How does your media produce represent particular social groups?
When you look and compare these two images, you can see that they are both very similar. The image on the left (Actress Hayden Panettiere) and the image on the right (the model of my magazine) are both standing in similar postures. As you can see both of them are standing facing sideways to the camera, only showing one side of their body but have their full face on show. They also share quite similar facial expressions, both looking directly into the camera with a slight smile. Although the posture and expressions are similar, the model on the left has one of her arms holding onto the other, whereas my model is standing with her arms by her side.
One of the main similarities when looking at these two images is the hairstyle. Both the model on the left and my model have their hair up in a bun, showing off their backs and face more. Ellie has gone for a quite simple clothing look, which looks very modern but is still something that a young teenage girl would wear, (this will help meet my target audiences needs) Whereas the model on the left looks quite glamorous being dressed in a golden sparkly dress. Aswell as this, the background setting in these images are very similar with both of them being taken against a white background/plain wall. However, the first image seems to have more light on the models body and face, suggesting that the photo is intended to attract the audience because of the focus on the body/face, unlike in my photo there isn't a focus on lighting in any particular area of the model.
Overall, I think that both of these images help to represent normal young girls who are interested in everyday things like fashion and makeup. Even though the image on the left shows the model wearing a more glamorous outfit, the model featured in my own magazine helps to portray young girls who will wear average high street clothes from shops like topshop etc. My models look isn't too extreme or over the top, which will help my target audience to connect with her and may aspire to be like.
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