Photos from Photoshoot 2

I would say more thought was taken into consideration when taking the photos for photoshoot 2. As we were able to use a light that we could manoeuvre around the models and we were in an environment where we were able to use different backdrops. Although both photoshoots used professional cameras, the use of more efficient equipment for shoot 2 made shoot 2 more eye catching and eligible for my front cover.

Photos from Photoshoot 1

In this Prezi we see a few of the photos taken in photo shoot 1. Majority of them won't be used in the magazine as I'll need to take some again and I genuinely don't have enough room for most. They were taken in a different location and with different people to Photo shoot 2. I purposely wanted a different variety of location and people I knew to be involved with the magazine.

Photoshoot 2

The second photoshoot I took consisted of my colleagues Mamuda, Ade and Josh. I felt that they could enhance the magazine in a more positive as they seemed to have more a 'hip-hop/rap look' than the models I had used in Photoshoot 1. The black/white backdrops helped me get very professional pictures that I intend to use in the magazine. From advice of my colleagues, the white backdrop seems to be more sufficient for my front cover, wheras, the black backrop pictures would be more efficient on my 2 page spread. The clothing worked out very well and I'm very pleased of the contributions that everyne made to get these photos. This involved my colleagues and I brnging clothes that we felt would be efficient for this shoot.

This is one of the photos I took of Mamuda and Ade. I feel that the light was efficient due to the complications of bad pictures and complications seeing the models when we tried without the light. Most of the pictures seem to have quite distinct shadows which may be due to the positioning of the light as the light was quite close to my models. The shadows are quite annoying and I wouldn't like to see them on my front cover. I may try to solve this by using the magic wand tool which hopefully would be able to remove the shadow.

My colleagues seemed to like the white backdrop as oppose to the black backdrop. This wasn't the case for my models and I however, who preferred the black. Nevertheless a number of my colleagues have advised me to use this particular photo as the cover photo for my magazine. I like the idea of this and can see the black backdrop photos incorporated into my contents and 2 page spread.

This photo I particularly liked as my model has done an impressive job in connoting the 'serious' look I was going for. Artists in my genre don't usually smile or gleam their teeth they seem to keep a very stern look as we can see. The direct look into the camera with hidden emotion shows professionalism and will definitely be used in my magazine. I feel that the lighting work although there is an evident shadow in the back that I may need to try sort out. However this photo is one of the many that I was very happy with.

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.