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one of the main artists that interest my target audience is Katy perry. She is a huge sex symbol that hypnotizes hundreds of men to buy articles like these. Both pictures are taken for very popular magazines.


ESQUIRE MAGAZINE
The one on the left is taken from Esquire magazine, an article that was released in JUNE 29TH, 2010 and the issue was about "pop-chart topping and soon to be Russell Brand-marrying Katy Perry". The issue talked about her in a more informal style as we got to see the real Katy Perry. Risque in parts the article allowed the magazine to have huge sales. She is represented using lingerie, black heels and jewelry attracting men automatically to the magazine. She is seen top naked in order to attract attention and shows the sexy side of women with her curves and covered breasts. this is the kind of thing that a magazine aimed to men would have to show in order to gain sales.  The black gives connotations of darkness and therefore  slight sexual deviance immediately comes to mind. Jewelry such as the cross also enhances her image to the target audience as she is trying to pull off that "naughty girl" look as if she's going against the church with what she is doing at the moment. The nakedness attracts the magazine to men and the background is a simple grey color allowing it to be neutral. The reason behind this is due to them wanted to attract the target audience towards the risque picture of Katy Perry on the magazine. if thy had gone for a bright color on the background it would have made that more apparent than the actual picture they are trying to pull off for sales. The body language she gives off sis very flirtatious but in an innocent way (things such a her covering  up her left breast). Within this picture we see she has quite closed body language and even though she is shown half naked her closed in body language suggests innocence and beauty. Moreover, by doing this in a medium shot it allows the viewers to concentrate at her upper body and want to see more.



FHM
The second picture is of Katy Perry in FHM a few years back. The silk white  dress is used in order to attract the men and compliment the background. She is shown as pure and gives connotations of her being angelic which is a great contrast of how she was in the recent picture which has increased her popularity and made her one of the sexiest women. although, her shoes black(with a red sole) shows that she has a naughty streak and therefore allows men to be extremely attracted to her. Her body language gives the same sort of connotations however in a more flirtatious devilish way. She is photographed from the side in a long shot allowing the viewers to look at her whole figure. The font is very modern. She is not classed as "the girl next door'. The writing in black suggests that she has a dark undertone and the little phrase above her name is brilliant. "We photographed a girl. And she liked it" famously reflecting on her very sexual controversial song. The song that got her noticed within the music industry. Moreover, it is in red giving connotations of love and the devil ( naughty girl). the red lipstick also attracts the target audience as it is classed as the sexual color.