Photos of Model

The Photoshoot.


On the day of the photoshoot myself and Hannah went out into the rural parts of Lutterworth town to take photos to be used on the front cover, contents page and double page spread of my indie music magazine. Before going to the chosen location i chose how Hannah hair, makeup and clothing would be represented. Because i inteneded to take some quite close-up photographs i did Hannah's make-up in a very quirky style that will grab the attention of the customers. I chose to use a stiking black lipstick on hr upper lip for a unique and unconventional look that works very well with the indie style taht i will be portraying the whole way through my magazine. I chose for Hannah to wear a brightly coloured turquoise shit, buttoned to the top as this is very typical of indie fashion and therefore will appeal to teenage girls who are the tearget audience, i chose for her to wear contrasting black tailored trousers to make the shirt stand out furthur and lots of chunky jewellery which is also very typical of indie fashion.

A Few Photo I Have Chosen To Analyse.

Full length body shot.


For this photograph i have placed Hannah on the right hand side of the shot, although a busy background has been used she still manages to be the main focus of the shot because of her brightly coloured shirt. If i were to use this as the main image on the front cover it would allow for alot of text to be placed on the left hand side of the image although a very limited space is left for text on the right hand side of the image, this problem could be solved by cutting out Hannah using the 'magnetic lassoo tool' on Photoshop and placing her in te centre although this would mean she would then be on a plain background which may take away from the 'arty' effect which is given off by the urban graffitti background which i believe ties in very well with the indie theme.




Mid-Shot.

Hannah is central to this shot which i believe will really grab people attention, the way that she is looking away from the camera also exudes confidence and gives her the appearance of being important. It is important to me that my cover start looks empowering and dominant to make for a very powerful shot. By Hannah looking confident and in control my magazine will also look far more proffesional which is very important.





Action Shot.

Although this shot doesn't seem to be very strong i think that i could use it as a smaller image perhaps on the contents page or the second page of the double page spread, i think that this shot, along with 3 or 4 similar shots, placed in a film strip or photo negative strip at the bottom of a page would be very effective and also backup the influence of art within my magazine





Low Angle Shot.

The low angle shot that i have used for this photos makes Hannah look dominant and in control and as if she is someone who she should be looked up to. This will help to make her somebody that the target audience feel like they could aspire to be. It is extremely important that the photo i chose for the cover appeals to the target audience as they will be the people hwo the photo is aimed at and who will be buying the magazine.




Side Profile.

I think that this shot is very effective as it shows off the full extent of Hannahs outfit and the gaffitti background contrasts perfectly with her outfit and hair. Unfortunately Hannah is to far towards the left of the photo for me to use this as the cover photo, i could solve this problem by either cutting her out and placing her into the centre of the image onto a plain background or i could use this image on the double page spread and place a large quote over a section of the image.



Looking to one side.

I really like the effect that this shot has given the photo as the relaxed posture of Hannah's body makes her appear approachable and friendly, this will help entise in the audience, i could furthur represent this 'friendly' theme by used no capital letters in the masthead and a soft and rounded font, this font will contrast well with the busy photos and help it t stand out.





Slightly Too Small.

A long shit has been used here which means that Hannah is quite small compared to the size of the actual photo, this however shouldn't be a problem because i used an extremely high resoloution camera so if i decidedthat i wanted to use this photo then i could simply zoom in and crop the photograph. I like the neutral colour scheme of the background of this photo as it really makes Hannah stand out.



A Less Striking Shot.

This shot is far less eye-cathcing as Hannah appears to not be concentrating and doesn't seem to be very dominant. I won't be using this photo because it is not striking and doesn't make for a good cover image.

Quirky Shot.

I am very fond of this quirky shot as it really shows the unconventional theme than runs within all aspects of an indie lifestyle, this close up shot also shows of the original make-up that i have chosen to use on Hannah.I would not however be able to use this shot on the front cover as there is no room above Hannah's head for a masthead.