Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Preparing for the Photoshoot

I have now decided that the two pictures to fill the space in my contents page will be, one portait shot of "Florence Welch" and the other a landscape shot of "100 Greatest Albums".

I then had to think about shot composition. How the shot needs to look;
what types of angles would look good,
whether a long shot, close up or mid shot would be approriate,
what kind of shots am I missing on my contents,
what background would look good
do I know someone that will be good as posing as "Florence Welch"?
how should their hair be
what would the model need to wear
and what kind of make up do they wear?

I have taken all of these questions into consideration and have come up with an answer to all.
I decided as I already have a long shot image and a mid shot image on my contents and close up would be appropriate and show a range and variety between the images.
I personally think a white background would be appropriate for this shot, although as I am getting a close up I'm hoping the models head will fill the whole image so no background can be seen. A white background may also still be useful to reflect light and create the right light for my image.
I have the perfect person in mind to pose as Florence Welch, her name is Elle Walker and is very pretty and also has bright red hair, as does Florence Welch. She has a very similar "indie" fashion to Florence so I think Elle will be more than suitable to be my model. If for some reason Elle is unable to model for me I may use myself.
The models hair should be wavy/messy as this would convey a sort of rough rock chick look.
The model should wear a stylish, indie styled top, possiblywith some detail around the neck line as this may be seen in the close up.
Make up will play a huge part in the photo as it is a close up so every pimple will be seen. The models face has to be well covered so no blemishes can be seen, although if needs be I can edit these out at a later stage. Thick dark eyeliner would be appropriate and a bold lipstick, either red, brown or deep pink. The eyebrows may need some colouring to make them stand out more.
I am hoping for my image to be loosely based around the following images.

I have also decided what will look good for the image representing "100 Greatest Albums". I will lay out a number of memorable albums on either a white or black background, this depends on the main colours of the album cases. I will then take a landscape shot of the albums and possibly edit the colouring/brightness of the photo when uploaded. This is a similar image to what I am hoping to capture.

1 comment:

  1. Evidence, in a round of about way, of shot lists. Also, further evidence of planning and arranging photo opportunities.

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