The underpass is somewhere which a photo shoot wouldnt typically be held as it is open to the public, but when walking

through I can see particular places that would look ideal in the magazine. I understand that if I were to hold it here I would be challenging the conventions. I feel that for the front cover I would place my artist in the middle of one of the corridors looking straight into the camera with a typical mid-shot. For the contents page I would place my artist in front of the repeating lips and this would be a close up and then finally for my double page spread I would place my artist ne t to the !"re we Free graffiti and make them face away from the camera in a day-dreaming tone. #y using the graffiti it would relate more to the stereotype of my target audience and demographic as they are the ones who are completing the graffiti. I feel that from the graffiti I can gain some really nice vibrant colours that could be incorporated into a colour scheme and house style. The downside of using this

POSSIBLE PHOTO THE SHOOT VENUES UNDERPASS

I will now look at using a flint wall as a background for my photo shoot. It is seen to be clich to have an artist in front of a brick wall so therefore I will look at having it against a flint wall instead. The flint will add te ture to the image therefore heightening the interest but can also divert away from the main artist. The colour remains $uite dark so I could place coloured cover lines over the top that colour be easily read but the cement in between the stones creates white lines which could obtrude the cover lines and make it harder to read. "gain this location is outside so this wouldnt allow me to have an easy control over lighting which wouldnt be ideal as this could make my music magazine look unprofessional and basic. "nother downside to this location is that it isnt covered which means that my shoot would have to be spontaneous due to the weather, this would be difficult as I would have to have my artist and camera ready at all times but could also place me in danger of not meeting the deadlines as the weather can remain the same for

POSSIBLE PHOTO SHOOT VENUES FLINT WALL

This venue is similar to the underpass in the way that the background is $uite uni$ue but this doesnt create a statement. This is $uite pictures$ue and would go well in a magazine but not $uite one of my genre. "lthough a contrast would be created through the %u taposing soft street with the hard rebel artist. This venue could also work through use of aperture, I could have my artist in foreground in focus with the street in the back out of focus to define that my artist is the focus of the group. "gain this is an outside location so weather could be tricky to get right and also lighting would be hard to control, this location leaves me with very little control which leaves me uncomfortable as it may not let me achieve the desired effect. I would also want my artist standing in the middle of the cobbles which is also a road, although its not a busy one, this puts both of our safety at risk which is definitely not sensible. "lthough there is minimal footfall which wouldnt put my model in

POSSIBLE PHOTO SHOOT VENUES COBBLED

STREETS

&verall I feel that for my magazine it would be inappropriate to shoot on an outside location due to my lack of control that it would leave me. Through shooting at these locations I can put my artist on the spot and not be able to use studio lighting which would define my artist as established. I will now look at the typical conventions that I saw in my analysis of magazines. I will e plore studio conditions and e$uipment that I will need to obtain to have a successful shoot.

SCREENS

'ere I can see for music magazines that it is conventional for music magazines to be shot in a studios, I feel that this conveys a sense of professionalism that I want to establish within my magazine.

SCREEN RESEARCH

(ooking at other magazines there is the use of studio shoots but the backdrops range in different colours. )ifferent colours can have different effects upon the viewer and can imply different tones, therefore to ensure I create the right air I will e plore different types of backdrops I could possibly &verallthat I feel that the whiteuse. screen will be most appropriate for my shoot due to the high contrast it will create. It will allow the cover lines to remain seen while allowing the models clothes and actions to be appreciated and seen by the viewer. It will also allow me to e periment with the image itself so I can break the codes and conventions in an uni$ue way which will make my cover more memorable along with the actual brand of my magazine thus raising the publicity and making more people want to read it. The white will also make

'ere there is a use of a mi ture of bright vivid colours which have a high contrast, this is also then contrasted with the top of the model. This use of colour creates a fun impact and implies that this artist is e citing and bubbly. This would be inappropriate for my magazine as it doesnt suit the overall genre of alternative which is usually a more moody and dark scheme.

