ace compered to other test shots. 

Option 4 / Chosen Image

This is the fourth and final imgae - this ended up being the image we all liked the most.  I feel that the pose expresses an element of confidence which is something that we want Nova to inspire her fans to have. The way that Millie is starring right down the lense of the camera suggests an element of authroity  or power, this tells Nova's audience that she is serious about the tour and her music.

We chose to place Millie's hair behind her shoulders to show off her face and keep the look in her eye as the main focal point. I feel that the quality of this photograph is professional, as if Nova is in the big leagues of the music industry. The shot we used (wide medium shot) works really well here as it shows off the right amount of Nova's outfit as well as leaving enough space either side of her for text to be inserted or for space to be cut out.