Experimental One - Magazines:

As part of my developmental work I focused on using my photographs for fashion purposes. I chose to add clothing listings to some of my images, as though they were in a magazine. I decided to create a set of pages that could be part of a magazine spread, however I felt that this would have been more effective if I were able to find magazine spreads of this on the Internet however I was having to instead, rely on my memory of these pages. 

This photograph is effective as each  aspect of the clothing is clear however due to the uphill of the road used in the background, the labels look out of place although they are straight and the wall is not. This creates unrest in the viewer as the writing looks out of place. 

The labels of this photograph are too small and therefore do not create the desired effect however the positioning of the model is effective as it gives variety of angles to the outfit. For example, by having his leg resting on the ledge the model's trainers are visible from both above and straight on allowing the viewer to know exactly what they look like. 

This photograph is effective as the details of the clothing are easily on display however the crop of the photograph is poor as the left sleeve is not visible and the bottom half on the model is not seen meaning that the clothing listing is limited. 

This is the most effective one of this set due to the positioning of the model in the centre of the composition meaning that her clothing could be labelled on either side. Her positioning also mean that each aspect of her clothing was clearing on display and therefore were more clear to label. The background in this photograph also enabled to white text to clearly stand out, this was effective in enabling the viewer to gain a transparent knowledge of the model's clothing. 

Covers:

I also thought about how my final photographs could be presented if they were covers for a variety of magazines, this allowed me to ensure that the photographs were meeting the fashion brief I intended them to. The issue with created these magazine covers was that in three of my photographs, the model's head was obstructed by the logo and I therefore had to remove that part of the label on photo shop. However I found when researching magazine covers that the model was usually central in the photograph and found that unlike in these three photographs, removing part of the logo does not make a different in these cases. I believe this is because when the model is central to the photograph, the viewer's entire focus becomes on them, not the logo whereas when the model is not central it can cause a distraction. I therefore decided not to pursue this idea as part of my final piece as I did not have enough photographs in which the model was central to the image.