Question 5

I was surprised to find that 17 of the respondents preferred a mid shot on the front cover of a magazine, though this might be because I, personally, much prefer close ups. Out of the front covers I analysed, a mid shot only appeared once and that was on Mixmag, a dance genre magazine which made me think that this was the kind of genre which most people preferred, though this wasn't the result on question 3. As this was the most popular answer, I have decded to experiment with different angles for my photos, however, I am still drawn to my ideas of a close up, especially due to the positive feedback I got from this survey. I had a feeling that a low angle photo wouldn't be very popular because I know it isn't a very attractive angle and it can be quite intimidating, so it didn't surprise me to see that only 1 person preferred it. This is also the case for the long shot, 12 people voted this as their favourite type of photo, though it contradicts a lot of the feedback from question 3 which revealed that people like close ups because they feel "closer to the artist". Though I will be experimenting with photos in the studio, I doubt I will use any too extreme (such as a low angle) because these tend to be unconventional, especially for an Indie magazine, as well as being my least favourite type of photo. As for a high angle photo (which I've been thinking of using), I will try and achieve this but I am having doubts as to whether it will look as good as I've imagined it to.