For part of the music magazine, I had to prepare my own photoshoot so that I had five shots each for a front cover, contents page and a double page spread. To make the photoshoot look professional I had to change/arrange different light settings, background, costume and characters. I also used props in my photoshoot for example headphones. For the pictures, I made sure that the band shots were taken with the rule of three so that they looked professional. I also made sure my friends and I looked directly into the camera so it was direct mode of address. I also used indirect mode of address in my photography so that the music magazine will be interesting and appealing to people.
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Here are some of the photographs we took for the photo shoot task:
This is a ML Shot. The costume used was just "casual" wear because I wanted to promote the 'light-hearted' 'fun-loving' atmosphere to help portray that the people are 'down to earth' unlike the stereotypical well-posed photographs that are used in the media.
This is a close-up. The centre character is looking directly at the camera (direct mose of address). This is to make her centre of attention as she is the main singer. In the media, the lead singer of a band is usually placed in the foreground and the background singers/guitarists are in the background. To try and create a sense of realism to the photograph I put one of the characters at the front and the other two at the back.
This tight framed photo is very good at engaging the audience. The photo creates humour and has a cheeky interpretation. The people in the photograph look like they are about to burst out of the doors, and the facial expressions create a light-hearted photograph and through the poses the audience can see they are down to earth/fun characters.
This is a high angle shot. The camera is tilted downwards on the characters to make them look like down to earth people. Normally in the media, low angle shots (camera facing upwards towards the subject) are used to make the band/person look superior. In this shot I used a high angle shot (camera facing downwards) to make the characters look normal/just as superior as any other person.The setting/framing is interesting too as the scenery is nice and summery helping to emphasise the 'fun' and 'innocent' personalities of the teenage band.
This is a low angle shot (camera facing upwards). It helps to make the character look more superior and more beautiful because the camera is lower than her. The lighting is also interesting as it makes her hair look shiny and her complexion look good. The facial expression is also good in conveying the 'innocent' 'kind-hearted' 'down to earth' character that I wanted to portray.
This shot is good at conveying the 'cheeky' persona of the individuals. The wheelbarrow prop also helps to connote the 'light-hearted' effect and the green setting helps to make the characters stand out. The cheeky facial expressions also helps to convey the personalities of the people.
This is a high angle show (camera facing downwards). In this picture I tried to create a 'light-hearted', musical photo. The costume was helpful in doing this as it has headphones on it. I also used indirect mode of address because I'm not looking directly at the camera. The way the lighting is on my hair also helps to make it look healthy/in good condition whilst also making it look more professional. Also the camera angle also helps me too look more superior and musical.
This photograph was a low angle shot (character looking up at the character) because it helps to make her look down to earth. Although the person is reaching out to the camera, it helps to make it look like she is reaching out to the audience and pulling them in the picture with her. This is called direct mode of address as it is engaging the audience, therfore this would be good on the front of a magazine cover in the media. The framing is also tight which makes the photo more effective. I also like the costume she is wearing as it isn't too 'dressy' and therefore conveys a sense of realism and a 'down to earth' person.
This is a high angle shot. The camera is tilted downwards on the characters to make them look like down to earth people. Normally in the media, low angle shots (camera facing upwards towards the subject) are used to make the band/person look superior. In this shot I used a high angle shot (camera facing downwards) to make the characters look normal/just as superior as any other person.The setting/framing is interesting too as the scenery is nice and summery helping to emphasise the 'fun' and 'innocent' personalities of the teenage band.
