Evaluation Question Two: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I will compare these photos of a member of the band SAWA – Hizmi, and one of me included in my double page spread. It represents musical composers as there is musical equipment in the background. The clothing is informal, including jeans. They are holding the guitar upward to show that they are engaged in composing. Hizmi is not looking at the camera, breaking the convention of eye contact, which may suggest a rebellious part to the youth demographic. There is a difference in posture and facial expression, which gives a different impression on the attitude of the two bands. Plutopia is more powerful and overt, while SAWA is more cool and reserved. Hizmi’s hair is longer, while my hair is short and obscured by a cap. The pictures of SAWA are taken outside with natural light while my pictures have been taken in one indoor setting with artificial light. Overall I think that my magazine represents youth in some ways but not entirely. Not every convention of music magazine images were taken into account and implemented into the photo taking process, but the content of the magazine will still appeal to my target audience.