Planning my Photo shoot

To make sure my photo shoot is successful, I have planned the following aspects:

• The equipment
• The choice of model
• Costume list and mise-en-scene
• Location

Equipment


Firstly, I've decided that I am going to use the photography studio for my photo shoot which will include using a 6D Canon SLR, studio lighting and a white back drop. My choice of equipment will make sure that I can the best quality photo and also represent my target audience. My equipment will allow me to take professional photographs which will also represent the purpose and genre of my magazine. To get the best lighting for my photographs, I will adjust the camera's shutter speed and aperture to work with the soft box lighting. To create high standard lighting for my images, I will also use a remote flash. After taking the photographs, I will use Photoshop on the Mac's and my Art Master III graphics board to add any final touches to my photos.

• Canon 6D SLR
• 50mm Lens
• 64GB memory card
• Tripod
• Lighting - soft box ect.
• Backdrop

Model choice


I then decided on my model. I have chosen someone who will represent my genre of magazine and target audience. My models appearance is interesting and I haven chosen her particularly because of her hair colour and age. I feel that this will help me to represent my target audience as my target audience will be able to relate to her and want to be like her. 



Costume list

I have chosen the following as part of my costume list:

• Make up: foundation, concealer, pink lip stain and pink lip gloss, pink blusher, silver, grey and black eyeshadow, mascara, eye brow pencil
• Hair: hair bands, hair grips, bow
• Clothes: black print jumper, black leggings

As the photograph I am aiming to get will be a medium-close up shot, make up will be important in my photo shoot. I have decided on what style to create after looking at make up tutorials that I believe will represent my target audience. Similarly to the make up, the hair style will also be important. I have decided to base the hairstyle on a style that has been seen on other R&B musicians such as Rihanna but I will consider doing this style with strait hair rather than curly, as my model has long, straight and thick hair naturally. My model is wearing her own clothes of dark colours so she will stand out against the light coloured background.

Location information

As I said before, my photo shoot will be taking place in the Bodmin College Woods Browning photography studio. This will allow me to produce professional photographs that will represent my target audience and genre of magazine.

Budget:

• Camera - £1200
• 50mm lens - £240
• 64GB memory card - £70
• Lighting - £120
• Tripod - £30
• Backdrop - £5
• Backdrop stand - £40
• Apple Mac - £1000
• Photoshop - £800