(AT2) Magazine Photo Research

When I was looking at photos of other music magazine similar to my own, I found that when a magazine is using a band image, a common convention seems to separate the band members in some way, either by distance from the camera, levels from one another:

 

Many magazines I researched when featuring band photos would rarely place each of the band members at the same level or equal distance from the camera, even if they were placed on the same level and distance they would be made to contrast each other with either lighting or costume, so it was apparent that separating and contrasting band members in a photo is important.  This is something I will take into consideration when I am photographing my own band members.