This is a purple gradient backdrop which is very feminine, this also matches the outfit of the model on the front. This is a very feminine back drop which could possibly alienate the male side of my audience. I feel that this screen works for this magazine due to its genre and target audience of females but with my genre and

'ere is a plain white backdrop that I could use. 'ere the backdrop has been used to create a contrast between the model, masthead and cover lines, this emphasises and creates an impact upon the viewer which has certainly worked in the front cover. I really like this use of contrast which portrays a professional air which conveys the information clearly and concisely. The

'ere a black backdrop has been used which emphasises the faces of the band through the use of contrast. I feel that the black has worked on this cover due to the overall darkness and mysteriousness of the band but I feel that the black would be too harsh for my music magazine cover and that comparing the two the white screen creates more of a contrast which

LIGHTING

The whole aim of my magazine is to create a natural atmosphere which will remove the barrier between the audience and the artist. This overall aim needs to be conveyed in every part of my music magazine and another minor detail is lighting. I will aim for a set-up of studio lighting that will overall *+,--.suggest a natural atmosphere. To create the natural light I have decided to use a soft bo . This piece of e$uipment diffuses soft light into the room and then, to /osition of avoid one face being significantly artist lighter than the other, I have /osition of reflector decided to use a reflector. I will use /osition of a silver reflector as I feel that a gold soft bo one will portray a too warm light whereas I want a less noticeable reflection of light on my artists face /osition of to still convey this natural air which camera hasnt been manipulated. I will place the soft bo and reflector at an around 01 degree angle to each other and a 23 degree to the artist to ensure that the right amount of

EQUIPMENT I WILL NEED FOR PHOTO SHOOT

THINGS TO DO TO ORGANISE THE PHOTO SHOOT

#ook the drama room to use the screens -nsure my artist can make the time and date #ook the e$uipment +reate a time schedule to ensure I complete all I need

&ne *oft #o &ne )*(, 4+anon 5511)6 &ne *ilver ,eflector 4and someone to hold it6 &ne 7hite *creen &ne Tripod 4with camera plate6, I will need a tripod to keep the camera still and in the same place. "lthough this will give me a slight restriction this will allow me to merge images and e periment and when I want to take closer images I will have the option to remove the camera from the tripod. The tripod will give me the ability to create professional and in focus images that are straight, thus increasing the professionalism of the overall result.

TIME SCHEDULE
*hoot

To ensure I use my time efficiently and get the best results I will create a time schedule. I have planned to use the drama room on a Thursday lunchtime meaning I will only have 23 minutes to shoot. This is less time than Id ideally wantallowed but this 51 is the only to I have minutes *tart of /hoto time when all resources are available. Time to obtain set up and put away e$uipment
e$uipment and set up, as well as artist to get changed and prepare for shoot.

-nd of /hoto *hoot

Time to put away e$uipment properly, as well as artist to get changed back into original clothing.

as I have loaned it from the photography department. It will need time and care to put away this e$uipment safely and to allow the artist to get ready with clothes and make-up. This overall only leaves me with 83 minutes to take photos, this isnt an ideal but I feel that if I only used this time to take images for my front cover rather than my double page "ctual time to take spread then not only would I photos and images. have a bigger range of images to select from, there would be a different costume and make-

ARTIST PROFILE

Born9 /oppy (ace *carlet, 82th :anuary 5002, & ford, ;< Residence9 ;nited <ingdom Occupation9 *inger=*ongwriter Years active9 8155 > present Genre9 "lternative Instruments9 ?uitar and @ocals Label9 ;niversal Singles released9 *wimsuit, That )ay, The 'ard /art, *imple like Ae 4all of which reached number one in the alternative charts6 Albums released9 The 'ard /art 4reached number one in the alternative album charts6 Albums to be released9 "ll Bou .eed to <now 4I will make this release date within the month that the magazine is issued to make it current and relevant to outside events, which is when /oppy *carlet is most likely to have the public interest. Traits: confident, rebellious, independent, ambitious, outgoing, bold

Her Story /oppy *carlet started her love of music through sitting in her mothers car listening to the likes of )olly /arton and was influenced through how music could make you feel emotionally and physically. This passion started the singing in the shower which progressed to her bedroom then living room and finally the kitchen where her skills as an air guitarist were strong, until her mother brought her a new electric guitar to learn. 7hilst cutting her fingers on the strings her love grew into school where she was considered a founder of the music room and a professional of instrument. *he continued to study less and strum hard until the end of her "-(evels where she had passed 4%ust about6 them all and in the long summer created many YouTube videos which had the views of about 3. /oppy (ace *carlet was no internet sensation, until on one hopeless rainy day she got one mail in her inbo 4which for once wasnt spam6 which was an email from a manager who wanted to sign her. From then on /oppy *carlet has played at venues such as pubs to now concert venues in +amden. 'ere first album, The 'ard /art, was well received by critics across the industry but not by

