Research and Planning: Double Page Spread Analysis

By looking at this double page spread, I can tell that the genre of the magazine that it is from is an Indie magazine,  this is because of the artist featured in it, the colours used, as they are quite neutral colours except for the red stripes. These stand out in the photograph as the artist is wearing all black, with the rest of the page in black and grey. The artists hair also stands out as it very bright on the light background, this makes the artist the first thing that the audience are drawn to when reading this article.
The target audience that would be interested in the double page spread in this magazine would be both male and female as the artist is attractive, therefore would attract male readers, but as the artist is popular, females would be interested in reading about her. The colours are neutral apart from the red, although this does not indicate a certain sex for the audience.
This article represents women and pride, as the artist is woman and looks empowering to the reader, this shows that she is a strong artist and is successful. This is also another aspect that attracts men to the magazine, as they will find this attractive.
A long shot has been used in the photograph of the artist. This shows the whole of the artists pose, clothing and her shoes. The shoes are important on this shot are they show how strong the artist is by the height of the heels and the style of them. They show how powerful she is. The shot is also an eye level shot so the reader can connect with the artist and although it is not a low shot, the artists looks powerful enough without this.