Photoshoot Analysis

The theme of my photoshoot was “looking ahead” and I tried to encapsulate this through my facial expression and the direction in which I was looking (me being the subject). I directed my photographer to try and take natural shots of me I was standing in a particular place.

I tried to incorporate city life into nature by going to Greenwich Park; it has beautiful nature scenery and in contrast, it gives visitors an opportunity to see the glorious London skyline. My “costume” used red and black, of which are the colours I want to use in my actually magazine. I dressed exactly how I would dress every day but just focused on colour a bit more.

Overall I am extremely pleased with how the pictures have come out; they’ve achieved my objective of trying to get the message across that the subject is looking forward to the future.

Below, are some annotations of some of the images that were produced at the photoshoot.

I've obtained the photos from the photoshoot I conducted along with my good friend Robyn Henry. I was the one directing the photos and eventually, also editing the pictures. Up for show is a few manipulated images using brushes in Photoshop 7.0.

Let me know what you think! I've also put these pictures on Facebook and you can find them here

Some of the stuff I've been working on in Photoshop...

Photoshoot Plan

The photo-shoot I shall be conducting will be looking to mirror and emphasise the importance and significance of ‘looking forward’ and working hard in the music industry. I shall achieve this by having shots of myself looking ahead from different angles; portraying the focus that is within.

To symbolise the work ethic within the frame of a picture I shall look very natural and determined in the shots taken. There shall be only a few posed photos and I doubt (unless they’re of extremely high quality) I will be using them for any area of the magazine that will stress the meaning of the article.

I’ve chosen to dress in clothes that symbolise me as an artist. I will have a Frank Turner t-shirt on which says “Love Songs, Politics & Friends” on the front, along with three chord boxes that are used when learning to play the guitar. This will state the genre of the magazine and also the target audience.

I hope to conduct a few photo-shoots with different surroundings in order to properly get across the hard work element of being a musician; staying in one place is never an option!

I've really started getting into the media course. I've planned my first photo-shoot which shall be conducted outside in the local area. However, I'm going to be sticking to the less glamorous parts of London and those, really in my opinion, that define my view of London, e.g. Camden Town.

Once I get the pictures on the computer, they shall be straight on here!

Take care people,

JW