Photoshoot Planning

As I said in my techniques and lighting post, I will be doing my main photo shoot at Lanhydrock Gardens, hopefully on a bright day so that I can use natural lighting. By researching the best lighting for outdoor photography, I have decided to photograph during the evening through until dusk in the summer so that I can get a range of photographs and lighting. Photographing in this season will mean that my images will appear warmer which will fit well with my fashion genre.

As Lanhydrock gardens cover a vast amount of land and are home to a range of greenery and flowers, I will be able to create many different scenes and backdrops around the gardens so that the photographs won't look similar. Although, I am planning to do another photoshoot in a corn field using an outdoor lighting kit.

As I want my photographs to have a natural look, I don't want other people in the shot. This could be difficult at Lanhydrock because it is a public attraction, so I will have to do it after closing time. This will work in terms of the lighting because less people will be in the location in the evening.

In term of my models, I am going to use people who have different looks and will be able to attract and represent my target audience. For my first photo shoot, I am going to use my friend Sophie. This is because I feel that she will represent my target audience in terms of the fashion genre as she is fashionable in the way she looks with middle length blonde hair and very blue eyes. I will dress and style her so that she looks young and natural in soft blue colours to match her features. Her look will be contrasting to her historical surroundings which will make her stand out.

I will also use my younger sister as a model in the same location with the same idea to look young and natural. I think she will attract my target audience because she represents the idea that Cornwall is full of natural scenery and is beautiful. Although she is only 10 years old, I think her look will attract my target audience because she is youthful and natural looking with wavy light blonde hair. This time, I will dress her in white/cream colours so that she seems angelic and elegant, which again will be contrasting to the historical surroundings.

I will photograph my last model in a corn field. I have chosen this location because the natural green surroundings will represent the Cornish culture. As this area will be quite dense with greenery, not much natural lighting will get let in. In this case, I will have to take an outdoor lighting kit which will consist of two umbrella lights and a wireless flash trigger so that I can produce more creative lighting and cast shadows of the corn stalks and leaves. I think my model will stand out in these green surroundings because of her contrasting auburn hair. I will dress her in a metallic purple dress which will also stand out against the greens. I think she will represent my target audience well because has a fashionable appearance.

I think these photographs will attract my target audience they represent the culture and heritage in Cornwall as well as representing the fashion genre. I think by using these locations, models and styling, I will be able to produce some creative photographs that show off the natural beauty of Cornwall.