Top Tips for taking a photograph

• 1)Look your subject in the eye. In media it is also known as direct mode of address. It looks like the person on the cover is looking at the audience directly. This will draw them in. Could also make them think they have a closer relationship with the cover model, this could encourage them to want to read about them in the magazine, so they buy the issue.

• 2) Use a plain background. This is handy for magazine as it causes the cover model(s) to stand out more. If you have a busy background, this may take away focus that is suppose to be on the cover model(s). Some magazines has a lot of taglines and inset images on the cover, having a plain background allows them to be readable and stand out.

• 3) Use flash outdoors. The best lighting you could use is sunlight. However it is unreliable. You want the image on your magazine to stand out, this means for it to my bright and clear. If I was to take photos outside, using a flash would be a good way to add any extra light onto the photograph.

• 4) Close-up images. This is a good technique is there is one person on the cover of the magazine. It allows you to get a clear, close-up photo of them. It causes the image to stand out more on the shelf in a shop. If the person is famous, they will stand out straight away.

• 5) Lock the focus. To ensure the photo is sharp and clear it has to has focus. If it doesn’t them then the photo will not be high quality. This will make my magazine look less professional and less people will be willing to buy it.