When planning taking this image, I intended on taking a mid-shot, to include both the artists face and some of his clothing. The reason why I intended on being inclusive of the artist's body is to allow for aspects of genre identity to be present, and to show to the reader that because there is a hip hop artist on the front that doesn't necessarily mean that all artists follow conventions of one particular genre. This is indicated through the casual costume that he is wearing, suggesting that the music he makes is perhaps more accessible than the music made by other artists in my magazine.
Also, the background was also an important thing to consider before taking the photo. I feel as though the simplicity of the brick wall as a background reinforces the idea of accessibility to the artist, as well as forming connotations that suggest he is an artist that comes from the city and has a fairly urban sound.
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