Chosen Images

 I chose these shots because I felt that they worked better than the other shots that I had taken. I found that these shots also had the more appropriate lighting as the other shots seemed to come out darker than I had hoped. I also decided on these images because I thought the camera angles worked well, and there are a variety from long shots, mid-shots and medium close ups allowing me to have a variety of images for my magazine.

Photoshoot 22/11/13

These are the results of my photography shoot on the 22nd of November 2013.



The photos were taken against the black back drop despite the need for a white B.D but, my models could only use participate on the 22nd. The clothing that they wore were matching white vest-tops, this would of been of been changed if the back drop was white as I wouldn't want the models to blend and wash in with the back ground behind them. I thought that the white would contrast with the black prior to the lighting around them, if the lighting was hit correctly the models would really stand boldly infront of the back drop. I also decided that the models would wear the matching clothes, also the matching maroon jeans to reinforce the bold statement against the colour. Also, the clothes that the models are wearing would be a statement to the audience as the models represent a form of fashion that may or may not be popular with the youth culture.

The poses that my models portrayed could be similar to that of the Pop magazines published today. I wanted to display a very poppy kind of vibe complete with the cheesiness of the average teenage magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



This is an effective magazine cover that could potentially influence my magazine. The soft lighting that is focused on the model creates a nice touch to the photo because it gives more of a light feeling to the shoot. The pose that the model is portraying would be too risky for the genre that my magazine will be, but the clothing and theme that she is displaying is quite useful. Although my magazine would not be featuring a school-type theme, it can display a theme none the less. The “prep” school feel is in touch with the genre and this inspires me to create a magazine with a certain theme to it be it plain and simple or actually create a type that is noticeable to the audience, aka the cheerleader American theme this Smash Hits cover portrays. The masthead is very engaging to the audience as it makes a clear statement with the matching colours that Britney, the model, is wearing. The bigger the masthead, the bigger the statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This magazine is effective because of the layout of the front cover itself. The colours are bold and stylish: which is how I want my magazine to look but the colour scheme will be different. The direct mode of address makes the magazine more personal and engaging for the audience as they feel that the model on the magazine cover is personally engaging with the reader; an attribute that I want my magazine to personally possess. The summery colour scheme represents the theme that Vogue may have wanted to achieve and gives the magazine a positive vibe and an elegant image. This influences my magazine to a definite-look to give the audience the genre of the magazine straight away.  

Call sheet

R e b e c a  . W a l l i s

Photographer

Photo shoot Assignment/call sheet

Date: Friday 22^nd November 2013

Time: N/A (Subject to change)

Assignment: Photo-shoot

Location: A1 Photography studio, Hitchcock house.

Client: Burst Magazine

Media: RAW

Compensation:

Primary Shoot contact:

Rebeca Wallis

Photographer:

Rebeca Wallis

Make-up Artist.

N/A

Hair Stylist:

Rebeca Wallis

Wardrobe:

Rebeca Wallis

 

Model 1: Jodie C.H

Model 2: Amanda. G

 

Special Instructions

1)     Plain Jeans/Any colour as long as both models wear similar colour

2)     White T-shirt or Vest-top no logos or special designs

3)     Plain white trainers/vans, no multicolour or sparkly items

4)     Hair can be any design – if wearing hairband etc. match colour with shoes or jeans.

 

Timeline

Meet at A1 Photography room

2:50pm

Makeup, Hair and Wardrobe briefing

3:10pm – 3:30pm

Photo-shoot

3:40 – 4:20pm

19/11/13  = Planning Photo-shoot

At the moment we've been planning our actual photo-shoot, this week we've been focusing on creating our call sheet and just creating plans for our magazine. The booking for the photo shoot will be on Friday the 22nd on a black back drop. So far I've been focused on creating the journalism piece for the DPS as I feel this is most important. I need to start shooting off-scene photos for the contents page while waiting for the photography studio which is also important but, I'm unsure what I actually want.We've also been analysing existing models and magazines that may influence our actual magazine.


This is helping because I'm gathering different ideas that may or may not work for my own shoot. For example, the use of shallow depth of field sometimes is shown in many cover shoots which may be influential to my contents page if the models are out in the open or wherever the shoot may take place. This is also helping because I'm getting a different feel on lighting and poses that could make my cover work, also I noticed a theme in the magazine cover's which makes the cover page much more professional and engaging to the audience.
  
 

Photography

 

Umbrella Lighting:

Shoot Through Umbrellas:

Shoot through umbrellas or can also be called soft or white umbrellas are the most common umbrellas used by photographers. The idea of umbrellas are to diffuse lights, similar to soft boxes and softens the light that’s hitting your subject.

 

Reflective umbrellas

Reflective umbrellas are useful modifiers, allowing you to bounce light directly onto your subject without the use of standard reflectors. The reflectors allow you to use the product as well as keeping your studio tidy as they can be easily moved around.

 

Gold: Use gold reflectors to warm up your pictures.

Silver: Silver reflectors can be used to brighten your picture, without affecting the colour of the light.

White: Use white reflectors to bounce light into shadows, without affecting the quantity, quality, or colour of light being cast on your subject.

Black: Black reflectors act in a subtractive manner, removing excess light from your photos.

 

Nikon D40 and Nikon D7000 with 7 million mega pixels with a 150 millimetre lenses. The other would be the Nikon D7000 18 million mega pixels with a 155 millimetre lenses.


Tips:

1. Stand 6 ft away from backdrop to maintain a clear and good shot
2. Use trinity flash lights as they add depth to the shot.
3. Shallow depth of field = When the main foreground image is clearly in focus where as the background is not in focus and blurry.

EXPOSURE TRIANGLE: APERTURE, ISO & SHUTTER SPEED

Each setting controls exposure differently:

Aperture: controls the area over which light can enter your camera
Shutter speed: controls the duration of the exposure
ISO speed: controls the sensitivity of your camera's sensor to a given amount of light

 

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