Photography Planning and Choice Explanations

Cover - PlanMedium-Long Shot – Knees up

Passive photo to avoid cluttered look

Person stood posed, but photo taken at a time that makes it natural/candid.

Taken against a plain background.

Actual photo will be in colour.

Cover - ActualMedium-long shot

Lots of space at the sides for cover lines

Passive photo

Posed, but taken whilst he smiled at something for candid impression

Shot taken against white wall makes the background easily editable whilst preserving natural shadow.

Contents page - PlanLive photo AT LEAST a long shot. Very Colourful. Candid and taken during performance. Busy shot to capture energy. Low Angle

Image of artist with mise en scene representing his genre of music. Fairly busy

Photo of people being silly. Silly hand gestures etc. joke – Posed to show personality.

Contents Photos Actual.Live action shot, candid, for reviews section. Busy to capture a visual representation of the energy. Colourful. Low-angle.

Posed shot of artist from cover story, relevent things in the background makes photo slightly more busy. Mise en scene highlights the electronic contribution to the artist’s music. Medium shot.

Vibrant and warm colours for editor’s photo, busy and joke-posed to show personality.

Double Page Spread – Plan

No eye contact. Hoodie/jack unzipped to show more vibrant t-shirt. Busy background showing appropriate electronics. No eye contact + posed, looks like the person is deep in thought. Portrait shot. Medium shot from eye-level.

Double Page Spread- Actual

Decided to go for a slightly lower than eye-level angle; artist fills the height of the page and gives an element of status. Busy shot, appropriate electronics in the back, speakers + rack etc. Posed shot, artist looks deep in thought. No eye-contact, though artist definitely has his attention somewhere, looks ‘deep’. Hoodie unzipped suggests he’s in his comfort zone – readers can feel comfortable if the model looks comfortable.

Main Rejected ImagesToo blurry

Inconsistent clutter, lens spots

Doesn’t look as good as when he avoids eye contact with cameraImage not

clear enough. Facial expression too uncertain

Would have been good as dp photo rather than cover as intended, due to the fact it shows his character and personality – caught mid-action. But other photo worked better.

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