Photo shoot Planning

The emotional impact I would like my photography to have on my reader is for the female audience I would like them to be able to relate with the cover model and also be able to aspire to be like them as the image will sophisticated and attractive. For the male audience I would like them to feel attracted to the model. Overall I want the model the model to have a mysterious look, this will attract the readers because it is intriguing.

The people I will photograph will be young attractive so that they look appealing on the front cover of the magazine, this will also be relevant to my target audience of 16-19 year old males and females. I plan to photograph some of my friends who fall into my target audience, this will make the magazine feel more personal with the readers.

For my front cover the props I will choose wont be the main focus point of the image as I want my model to stand out. I will use EP records for either a front cover image or double page spread images, this relates to music and looks sophisticated.

To emphasise colour I will use clothing such as black which will contrast with my magazine colour scheme of red. The colour black isn't that dominant so the reader will keep focus on just the model rather than the clothing. On my front cover I plan for the model to be wearing black with red lips and nail varnish this will relate to the colour scheme and add an eye-catching look to the magazine, I will keep the background plain so that the main focus is the model. 

I have briefed my models on the photo shoot and have planned the styling they are going to have. I have told them on the types of poses I would like them to do, what clothes to bring etc. I have also done a test shoot with one of the models to practise out hair, make-up, clothes and lighting, this has helped me a lot to understand what I want things to go like in my shoot and what I don't.

When I did my test shoot I used natural lighting with no artificial lighting I also used the flash when taking the pictures. When taking the images I found that I wasn't 100% satisfied with the images, this is because the lighting wasn't as bright as I wanted resulting in the model not standing out very much. From this I have decided to do my photos in a studio where there is artificial lighting so it will make the images bright and make the model look better with a crisper more defined image.

I will do my shoot against a plain backdrop, white wall for at home for the front cover image this is so the model is the main focus so that the magazine stands out. For the double page spread I will have things in the background such as old records or musical instruments to liven the page up. I also want to be able to go to a photography studio, again I will have a plain back background. The reasoning's for using the studio would be the lighting, I could use artificial lighting which could make the images look better and over this is beneficial to the magazine.

The make-up my model will wear for the double page spread will be a vintage-rock look, this is in keeping with the magazine genre. The make-up the model will wear for the front cover will be more subtle on the face, with defined features by adding dark smokey eyes and a dark red lip this will add the mystery and invite the readers in. The clothes the model will wear will be plain and simple like a black silk top or chiffon shirt, this will keep the model looking attractive and will keep the readers focused on the models face and not necessarily on the clothing. For the double page spread the model will wear a black leather dress/skirt paired with colourful accessories, the make-up will be subtle and plain to keep the model looking elegant. I could also have the model wear a white fur coat to add luxury and elegance.

 These are different images that have inspired me for what I what my models make-up yo be like and what I want my model to wear