How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The picture on the right is of the band called 'The Nonsense Kids' which I created for my magazine. The picture on the left is of a band called 'Paramore'. The locations of both the pictures are on beaches, though the the picture of Paramore shows sand, and a pier, the picture of The Nonsense Kids shows only the sea and the horizon. The camera angles which are used for both pictures are similar but mirrored, so they are facing different directions. The lighting in both of the pictures is also fairly similar, the sun is shining but not to apparantly, just enough to create a kind of glow in the pictures.

The colours in the picture of Paramore are quite bright and even in the background the fairground rides are boldly coloured, whereas in the picture of The Nonsense Kids the background is a dull bland colour to keep the attention drawn to the people.

The expressions in both the pictures are fairly similar, some of their faces are neutral not giving anything away whereas the other band members look inquisitive. I feel that these expressions attract an audience because they are echoing their inquisitivity to the magazine so they feel like they have a connection.

I think that these pictures challenge the publics idea of what women are like, the picture of Paramore is of one female with four males and women are typically found in the company of other women in society. In the picture of The Nonsense Kids the three girls have got boldly coloured hair (particularly the middle girl as hers is blue) and the clothes that the girl who is closest to the sea is wearing would be considered unfeminine because of the leather and the studs round the collar of the jacket. I think this represents my magazine well because it's not a typical, regular found photograph which reflects the fact that the things featured in my magazine are not familiar which adds an element of excitement.