What makes a

successful image?Camera shots and their effectiveness

Long Shot A long shot allows a photo to present and

allow the viewer to visually see a full image of, in this case, a music artist. This could be a way of giving an image for an artist, as a full shot shows their particular look and gives the reader a first idea of their style and music. It can also give a fierce effect if you would like it to, because of the fact that the full body is shown could be seen as dominant and powerful.

I could potentially use this for my magazine as it would be a good way to show dominance of the Hip Hop genre, and to also make the magazine look fierce and to try and reflect the Hip Hop genre. However, this may not be the best option for a a cover as most Hip Hop magazines use are closer up shots to give more of a ‘grown up’ look for the magazine.

Medium Shot A medium shot could be from knees to waist

up, and gives an initial profile of the person

on the cover, making it not too zoomed out

or zoomed in. Using this, you could present

the persons facial features or expressions

but also presenting their fashion or clothing

that could add to the style of their music or

the style of the magazine. It gives an

effective approach and first sight if the

magazine and is easy to catch the readers

attention due to its size.

I would definitely present or use this in my

magazine as it suits the style of Hip Hop

very well and gives a great impact on the

artist and magazine, and is also quite a

popular style.

Close up shot A close up shot can also be used to present

mainly only from the shoulders up. This can

be used to make the artist look fierce, or

possibly successful and ‘big’ in the music

industry. This is quite common but with

different articles to try an capture the subject

or the theme of Hip Hop. This particular

music magazines main article is called ‘The

New Face Of Hip-Hop’ and they have

conveniently used a close up of Drake which

mainly takes the attention to his face which

complements the title of the article.

This would definitely be an option for my

magazine as it is a popular shot to use, and

could allow my magazine to have potential

and to be effective for the style of my mad up

artist.

Extreme close up shot

Extreme close up shot aren't used that

often, as they do not give that much

content or visual effect to the reader.

However, it still can be used to give it an

intense effect, and to definitely grab the

attention of possible buyers.

I could use this for my magazine,

however I cannot think of an aspect that

I could possibly use this effect for, as it

doesn't’t give me lot of ways to present

my genre or to use creative effect or

ideas on the photo to enhance the

appearance of my magazine.