For example, this Q magazine the image of the artist takes up the whole page making the background a red/orange colour which is the artists hair. Orange is bright and symbolizes happiness and passion which is what the magazines wants to portray.
Also in a rock magazine a red background is used but this is used to highlight the features on the page. The same red is used to make keywords to stand out but then all the other features are in black and yellow which stands out from the red. Red is a common colour used in rock magazines and the convention is too use one colour background as there magazine is already quite crammed full of features so a one colour background makes it more easier to read.
Normally, the contents also only uses one colour for the background as there is a lot of text on this page so the page needs to be easy to read. Also the page includes a lot of images so the colours cant clash. So the publisher uses synergy between the pages to make a neutral background. However some contents take images of instruments or certain locations to use on that page to link to the articles. The Q magazine has the artist in a rural area and the smaller image it looks like a posh building which will suit the article the image is linked too.
I think I will use a different location for all my images I use, even though a plain background makes it easy to read I believe an interesting background would be more intriguing. Most classical magazines do use a location for the background but you expect to see high class buildings and music styled backgrounds like these shown. I would choose a much more exciting urban and colorful area to take my photos.
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