Making the band

For my magazine photographs, i will have to make my band look appropriate for the particular conventions and stylings of the genre, which i have chosen.

As I have decided upon a genre style which is similar to Kerrang! and Metal Hammer magazines, I will have to find people who have a similar fashion sense to those artists which would appear in the magazines.

Below are some examples of the fashion sense i will be going for;

This photograph is of a band named "sikth". Their style is typical of the music which was created by their band. This band usually would have been found in either Kerrang! & Metal Hammer magazines.
Looking at each band member, they are dressed similarly, with the same type of hairstyles. Regarding the band's clothing style, the reader would be possibly be inclined to listen to them as they look appropriate to the readers music tastes.
The low camera angle is also especially important, this also shows off the body language of the band members, which is also very effective in displaying their style of music. All the band members are looking down on the camera with a slightly defiant stance. This could show their attitudes towards either how they play their music, but also has subliminal messages displaying the bands confidence.
The background colour which was chosen is effective as it gives off an apocalyptic message, which goes hand in hand with the bands enviromental message which are portrayed in their music.

This photograph is of a southern rock/Hardcore band called Every Time I Die. Again, this is the type of band which would be featured in either Kerrang! and Metal Hammer magazines. The band's fashion sense goes in hand in with what would be associated with the hardcore "Scene" - the frontman featured on the front left is a good example of this. The lumberjack style clothing and tattoos are especially popular as a fashion within this scene. As a reader, by looking at their dress sense, they would easy be able to pick up on the band's genre.