Last set of Photos Gathered

This was the last set of photos that I made with the final model within my magazine who features within the contents page of my magazine. Here are the photos I made:

In the end I used one of these pictures within my contents page as I did not think it was suitable for a cover or double page spread. There is also not a lot of variety within the two shots. However the clothing and props are alright with a blue hoodie (suits my colour scheme) and some Dr. Dre beats headphones which help to acheive the genre I want.

Second lot of Photos Gathered

The next set of photos I gathered was for the double page spread with Joe Woolon as the feature. I did this in front of a brick wall to give it an urban effect. Here is the photos that I took:

 

 

In this I used similar things to what I specified which was a dark jacket plimsolls and jeans. All of the photos are of him wearing the same clothing however this time I changed up some of the shots. In the range of shots I took I have a close-up (taken from the side), medium close-up (side and from the front) and a full body shot (front). This was a bit more varied to what I did in the earlier shots. I used two of these in my double page spread for my magazine.  



First Photos Gathered

I got all of my photos from the time set on the schedule, with several phostos taken of each actor. The first person I took photos of was Steve Boundy where I placed him in front of a plain white wall for ease of editing in the future. Steve would be the cover artist who would appear on the front cover of my magazine. Here are the pictures I took:

In all of these photos Steve has the same props and clothing throughout which are the ones specified in the schedule I made. I made sure he worn a dark coloured hoodie so that he sticks out from the background and so that he suits the colour scheme within the magazine. The red headphones were also good as they stood out from everything else on the picture as it was completley different from the other colours featured. The shots were also mid-close ups which was specifried on the schedule also as I wanted this on the front cover. However there could have been more variety with the range of shots. Not all of these pictures were used as they are all very similar but I did use three of them.

Magazine Schedule

This the my magazine schedule for the photo shoots so that I can compile a variety of pictures for my music magazine. Here it is:

Locations

These are the locations where the imagery will be shot. For the first location which will feature on the front cover of the magazine I have decided to take the imagery in a plain background so that it is easier to edit. This will likely be a plain white wall within school. For the front cover I am going to try and add some blue electrical effects in the background of the model on a white background so taking the imagery in front of a plain background will make this easier to do.

Another location for the imagery is going to be in front  of a brick wall (probably within the school) to give it that urban look and also makes it look quite cool and different to the other backgrounds that will feature within the magazine. I think this also appeals to the younger audience that I am targeting towards.

I have decided to use one of the drama studios within school to create a dark environment for some of the imagery. I decided on using this location because the genre is often represented as being in a dark environment like David Guetta and Calvin Harris as they make house music.

Magazine Props/Clothing

The props/clothing I will be using for the imagery within the magazine are the following:

• Black Beats Headphones
• Dark (coloured) Hoodie/Jacket
• T shirt
• Black Glasses
• Jeans
• Dark (coloured) Plimsolls

The Beats headphones will feature on the front cover of the magazine on the main model. Beats are a renowned brand and is known for have a good bass. This suits the sort of music I want to target. As well as people like Calvin Harris who use headphones when making music. It is also important that they are black so that they do not clash with the colour scheme of the magazine.

Another prop I will use is a pair of black glasses. This seems quite popular from the survey as props associated with the magazine as well as some of the artists mentioned using them. It is important that they are black as they are the most common on the artists as well as not clashing.

The sort of clothing I'm aiming for is a casual style which suits the colour scheme within the magazine. Hoodies and jackets are commonly worn with T shirts as well as jeans being worn by the people associated which was a similar response within the survey so I decided to go with this casual sort of style.

For the footwear for the imagery I decided to go with some plimsolls in a dark colour which suits the rest of what they are wearing. I decided upon these because they are not too flashy yet stylish. This means that the attention is focused on the artist and not their shoes.

Front Cover Plan

In the other plans for the magazine I made them on publisher just to get the basic planning and layout set up however for the front cover I drew it out instead. This was because it was easier to be able to get the exact imagery you want in the plan by drawing it. This was important for the front cover as I wanted an original title that helped symbolise the magazine better than a ordinary set font as well as the image and the text surrounding the image being very important. Here is the plan: