Front Cover Contact Sheet and Evaluation

Contact Sheet One

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Contact Sheet Two

Contact Sheet Three

Evaluation:

These are the photo's I have taken for my first photo shoot. I feel this photo shoot went quite well, as I was able to use the majority of ideas I had thought of in my written plan. 

Location/Lighting:
My location went according to plan, as I was able to use the studio within college with no problems at all. My intention was to experiment with some more bold lighting, however I felt this gave a more mysterious connotation to my image, as it created shadowing. The natural lighting was simple and made my image clear and precise. 

Clothing:
The clothing I opted to go for conveys an idea of fun, through the use of bright colours and cartoon images on the top underneath. This links well to my chosen genre of Pop. It was also casual, through the use of denim jeans and shorts, which created the impression my artist was down to earth. I thought this idea could be more appealing to my target age group and social age group, as they don't want to be intimidated by someone of a similar age wearing expensive looking clothing, especially if they can't afford these sorts of clothes. My model did show me her more dressy clothing though, so I did take it into consideration before I changed the demographic of my photo shoot. I felt the items she owned would come across as intimidating to some readers. As for jewellery, my artist is wearing some silver pieces, which gives a more subtle connotation of fame. 


Props:
I did have the idea of using a guitar in this image, for my model to hold at her side. I wanted to follow through with this idea, however it wasn't practical for my to bring a guitar in for the time I had this photo shoot planned. Although it isn't a massive deal this idea wasn't followed through, as I feel it may have made my cover look too busy. I am planning on incorporating a treble clef into my heading on the cover, and this idea along with a guitar could have been too in the readers face about the fact my magazine is based around music. The treble clef will be more subtle and therefore more effective. 

Model/Pose:
I experimented with poses which I stated I would do in my plan during this shoot. The images of my artist looking downwards are nice, but they lack the idea of eye contact, which is essential to a front cover. This is so the image is more direct to its audience, and therefore more appealing. The images of my model looking down are going to have to be discarded for the front cover, but perhaps incorporated as an extra image on my contents page. The images of my model looking directly at the camera and facing at a slight angle are my favourite, as they look more natural. A problem I have with some of these images however, is that my models eyes are not always fully opened, meaning it is harder to see them. This is important, again due to the importance of eye contact. I am going to go through all my images and find one where her eyes are more visible. Another essential thing I remembered for this shoot was to take the photo's in portrait - I learnt my lesson from my Prelim task! 
As for my model, she was perfect to work with, as she followed all the instruction I gave her for her costume and angles. She was understanding of the idea I was trying to go for through my image and so followed adequately.