Photograph Planning

When it came to deciding location shots, I wanted there to be a plain background so it doesn't the distract the reader away from the main artists on the front cover. So in a classroom, I set up a green screen and got my main artists to pose in front of it so when that when it comes to editing I can play about with different background colours.

With props, I didn't want there to be a lot of them around within my shots. The less things going on in the image, the more attention there will be on the artists themselves. The only prop that I used was a chair which one of the girls from the main cover was sitting on on the picture used in the double page article.

When it came to deciding who I wanted to be artists on my magazine, I had to make sure they looked the right part. I asked for them to dress according to the type of artists I wanted them to be. With the boys, (Tristan, Michael, Fela) I didn't want them to look like how typical young, black boys would look so I wanted them to dress smart casual but I wanted them to enforce some youth into their image as I still wanted them to fit in within my target audience age range. The adding of the snapback and the bomber jackets I feel made them look their age. When it came to the girls, I wanted different looks for them all. On the contents page, I wanted the single girl (Stephanie) to look sexy but without the need for revealing clothes. I wanted her stand out as those girls that doesn't use their body to grab the attention of the audience. The use of direct mode address I felt would be enough for the type of artist I wanted her to be. When it came to the girl group, I wanted them to dress their age and look stylish. I wanted them to incorporate the current trend in the fashion world within their age range. For the main artists (Sarah, Bukola, Hannah), I wanted them to look sexy but also look confident. When it came to the clothing of them, I didn't want them to dress how girls in the music industry typically dress. I wanted them to look sexy fully clothed but draw the readers in through their eyes. The slight squint in some of their eyes and the pouting of their lips will give them attitude.

The media equipments being used are a digital camera so I can take good quality pictures and also view my pictures after I've taken them so I can decide whether or not I need to take more or improve on that particular shot. Along with the green screen, I used lighting so the girls can stand out more on the page of my front cover. Some of the shots taken were taken on the camera stand so I could get a clear, straight picture of my artists.