Final Images - Front Cover

Whilst narrowing down my final images, I considered the idea of angles and eye contact, as I feel these are most important when choosing an image which will appeal to readers. 

I have narrowed my front cover image down to four images: 

This image looks natural, which is the idea I have wanted to create right from the beginning of my research and planning. I also prefer the pink shirt in these images, as it has a better connotation of the idea of fun and Pop. My models hair is well out of her face in this image too, meaning her features are more visible. My only problem with this image is the fact her eyes are more closed compared to some others, meaning it isn't as direct. 
Another problem with this image is that my models left hand is slightly blurry. If I choose to use this image, I will have to edit this. 






This image also involves the clothes I prefer to link with my magazine genre. It looks more posed than some other images, however my models eyes are more visible in this image, apart from the fact her hair slightly cover her right eye. 

This image also involves my preferred shirt, however I do no like the shorts as much as I like the skinny jeans. This image looks more natural, and my model looks like she is laughing more than she is just posing for the camera. This looks more natural, which links with my original ideas. However, the eye contact and hair style could be a problem in this image for my front cover. 







This image involves a different coloured shirt, which looks more neutral. I like the pose used in this image, and the fact my models hair is well out of her face. However the eye contact isn't direct as such, as my model isn't looking straight towards the camera. I need to consider this, as it could mean my cover isn't as appealing. 

When I edit these images, I am going to look at brightening my models eyes, to emphasise this key idea of eye contact. I also want to experiment with using black and white like I stated in my plan, however I don't think I will use this idea for my cover, as I want the bright coloured clothing to be visible. Other tools I will use I will blog about to show my progress with my image. I want to spend a lot of time of my image as it is the key to my front cover being a success.