How does your magazine represent a particular social group?
I wanted my magazine to be able to work with pop-soul music which isn't as popular as R&B. I wanted it to be recognised more which can be also accessible to people of all ages. When I was researching about this genre, I decided to use their certain look and style while taking my own photos. It was quite easy to mimic due to the face on how simple pictures are and their colour scheme was very simple to mimic too. However, they all did have different styles which was hard to mimic. They all had a generally theme of simplicity that was easy to mimic. 
During the whole research, most of the artist gave a mysterious look which could have been considered as quite powerful. It shows the edgy look they are giving off especially as in the picture with James Bay, he looks off to the distance and away from the camera. I gave this style a chance as I liked the mysterious vibe it was giving off to the public. I also thought about how this shows about how men do not always have to look strong and muscular in every magazine you see. Therefore, I thought about how I wanted a relaxed look within the front cover of my magazine. Within the images I'd taken it shows how relaxed the artist is to represent him being in his natural environment with his guitar. I thought this would attract my audience because it is something different that you do not usually see in the media for example, seeing men with muscles and being called the "Ideal man" can also have an effect on men with their body confidence. By stopping stereotypes through my front cover, this can create a 'chilled' mood within the audience. 
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