Researching main images

·        Camera shots- Most of the main images pictured above are close up shots of the artists face, however there is an exception to this in which a mid shot has been used showing the entirety of the artists upper body, most likely to show off all of his tattoo's (this would explain why he is topless).

·         Angles- They angle is always the same it tends to be head on with no tilt or adjustments to it.

·         Lighting (low key/high key)- All of the main images are quite bright so the artist can be seen very clearly meaning there is no mistaking who the artist is, however in the bottom right one Andy Biersack is the only thing that is light with his entire background being composed of black making him the sole focus.

·         Mode of address- All of the artists appear to be directly addressing the audience of the magazine as they all directly face the camera, this is to make the reader feel as though they have a bond with the artist and makes it personal.

·         Pose/posture- In each of the main images the at least on of those within it is doing something or posing in a certain way eg: the band member of Green Day are all posing in the same way with all of their heads being tilted to one side. A common feature in the main images is an artist having their mouth open giving the impression that they're screaming or shouting, this appears in three of the main images above making it fairly common among these and i also know that it is a common feature throughout Kerrang's main images.

·         Costume- All of those in the main images are wearing punk style clothing which is a convention of those in the main image of punk magazines, however in the top main image only one artist wears punk clothing whilst the other two wear plain coloured t-shirts with one also wearing a hat; in another of the main images an artist has no upper body clothing on however this isn't that uncommon for artists of this genre. 

·         Representation eg: cigarettes, tattoos etc- All of the artists pictured in the main images are men and this is the case for the majority of Kerrang's main images, two of the artists above also have visible tattoos with one having one or two visible on his neck and the over having his entire upper body completely covered in tattoos excluding however some parts of his face. unique hair styles are also another prominent feature of the main images with hair dye playing a part in several, having long hair, hair that stands up etc.

·         Artists or bands?- In all of the main images an artist is featured it is usually one although it is sometimes more than one. Several different bands are represented by one or more of their members including Green Day, Black Veil Brides, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy etc all of which are either punk or metal groups which the magazine focuses on. These bands can tend to be represented by its lead member or one of its lead members in the case of Black Veil Brides they're represented by Andy Biersack who is the lead singer, the last original member and the founder; in Fall Out Boy's case they're represented by Pete Wentz one of their lead lyricists and founders. The main images also don't have to contain people from the same bands the top one is a good example of this as it features three different people from three different groups that are all related by the genre.

·         Colours (monochrome?)- Dark colours and dark shades of colour are used very commonly among the main images with black being a very popular colour featuring in each one of them.