The document discusses the author's evaluation of various potential images for a coursework project on music magazines. The author likes some images but not others, with reasons provided. Positives included representations of different music genres, suitability for covers, and lighting. Negatives included images being too posed, inclusion of extra background details making them look unrealistic, and writing on hands appearing as pen instead of tattoos from close up.

1. Images for Coursework Collette Howard

2. I especially liked this image. I like the way the image looks posed, although at that time it wasn't. I think the image generalizes today's chart music, covering a lot of genres and doesn't show one particular genre. I originally used this for my contents page, as I think it is a very open image expressing a lot of different things, however I didn’t carry through with this image, as unfortunately the image was too pixelated and blurry, even with editing.

3. I didn't use this image, as I thought it seemed too general and normal. It doesn't really represent any form of music, it looks like it should be in a fashion magazine. It is also too 'posed' for a music magazine of my genre.

4. I used this image for my front cover. I liked the image as I thought it was suitable for a front cover with the way the model looks like they are coming out of the picture on the right hand side. I also like the background of this image and really think it represents a music magazine.

5. I didn't like this image as I didn't like the extra space, for example the carpet involved, this makes it look unrealistic and unprofessional. I like the positioning of both the guitars however, and think this works quite well.

6. This image again is similar to the above image. I again didn't like it because of the spacing and the carpet. I would perhaps use this image for a features page, or something or other, as the image itself is good.

7. This image I liked. However, I felt like the image did not look as realistic as it could. The letters on the hand originally were meant to be shot from a distance, as this made it appear almost like a tattoo and from a distance this worked. However now this image to me, looks like it should be from a fashion magazine.

8. I liked this image, however I would of preferred it if the model was looking up at the camera rather than looking down. I like the positioning of the guitar in the background, however I also wish the model was more in the centre than the right.

9. I also like this image, however again the image doesn't look as professional as there you can see the curtain in the background. Other than this, I like the lighting of the image, and I like the fact you are able to see the background of images as well.

10. I didn't really like this image, as you couldn't see the models face at all. You can also see extra detail that makes the image look unrealistic and fake.

11. I loved this image, however as I've already said, the writing on the hand was done purposely, and we was going to take a long distance image where the writing looked like a tattoo. However, as this is a close up, you can see this is writing and pen, so this lets the image down slightly. Other than that, I think it is a very unique image, and different in the sense that it doesn't include a face.

12. This image seems unrealistic to me, and looks like a boy is just sitting there with a guitar next to him. However, I do like the positioning of the image, with the guitar and the model central.