The location for this shot was a cinema room with dark mauve walls, I choose this dark location as I wanted the model to be the sole focus of the picture along with it enabling me to create a shadow around the model when it came to editing. Not a lot of lightening was used because of those reasons. The model is wearing a vintage black leather jacket with fur round the collar, high wasted denim shorts on top of tights. The model has her hair in a 'messy bun' as the indie image is seen to be slightly 'scruffy'. Following the feedback from my target audience the model is also not wearing much make-up therefore looking natural. I had the model put her hands in her pockets and lean towards the camera giving a direct mode of address to the audience however felt that this shot did not show enough personality or attitude therefore I will not be using this shot for my magazine.
This is a centered, long shot, again taken in the dark cinema room for the same effect as the previous shot. The model is still in the same costume, hair and make-up as before to reflect the indie image. As before, I directed the model to put her hands in her pockets lean towards the camera making the audience the direct mode of address. As you can see the model is now pouting showing she has attitude which I wanted as I would like my artist to be giving off a persona. I am happy with this shot therefore will be editing it so it is effective for my magazine.
Taking the shot previous, I used Photoshop to 'crop' the image slightly as you can see in the previous picture just at the bottom there was a different shade of purple therefore making this shot precise. I continued to use another photo editing site called PicMonkey where I put mauve lip tint onto my model, this was so she looked unique and showed her personality to the camera which added to the indie image.
My next step was to add the shadow effect I spoke about in the very first shot, to do this I used a photo editing site called Pixlr. I used the brush to glide over the areas where I wanted a shadowing effect to happen, as you can see above I chose each corner of the shot forcing light onto my model, connotating her importance. I have stated in a previous post that I got the idea from the music magazine NME when they featured Noel Gallagher shown below:
Although my image compared to this one looks very different, my original idea came from this. I have been creative and made mine suit my music genre so it is unique. Furthermore, I am now happy with this picture and have now created the main image for my music magazine front cover.
The location for this shot was a room similar to the one I used for the front cover main image, I choose this location as it was a contrast to the last one, as it lets in loads of light as well as light coloured walls. The model is wearing a plain white tee, short denim waistcoat, a retro skirt and converse. The model has her hair down this time but back combed to give off the 'messy' look. The model is again wearing natural makeup, all to fit into the indie image. I asked the model to play around with the added prop of the electric guitar as I wanted the shot to look natural. I was happy with this shot therefore went on to edit.
Taking the previous shot I went onto Pixlr and used a tool called airbrush, I smoothed out the models face so that she looked relaxed. I then continued to use another tool called colour splash where it turns the image black and white and you go over the areas you would like with a brush to refill in the colour. As you can see above I choose to colour in the electric guitar as I thought this would make the image look striking and appeal to my target audience. In addition, I used Photoshop to boarder my image giving it an authentic look. Therefore I am now happy with this image and will be using it for the main image on my contents page.
This shot is a centered long shot taken in the same location as the image above for the same reasons, taking advantage of the lighting. The model has her hair down (however I added an accessory of flowers), a plain white tee, a fur waistcoat, tie die pink denim sorts, brogues and sunglasses again to project the indie image. I asked the model to stand as if she was advertising the outfit, which she did therefore was happy with the outcome. I can now edit.
Taking the shot previous I used the colour splash tool from Pixlr like before as I wanted to highlight the outfit the model was wearing, however I did not think it had worked as well as the last image therefore changed ideas and played around with tools on Photoshop to get the effect below:
As you can see I applied an effect from Photoshop to my image and felt that it worked as it gave the picture a vintage look again reinforcing the genres image. Pleased with the end result, I will be using this image as a smaller picture for my contents page advertising for my readers to get their festival clothes ready for summer.
Above is a shot I took from Olly Murs' tour book last year, I re sized and cropped this image in Photoshop. I chose Olly Murs' as it is well known that he loves to wear vintage clothing, also has similar sounding music to most indie artists. I will use this shot as another smaller image on my contents page advertising an article about "all the secrets from Olly's 2012 tour and what he has planned for this year".
This is a centered, wide shot, taken landscape. I used the location of the dark mauve cinema room as I wanted the photos to look professional e.g. Playing acoustic guitar in a recording studio. The model wears outfit, makeup, hair as in the previous image for the font cover. I directed the model to look down towards the camera making the audience the direct mode of address whilst holding the prop, trying to make a connection with them. However after reviewing this shot, the angle is not great and the model looks unnatural just holding the guitar therefore I will not be using this shot.
This is a centered, mid shot again location, mise en scene the same. I really liked this shot as I felt the model looked relaxed playing the guitar, she was positioned well and came across like she was enjoying her music. However felt that it could be taken a little wider. Furthermore, I also wanted the light to bounce of the guitar adding personality to the instrument which I think would attract my audience. Therefore decided to re take the shot.
As stated above, I wanted to take the shot a little wider, which I have now done and I also wanted the light to bounce off the guitar which I also managed to achieve. Satisfied I now had the elements to the image I wanted, I went onto PicMonkey and applied the mauve lip tint to the model, this was so that the font cover and double page spread would interconnect nicely, showing continuity. However I still felt there was something missing, hence playing around with different effects and tools on Photoshop.
After trying out different tools and effects on Photoshop, I found this effect which I thought was perfect for the image as it now looks, edgy, stylish and vintage which I am trying to get across to my target audience so that they will be interested in my magazine. As this is now complete it will be the main image on my double page spread.
This mid shot would be perfect for my double page spread as it shows the artist caught off guard, they are laughing which would make the audience want to find out what the artist is laughing at and also would feel connected to the artist by seeing them in a different light as they may have forgot that music professionals are normal, everyday people. However I did not like how one of her legs is positioned or that her hair was in her face therefore I will not be using it nevertheless it has left me with the idea to include an image of the artist laughing.
Similarly to the shot above, this is a great caption as the artist is showing that they have let their guard down which would come across well to the audience however for some reason the shot has blurred around her face therefore spoiling the image leaving it unable to use.
Unlike the previous two this shot of the artist laughing has come out well, I like the position and gestures of this image. The artist is enjoying herself but not to much so that the audience will think it is genuine and believable. I do not think it is perfect as the models face needs smoothing and I think the shot is a little too wide but overall I am pleased therefore will be using this image.
I have airbrushed the models face using a tool on Pixlr, added the mauve lip tint and a slight cheek blusher on PicMonkey although visually it is not perfect however knew that once an effect was added it would smooth the lip tint out. For this image, I wanted to create three versions as smaller photos for the double page spread therefore to keep in with the rest of the images being used I put similar effects to show continuity throughout the magazine.
Above are the final three versions of this image that I have selected to feature on the double page spread as smaller images. I think this will appeal to my target audience as it will catch their eye, I have never seen it be done in a music magazine before which makes mine stand out and I also think it makes my magazine unique giving something extra for its readers. In addition, I like the style of all the images I have created and choose for my magazine as I feel that the images look like they were taken as part of a photo shoot along with the featured story of the magazine.
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