Mid-shot + Straight angle + The focus on the foreground image is hard and the focus on the background image is soft.

Denotation: A female student sitting at a desk revisingConnotation: Enthusiasm to work hard/ Driven to success

Setting: A wooden desk and two wooden chairs + Shallow depth of field + Realistic image

The lighting is brighter where the desk is as she is doing her work on it. This could mean that studying should be made a priority by students. The lighting in the background is darker to suggest whatever is going on in the background should be ignored when trying to focus.

NVC: The target audience is indirectly addressed as the girl is concentrating on her work in the image and is not distracted by something/someone else.

Props: There is one empty chair, which suggests that you should study alone and with no distractions so that you are fully focused on your task at hand.

The title of the magazine is in a bold, white font so that it contrasts from the from the dark background.

Costume: The girl is wearing a dark green cardigan. The colour green is used a lot in Japan for students to be aided in remembering things more easily. Her scarf is a burnt yellow, which is a calming and soft colour.