Representation 4

Another representation study!

Gwen Stefani • Is represented as an edgy rock artist by her eye

makeup with the look in her eye being cold and stern, the colour cohesion of her brown eyes with the brown background, contrasts with her white hair and skin making her stand out as a performer. Her red shining lips representing her as young and bold. The bold black eyeliner portrays her to be original as black is a traditional colour.

• the necklaces suggest her wealth representing that the photography see her as a successful artist.

• Her hair is gelled back with a 1950s quiff on the top, creating a wild hair style representing that she has a wild representation.

• The camera angle is to the side making her turn her head to face the camera. The camera is also of a up-close angle representing the direct address that she is willing to make to her fans.

Pink!• Is represented as original and independent from the

smoking eye makeup which compliments the judging look that her eyes are portraying showing that no one will tell her what to do.

• The blue background compliments her pink hair due to them both being pastel colours, I think that this represents that she isn’t one to go over the top to get peoples attention.

• The lipstick she is wearing is pink representing her brand, I feel that this shows how she is different compared to the other artist who normally stick to the classic red lips, making her look original.

• Her hair is quite short and goes up rather then down, this represents that she doesn’t stick to the stereo type of a women, representing to us her power.

• The black leather biker jacket is traditionally worn by a man, representing that she is part of the rock genre who in the past had a wider man ratio.

• There is a contrast in the colour cohesion of the black jacket compared to the pastel and blue represents her in the media as standing out.

• The camera angle is a side on view, portraying that this image doesn’t show the real and complete person that is the subject of this picture

Suzi quatro• Is represented as a rock star by her leather cat suit (which was iconic to her look). • She stand out from the background due to the contrast of colour cohesion of her

dark hair, make up and costume compared to the white background, these are traditional and classic contrast of colours which I feel represents the fact that she is contrasting from the traditional women figure of that time.

• The necklaces that she is wearing have moustaches as pendants, I think that this represents her as equal to everyone else in society.

• She had very pale skin complexion and pink lips, this represents that the photography and the audience are more focused on her body instead of herself as a performer, this thought is backed up by the camera angle shot including majority of her body.

• She is portrayed as confident due to her facial expression showing that she is looking down at the camera. To emphasise this the camera angle is lower down to show the status that she has in society. Her hair is quite long however looks natural showing that she is a female, yet also is quite masculine.

Blondie• Is represented as a confident women by her

vibrant lipstick and eye makeup, her vibrant red lips is making her face stand out, and we can therefore see the contrast with her pink eye shadow and green eyes.

• Her facial expression of her chin being forward and blank face in her eyes represents confidence as its showing the audience she doesn’t car what they think of her

• The photo looks like it has been edited to form a black shadow around the foreground image to make the subject stand out from the background.

• The subject for this image has an up-close camera angle, that has been cropped just below her shoulders, the fact that we can not witness no clothes represents her as confident as its showing the audience she is comfortable showing off her body.

• Her hair is wavy and in a a-line style, portraying her to have a messy personality due to her messy hair style.

Avril Lavign• Is represented as a dark yet has glimmers of light

thrust upon her, this is shown by the colour scheme of black and white (black being dark and white being light)

• The white background makes the iconography of this photo stand out representing she stands out in society.

• Her eyes make up is very dark however her lipstick is very light along with her rest of her pale skin. Represents her as a dark but faultless women.

• Her hair starts of light and becomes dark which is effect used to catch the audiences eye, this represents her to be natural and true to her self yet create the person that she see’s on the inside.

• She has cleavage on display which has partly covered by her hair, portraying that she is just a normal women who wants to be treated like everyone else.

• Her facial expression with her lips slightly off centre shot and her hair covering her ways which are slightly looking down at the camera suggest that she is quite confused with what currently happening in her life.

Amy Lee• Her dress is white representing that she is truly

innocent and pure.• To contrast with this her hair is black, this could

represent to us that she has quite a bold personality.• Her makeup is pail, making her look natural however

there is a shadow on her top lip, making them one look darker then the other, this can suggest that she looks quite simple, however is not completely revealing her true self due to the nude colour of the rest of her skin.

• Due to all of these elements I feel that she looks quite sophisticated, however she has slightly revealing cleavage showing her feminine side to the audience.

• the mise-en sense of this photo shows that she is surrounded by rocky scenery, suggesting that she has had a rough journey.

Evaulation • These 5 different artist have been portrayed to have quite

simular characteristics however all in completely different ways, I think all of the different hair styles and make up designs used portray their rock star image that is complimented by their music, I do not think that the camera angle and amount of cleavage of each photo has degraded each artist in anyway, as I feel that it is portaying the confidence that each artist have to pull the look off with out looking like they are craving attention. I think that the iconography in each image targets the female audience to show them its okay to embrace and reveal who you are, which is the message I want to portray in my music magazine.