Photoshoot 1

I'd like to call this a practice photo shoot as I wasn't particularly happy with what I had done.

My first photo shoot consisted of my friends Wilfred Kiondo and Jamel MacFarlane. I felt that they had the appropriate look of a rap artist that I was going for therefore suited well for my photo shoot. I feel however that these photos will have to be taken again as I'm not particularly happy with the mise en scene involved in some of the pictures. I had taken quite a few photos in this area however these are the few that show the inappropriate mise en scene and position of photo.

 In this photo I am very pleased of the position of my model and the hand gestures made with the piano. However the vase and microphone stand are not giving the best outlook of a rap magazine and in my opinion deem inappropriate therefore this particular picture would have to be taken again. Not showing the face of the model in this picture gives the audience the opportunity to focus more on the piano and not specifically the person playing it. I want my audience to prioritise music and not necessarily the people playing it.. although the people playing them are as important also.

This photo was to signify a rap battle of some sort. I feel that their positions give a really professional touch on a rap battle however yet again, an aspect of mise en scene is not to my liking. I feel these pictures have given me more incentive on what I was doing wrong when taking these. I feel the stances and hand poses are essential to the photo and when I ask them to take it again, I will ask them to do exactly the same poses they did before. The position of the mini stand on the table with the religious cloth on top drives away from the theme rap, which will mean I'll have to take these photos again. I feel, and as told by my colleagues, that this seems to infer that its a Gospel genre rather than Rap

The mise en scene in this photo seems to be non-existent as I've taken it against a white background. I now realise that its clear a door is positioned on the far left which is inappropriate and takes away the professionalism of the photo. The sight of the light switch also gives a sort of 'cheap' look in my opinion... However, due to the colour of the switch being gold and the appearance of the watch connotes wealth in a way and the sight of the door could just enhance the environment he's in.

This photo also happened to have bad mise en scene. I felt that this pose would relate to a similar pose of rap artist Jay-Z that I've found before. I felt it connotes seriousness and business. However some aspects of mise en scene weren't necessarily appropriate. The clothing was alright, however, the posters on the wall and some of the items in the background weren't necessarily appropriate. I'd hope to be able to take this picture again with the
mise en scene improved.

The picture below happened to be what I was going for with the picture above. I told my model to have his hands in a sort of pondering pose but also business like and with this image in mind. I hope to incorporate this specific image when I take the photos again, and when I do I also hope to use Jay-Z as a sort of 'template' and influence for the rest of my pictures.