The social group for my magazine was Indie. I compared two images that obtain similarities. These similarities are things like: · The positioning of the model; they are both situated sitting on a floor with their legs positioned identically. Also they are both backed up against a wall. This would signify that, in my magazines case, the person is being questioned and would therefore, have her ‘back against the wall’. · The clothing; they are both dressed in way that would be classed as ‘indie fashion’. This is a more obscure dress sense and tends to be a bit different as indie is all about being individual and different; therefore indie people express that through the way they dress. They prefer to steer away from the common fashion; jeans, polo shirt, plimsolls, and obtain their own fashion which they like but other people may find strange. · Make-up; there is not much make-up involved in either photo, apart from a great use of red lipstick. Red is the colour of love, danger, lust, war and anger; all of which you could argue indie is involved with. It also a way to stand out and, once again, indie is all about being something different and an individual, therefore standing out. Also the red lipstick adds a level of romance and seduction to the photo. · Angle of the camera; the camera angles are fairly similar. There is a bit of differentiation as the first picture is a straight shot and the second shot has a bit of a raised angle; however the amount of the model which is included in the shot is almost identical. The only small differences that occur in these photos are the fact that one is in a public hallway and another is in a private household. Also the slight differ of the camera angle creates a little bit of contrast. I believe I have reinforced the stereotype of indie being a genre for younger people, as the model I have used is a teenage girl. I have represented the female gender to be a bit teasing and flirty; most of this is portrayed through the red lipstick. I believe I have made a working class image, the fact it’s in a hallway of a public college shows this. Also the costume shows she is working class as you would not expect a stereotypical middle class or upper class teenage female to wear such clothes. I believe my magazine to have a pro-consumerist stance, as the reader is most likely to dress like this and be able to relate to this sort of fashion and conventional stereotype.
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