Planning For Photos

For my music magazine I need to organize a photo shoot so that I am able to get a collection of different photos that I will be able to use for the front cover of my music magazine, contents page and double page spread. All magazines have some sort of image on the front cover to show the audience what kind of magazine that it is, in my case the image on the front cover will show the audience the genre of my music magazine which will be pop and it will also to show that what types of information and artists are inside the magazine itself. The image helps readers see which issue of the magazine it is, as the image on the front is never the same more than two issues at one time. 

A front cover is used in the visual syntax of a magazine, you start from the masthead of the magazine which is normally on the left hand side, as we read from left to right, then you look at the image which gives the audience the main image of what type of things are included in the magazine for example if the person on the front cover is a ‘boy band’ that are mostly listened to by teenage girls, then the audience would assume that the magazine was a girls magazine that includes interviews with all the latest boys and men that are being listened to at that moment. 

The majority of music magazines have an image of one single person rather than a large group of people, as when there is only one or two people on the front cover you as the photographer are able to get more detailed and closer up images, whereas if you are taking a picture of a larger group of people in would be very unorganized and messy, this could make the magazine look unplanned. For my photos I want them to be structured and clear to the audience with a clear image showing the ‘artist’ and all the details on there face such as hair and make up.

Throughout my photo shoot there are variations of different things that I will have to consider as there will be a variation of different people that are all pulling different poses.

The people that I am using for my photo shoot are people that are between the age ranges of 15-17 as these are the audience that I want my music magazine to be aimed at and these people are the ones that have to pose at the front of my magazine to show the audience that my magazine has been made for a young and lively audience that want to find out about all things pop music. I am going to give my models props that vary from CD’s to microphones to empathize the genre of my magazine and show that it is a fun place to be (and good magazine to read), the front cover is what it going to communicate with the audience and make them want to read what I have made. The faces and poses that my models need to do have been planned out and shown by other celebrities that have done similar poses such as people like Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande etc. The location for my photos is just going to be someone’s house by a dull coloured wall as this will make my model stand out from the background and show that the location has been planned out by giving an empty and clear look. All natural light is being used from the light outside that comes through windows along with extra lamps and fair lights if I need brighter lighting however using lamps could cause risks to the people that are involved with modeling for my magazine as the lamp could become to hot and if being used close to the models face they could burn themselves which could be a problem when making sure that everyone is safe, but there are no other things that could potentially go wrong as everything will be organized and safe as most of the photos will be taken inside only some will be done outside. 

The location for my photos will be in a variation of different peoples houses which will mean that the backdrop will change colour and pattern, I also plan to take some photos outside which will mean that the background will then the leaves and environment from outside. Due to being inside for most of my photos the shots that I will need will mostly be mid shots and close ups as when being inside I can get more detail into the models face showing off their features, however when outside I will try long shots that will be both horizontal and vertical. Some of the photos will be two shots where they are a ‘band’. The photos that I take will be at a range of angles that range from head-on-shots, high angle and also low angle to show the different ranges of photos that can be taken.

Costume will be bright clothing that shows how colourful the magazine is but I will take some shots in black and white to compare the difference between using different coloured images and costume. Apart from the fact that the costume will be bright they must also be very girly as the magazine needs to appeal to the target audience of girls (some that may be into fashion and music), hair will be down as it can sometimes be seen as being more feminine, make up will be subtle and empathize the models features. Body language will be open as then the readers feel welcomed into the magazine and the models facial expressions will be friendly and full of life.

MAIN THINGS TO CONSIDER IN MY PHOTOSHOOT

·         Back ground

·         Mise – en – scene (Costume, make up, model, hair, pose, body language, facial expression etc.)

·         Lighting

·         Camera angle, distance, movement

·         Camera effects

·         Good quality camera
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These are all the dates that photos are being taken, and all of the people that are going to have there photos taken so that they can be used for my media products. 

·         Sophie Canning and Temi Adeniji – 20.01.14

·         Temi Adeniji, Sophie Canning and Charlotte Robinson – 21.12.13

·         Sophie Canning and Temi Adeniji – 11.12.13

·         Sophie Thomas – 07.12.13
·         Hannah Akers and Eleanor Gregory  - 04.01.14