Photography styles used in magazines focus on close-ups of artists in bright studio settings to make them the dominant subject, intimate close-ups suggest revealing something personal about the artist, while mid-shots from low angles and in-action shots aim to portray artists as important, busy and youthful to seem current.

1. Research into
Photography
Styles

2. NME
Close up, studio
photography
Bright lighting
Artist is always
main image
Dominant image
(shows who the article
is about
Close ups (shows
intimacy/suggests the
artist is revealing
something about
themselves)

3. KERRANG Mid-shots/low
angled camera
makes band seem
important
Studio photography
– professional
In-action shots makes
artists seem busy,
current and youthful