Drafting and planning

I am going to analyse the potential pictures for my double page spread and decide which image would look best.

1)

I like this one due to her facial expression. She looks happy and full of life, the way she has tilted her head back insinuates she is confident and proud. Her hoop earrings make her seem chic and up to the minute. She is positioned to one side of the picture, making it easy for me to put text around her. 

2)

I also like this one because the hand on hip and body language once again makes her seem confident, and dominant in the shot. But yet again, her facial expression is beaming with excitement, and her khaki green outfit displayed more clearly here works as a nice contrast in the rest of the shot. The way I have issued her hair behind her shoulders makes her facial expression and outfit more the focal point.

3)

I think this image is very effective. Her facial expression seems so natural, she looks as though she's relaxed, happy and likable. The readers will feel at ease with this image because she seems down to earth yet full of life. I like the way she is positioned more so on the left hand side of this image because when the readers turn the page they will see her ultimately straight away and be intrigued due to her excitement.

My favourite image for use in a double page spread is image number three, this is because of the above. I think the readers will feel less intimidated by this image and she will truly seem like a rational, normal person they'd want to know more about. The image looks realistic, rather than number two where she looks as I've asked her to pose for a picture and hand on hip is the immediate response. Number three will work better over number on as number three is in mid-laugh and she is making direct mode of address with the readers, whereas in image number one she has her head tilted back which might intimidate some readers, as she looks quite prestige and stuck up.