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This shot is ok, however, the long shot I used meant that there would be a lot of headspace, which

is the problem in this photo. The depth of field is also ok, as the model in the foreground is in focus apart from a section of her face, and the mid ground is generally decent, but the background is blurred. The lighting is good as there is enough natural lighting to give the cold and winter feeling I wanted. The dark blue colours of the models clothes have connotations of coldness, contrasted with the red colours to give a warmth feeling, which is the theme of this cover, having to wrap up warm for the winter period.

This photo is ok, but it is better than some of the other photos I took. The rule of thirds is used well, as the model is using direct address and the golden points are lined up where I wanted them, and there isnt much headspace. The lighting is good as there is enough natural lighting to give the cold and winter feeling I wanted. The dark blue colours of the models clothes have connotations of coldness, contrasted with the red colours to give a warmth feeling, which is the theme of this cover, having to wrap up warm for the winter period. The depth of field is ok to an extent, as the model in he foreground is in focus, however her face is slightly blurred, and so is he background.

This is also another good photo, as this was taken with a faster shutter speed, and is very similar to the photo that I have actually chosen to use on the front cover. The lighting is good as there is enough natural lighting to give the cold and winter feeling I wanted. The dark blue colours of the models clothes have connotations of coldness, contrasted with the red colours to give a warmth feeling, which is the theme of this cover, having to wrap up warm for the winter period. The depth of field is ok, as the model in the foreground is in focus, and it gets blurry from the mid ground to the background, which isnt what I wanted. The head space is also ok, but can be worked around. The rule of thirds is also used well, as the model is framed in the middle of the shot, using direct address aligning the audience with the model, and the golden points are where I wanted them to be.

This photo is ok, however, the depth of field isnt very good, as the mid ground is quite blurry, and part of the models face in the foreground is slightly out of focus. The lighting is good as there is enough natural lighting to give the cold and winter feeling I wanted. The dark blue colours of the models clothes have connotations of coldness, contrasted with the red colours to give a warmth feeling, which is the theme of this cover, having to wrap up warm for the winter period. The head space is also ok, and the model is using direct address. . The rule of thirds is also used well, as the model is framed in the middle of the shot, however, the golden points arent where I wanted them to be, as the model mover her head slightly before taking he shot, which is the reasoning behind part of her face being slightly blurred.

After looking through the photos I have selected to possibly use on this front cover, I have decided to use this one, as it is similar to another photo I took, but using a faster shutter speed setting allowed me to capture a slightly better version of the previous shot. The lighting is good as there is enough natural lighting to give the cold and winter feeling I wanted. The dark blue colours of the models clothes have connotations of coldness, contrasted with the red colours to give a warmth feeling, which is the theme of this cover, having to wrap up warm for the winter period. The depth of field is ok, but is better than the other photos that I have selected. The foreground is in focus, whereas the mid ground starts to get blurry and then the background is slightly blurred. The head space is also ok, but can be worked around. The rule of thirds is also used well, as the model is framed in the middle of the shot, using direct address which aligns the audience with the model, and the golden points are where I wanted them to be.

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