Photoshoot 1 Evaluation

These photos were JUST to see what Alice could do. Meaning they did not relate that much to my 'further photo research'.

Looking into my first set of photos, I am not entirely happy with the outcome. I think Alice was rather nervous to be photographed at first, never having worked with me before. In this first photo shoot, I decided to try and take simple photographs with a variety of clothing so that I could see what type of clothes worked best on my model. By the end of the photo shoot, I believe she looked a lot more comfortable in what she was wearing as she grew more confident in front of the camera. I noticed that the photos that she looked best in were the photos similar to the photo below. 

I believe this photograph is effective as her facial expression reveals attitude and cheekiness. I think this is an effective look for Alice and I will try hard to create more photographs like this. I also want to try and show a more sensual, mysterious feel in my next photos. I think it will be extremely affective as this is the ‘Indie-rock’ style I want to display. Looking at these photos allow me to see that Alice will be able to pull off the look I am searching for. 

What will i do to improve?

This photo to the right I think displays one of my very weak photographs of Alice. It was one of the first photographs taken and therefore, you can see that she feels rather uncomfortable. Her hair is also rather flat and lifeless which reflects the opposite view to what i want. I see this photo as quite boring and dull compared to what I would like. I want my next lot of photographs to be full of life and be able to capture an exciting image.

 To improve my next photographs there is a range of things i need to do:

•   For my second photo shoot, I would like to backcomb Alice’s hair in order to reveal a wilder, more exciting side. My first photo shoot was not very effective as not a lot of attitude came through Alice’s photos and I believe that not being in character is a major reason for this. 
• In the first photo shoot, I did not put make up on Alice as I wanted to try out the more natural look. However now that I see the photographs, I want to put make up on Alice as the ‘Indie’ look is not usually natural and so applying make up should affect my photographs. I will put lipstick on Alice in order to emphasize her lips in order to create the sensual, exciting look that I now know she is capable of.
• I think props should be used in order to create more interesting photographs. Like my further photo research, I will use the idea of bubble gum and geek glasses. If these do not look good for my front cover, they may be very beneficial for my double page spread. 
• Clothes - As well as using the most successful clothing in the past photographs, I will use new ideas and outfits. I want to create a more rocky and indie look and to gain this, I will think carefully about the clothes I want Alice to wear. They need to stand out and be exciting and by selecting and trying out new clothes I believe I will be successful in this. 

Photoshoot 1

Shown here is my first selection of photographs which have been taken to see what Alice is like in front of the camera, not necessarily relating to my research:

Further Photo Research

Looking at my beginning research and thinking very carefully about my model, i have decided to photograph my friend Alice, who I know is very photogenic and is exactly what I am looking for.

Most of these photos will come across in my second photo shoot after I am able to see what Alice is capable of. 

 I would like to take two different types of photographs. One set will be close ups of the model from the waist up. These photographs will be reliant on the eyes of the model and the facial expression. 

The other set of photographs will be full body photographs which will allow me to capture the models complete fashion. The first set of photographs i will do my research on is the close ups. Within this, i will also reveal what props etc i want my model to have.

The photo on the left, displays the type of hair i would like Alice to have. Backcombing will enable me to get Alice's hair quite big and bold. However, I need to ensure that this type of hair suits Alice. I believe having hair like this gives the model a certain attitude and this is the attitude I would like my model to adopt. In my photos I will try out different styles and images on Alice to see which works best in order to discover a look that will capture the 'Indie' style as well as connecting with my research.

Here, is a famous music artist Robyn. I choose this photo because although I do not like the fashion style here, I like the idea of using bubble gum in some of my photographs. This is one idea that i would like to try out during the whole process but I think I will do it in my second set of photographs as I want to start by taking basic photographs and then go into specific ones. My first selection of photo graphs will let me discover what Alice is capable of as a model and allow me to see how comfortable she is in front of the camera. Due to her past experience, I hope to find her confident and comfortable. 

The next photo, again is not exactly the style or look I am wanting to adopt. However, it is similar and from this photo, I want to see how my model looks wearing geek glasses as I see them as alternative look. Like the previous photo, I will try this idea out on my second photo shoot when I start my more specific collection of photographs which will hopefully develop to look rather like the one below.

Looking into geek glasses and facial expressions further, i believe this is a very effective photograph that can relate more to Alice, my model. The facial expression is very intriguing and sensual. I want to promote this look on the front of my music magazine as to me, it comes across as quite an 'indie-rock' attitude. In hope that Alice is able to pull off this look, I will work towards ensuring I can capture her inner rock attitude. 

This final photo, I believe, sums up everything that I am looking for. Through this model, I believe promoted is an sensual yet mysterious feel which from my front cover research, I have discovered is very effective for a cover shot. The hair is very similar to Alice's and therefore, I will try and base my close up photos like this. Although this photograph has no props in it, I believe this is the type of photograph I will settle for as I think it would be an extremely catching and effective front cover image. 

I believe the further photo research on close ups is very beneficial to my magazine cover. However, I would also like to research more into the body of a model as I believe clothing helps to promote certain styles. This type of photo may be more effective for my cover then the close up. If not, then i could use them on my double page spread.

The photo here, promotes the type of fashion i want. I think the shirt and high skirt would suit Alice a lot and therefore, I will definitely try to recreate this image. However, I would like to make my photograph more wintery by putting high socks or tights on my model. As well as this, I realise that Alice has a different skin and hair colour to this model so therefore, I will try and relate it to her by finding colours that will suit her. Also, getting Alice to try out different body poses and clothing will enable me to capture the best possible photo.

Magazine Names

One main feature of my magazine that I wanted to get out of the way as soon as I could was the name of my magazine. Shown below is a mind map of some ideas, my evaluation of them and which idea I chose as my final decision:

My Decision: SIDETRACK

My final decision on my magazine title is Sidetrack. I chose this because i think it is the strongest idea out of them all. Sidetrack is a road coming off of a main road. It came to my mind when thinking about Indie music coming off of the path of mainstream. I believe this is an affective title as it addresses the fact that the music is separated from the main road or main ‘tracks’ in this case and related directly to my topic. In my opinion, it is a catchy title and i cannot wait to discover what font makes it stand out best.