Pre Work on Fine Art Portrait and Commercial Portrait Magazine Cover

Miranda Sheppard
I choose this magazine because it pulls you in with the bright and preppy colors. I also think it's interesting how the model is in a squatting position. Looking at numerous seventeen magazine covers their was only a handful where the model wasn't standing up. You can tell this picture is very posed but it works well with the whole look. I like the position of the models hand, it's interesting how her hand closes her off. I also think the dress she's wearing it works really well on the model giving off a sense maturity. The way the magazine is labeled draws your eyes into certain sections . 

unknown
This picture once again looks posed but very care free. It has a sense of happiness, especially with the colors used. The model is posed standing but, I like how one leg is  bent it changes up the usual magazine covers.  Her face is very happy and their isn't anything intriguing about it. Like the model on seventeen, both covers used bright happy colors and different fonts throughout the cover. 

 Michael Williamson
This photo draws you in by the expression on the model's face and how realistic it looks. The lighting is minimal, and I like how well his skin contrast to the smooth black background. From just his face we get the impression that he's a hard working man who probably has been through a lot emotionally. I like how sad he looks because it makes you wonder more about the model. 

Admin
This picture is really affective in my opinion. I love how clear her face is and how her eyes seem to sparkle in contrast to the other half of her face. I like the position of her face and the lighting. Even though she does't have any props or any hints at what she's feeling, the way the picture is taken allows a common person to make assumptions. To me, the model seems that she has a lot of emotion  and that she may be holding in a secret. The editing on this photo I also really like because it's so clear it makes you focus more on the model and her face.

These photos share many similarities and differences. They both have a model they're focusing on and a message they're trying to get across. Yet, the magazine seems to always use bright colors and different fonts to pull the viewer in. The fine art photos depends more on the model and what they're trying to convey using their face. The colors are usually bland or black and white to focus on the subject while on magazine covers bright colors are usually in- place.  The main difference I see is that in fine art its up to the viewer to interpret what the model is feeling. The models eyes or stance usually helps with this. But, in magazines it seems the models is almost always happy and you don't really have to think outside the photo. Light is used differently in both also, in fine art portraits theirs minimal light while on magazines there is a lot of light especially on the models face. The poses also seem to vary many fine art portraits are up close  while in magazines you can almost always see  half the models body or more.  Though these two styles have their differences they are similar in a sense that they are both trying to convey a message, and they both use portraits to do this.