POSSIBLE PROPS

7ithin my shoot I would $uite like there to be a use of props but I will need to ensure that they are appropriate for the artist while being appropriate for being used in a magazine. .ot +lich +an be bulky and hard to get into ,elates an image to the magazine Ausically name !"mplify &rientated "mp ,elates to the guitar meaning it This is my aim for my suits my artist +an be held in a variety Aicrophone "mp *ends off wrong -lectric magazine of ways to create (ead signals about the guitar different effects. ,elates to the magazine Ay artist sings genre to viewers at name !"mplify *uggests rela ed the newsstand. Implies a ,elates to the guitar and personal %ourney meaning it suits my .ot +lich *uits the artist and the artist +ould call the article !unplugged +ompletely opposite guitar is a due to this @ery clich and *uggests rebellion to the alternative sidekick stereotypical to have on a genre Ay artist plays music magazine cover 'eld as if it will be +an suggest guitar @ery clich and smashed +an be $uite bulky <araoke stereotypical to have and take up a lot of +an be held in +arries it on a music room on the front different ways and over magazine cover *uits the aritst cover and contents can be used for shoulder

POSSIBLE PROPS

&verall I think I will use the "mp lead as a prop for my magazine. "lthough the guitar is the main instrument for the alternative genre I feel that this will be too obvious and clich, I want to avoid clichs as much as possible as in my surveys the view on music magazines was mostly negative so therefore I want to avoid the obvious guitar or instruments that would be typical on the front cover. I also looked at a microphone which would relate to the singing side of my artist but I felt that this had too strong connotations to karaoke which would convey a cheesy tone and would also imply the wrong genre thus misleading the viewers at the newsstand. I liked the idea of an

OUTFITS

*tyle is a very important factor within a shoot as I want something subtle so the focus still remains on the artist and there is no distractions but also from my survey I found that people spend money and take time to make themselves look good so therefore it must be important to have style inspiration, although this magazine isnt of a fashion genre the clothes convey the overall personality of the artist so it is important I get this right. The typical attire of a musician is black so I wanted to keep a part of this by using black. I also wanted to take advantage of the high contrast between black and white as I am using a white screen. Id also like a splash of red due to the amp lead being this colour and this colour could be incorporated into a house style. I decided to involve shorts as this could be another way to widen the colour, also shorts is a very basic part of an outfit so by using them we dont create a too distracting look as the viewers attention needs to be drawn to the cover lines, masthead and artist face, also if I were to choose too distracting clothes then they would obtrude the cover lines making them harder to read. +lothes can also create a statement about the music magazine itself so if my artist was wearing something revealing then it could be said that my magazine is aimed at more boys than girls, for this reason I will make my artist tuck her shirt in to her shorts to prevent my magazine being confused with the !lads mags genre. (ooking back at my

POSSIBLE POSES

)ue to the amount of time I will have to carry out the photo shoot I will plan possible poses to ask my model to do as well as talking to her and capturing more natural poses to create a tone that would have no barrier between the reader and artist which is the uni$ue selling point of my magazine so therefore is vital that I get it right.

'ere is a more rela ed pose which could involve the possibility of editing in Photoshop to e periment with the opacity. I will also get my artist to swap sides so I can create a symmetrical effect. 'ere is a simple pose with my model holding the amp lead across the top half of her body. It would be pulled tight to convey the rebel streak within her. It also portrays her confidence, to

POSSIBLE POSES
'ere I would want my model to be pulling on the amp lead. I would need someone out of camera view to pull this lead tight. I wouldnt use this for a front cover image as my artist wouldnt be able to look like she was pulling against the lead realistically while looking directly into the camera so therefore wouldnt be appropriate but could be for contents of double page spread. This pose would convey her competitive and argumentative side. I could even edit in another side

Ay final planned pose is where the model %ust holds it up ne t to here, this is e tremely simple and doesnt use the amp lead to the best advantage. I feel that this pose will be disliked by the artist as its very basic and can almost be described as awkward as it places my artist in a forced pose which could produce images of her uncomfortable. I also couldnt see myself prospering from this pose as no statement is made

POSSIBLE POSES

'ere I will look at poses that dont include the amp lead but are natural that could also be incorporated onto the contents page or double page spread. I will also let my model e periment herself with the amp lead and natural poses to create more fluent images that will be perceived as the artist herself and no instructions between her and the photographer. This reinforces the natural 'ere would be a tone. simple stand straight and look into the camera pose which could be used on the " lean left and right could be a contents page or natural pose that could be even front cover, this incorporated through the opacity on would be ideal as PhotoShop to add interest to the there would be direct image, although I probably wouldnt contact with the add it to my magazine alone as I want artist and viewer my artist to be looking down to the therefore removing ground in this pose whereas if I the initial barrier would prefer to have the artist look between the two straight into the lens. I will also get and making the two my artist to lean the other way so if I come closer. I could use this for opacity I can get her to