These are the photos that I took for my magazine front page. I brought in Charlie Spicer to be my model as he likes the genre and owns clothes which follow the conventions. He was dressed in a few different outfits for the shoot. The first was a branded black tee with black cuffed dickies. The brand of the shirt is often worn by people who listen to metal. The second was the same but with a Varials jersey. Varials is a hardcore band and you often find bands supporting other bands by wearing their merch in photos. I encoded him playing the guitar so that the audience can decode that he’s an established musician. The last was a white knocked loose tee, another hardcore band, a supreme cap, and some black shorts which revealed a tattoo on his shin. For him to look extraordinary he wore jewellery, I had him wear a dagger ear-ring and a gold watch. He also wore his Reading wristband which is a music festival in the UK, this makes him seem more ordinary and relatable as he goes to see shows just like everyone else.

When taking the photos of my cover star, I tried to use different angles and frames such as close ups and mid shots, and high and low angles. For the cover photo I wanted to have a mid shot which had his face and his guitar in clear view as this is conventional for my genre. I kept the lighting mainly on one side of the room as I wanted the shadows on his face and the folds in his clothing.