Monday, 23 January 2017
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Friday, 23 December 2016
Risk Assessment
I have carried out a risk assessment of the locations where I will be taking my images for my music magazine.
The location of the pink wall was next to a road which was a dead end, therefore, this may be a risk as many cars use this road throughout the day. Although this location was a quiet area and therefore there were not a lot of people of whom walked on the pathway where the model would be placed.
The park:
Risks consist of the location being wet and therefore become slippery. The model or the photographer may get hurt in this situation.
The location of the factory also had the risk of being in the way of other people or the danger or cars as it was a very busy road.
Brick wall:
The brick wall was in an isolated area where there was no risk of cars or other people although the only risk was that the part of the bottom of the wall that was overgrown and the model could trip or if it was wet the model would be at risk of slipping.
Factory door:
This held the risk of vans needing access through this door and the risk of the model being harmed by these cars.
The boarded up pub/club was also in the same area as that of the pink wall; therefore, there was the same risks of cars and people.
The next location of the plain black wall was in a residential car park; therefore, there was a large risk of cars injuring myself or the model during the photoshoot.
The precautions I will take concerning whether it rains on the day of the photoshoot is to change the location to an indoor alternative or arrange another time for the images to be taken. The risk of the cars will be dealt with by assessing how busy the area is and ensuring that not many cars are around; if it is busy then I will ensure the model and myself are not in the way of these cars and are in the safest position.
The location of the pink wall was next to a road which was a dead end, therefore, this may be a risk as many cars use this road throughout the day. Although this location was a quiet area and therefore there were not a lot of people of whom walked on the pathway where the model would be placed.
Risks consist of the location being wet and therefore become slippery. The model or the photographer may get hurt in this situation.
The location of the factory also had the risk of being in the way of other people or the danger or cars as it was a very busy road.
The brick wall was in an isolated area where there was no risk of cars or other people although the only risk was that the part of the bottom of the wall that was overgrown and the model could trip or if it was wet the model would be at risk of slipping.
Factory door:
This held the risk of vans needing access through this door and the risk of the model being harmed by these cars.
The boarded up pub/club was also in the same area as that of the pink wall; therefore, there was the same risks of cars and people.
The next location of the plain black wall was in a residential car park; therefore, there was a large risk of cars injuring myself or the model during the photoshoot.
The precautions I will take concerning whether it rains on the day of the photoshoot is to change the location to an indoor alternative or arrange another time for the images to be taken. The risk of the cars will be dealt with by assessing how busy the area is and ensuring that not many cars are around; if it is busy then I will ensure the model and myself are not in the way of these cars and are in the safest position.
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Original Images Analysis
The first few images were taken within a local park, I
choose this location and had my model stand in the middle of the pathway to
introduce symmetry into my images. The model is holding a guitar to convey that
it is a music magazine and to further convey that they are an artist.
In the first four images on the left the model is looking at the guitar and moving naturally between images as if she is playing the instrument. The first three images are mid-close up images, by doing this there is still obvious symmetry, you can see the model clearly and there is not a lot of focus on the busy background as the location was in the middle of a built up area.
Within other images I zoomed out from the mid-close up to
create a wide shot to emphasise the symmetry of the trees and the amount of
space around the model/artist. I then continued to use this wide-shot angle/frame as I
wanted to take a variety of shots and by having some images more zoomed out I
have the choice to crop the image to fit the magazine whilst editing my chosen
images.In the first four images on the left the model is looking at the guitar and moving naturally between images as if she is playing the instrument. The first three images are mid-close up images, by doing this there is still obvious symmetry, you can see the model clearly and there is not a lot of focus on the busy background as the location was in the middle of a built up area.
In other images, the model/artist turns her head more towards the camera
although there is not direct address from the model within these images. I took
these as action shots to imply within my magazine the natural state of these
artists performing or busking as they may have before they succeeded in their
career. Therefore, this further places emphasis on my indie-pop genre as music
related to this genre are quite acoustic and in a way by taking images in a
natural setting, along with the guitar and everyday clothing I am able to
convey my artists like the genre, back to basics and raw.
I then changed my technique by taking the picture portrait
to further provide myself with a variety of images to ensure I have an
alternative set of images in case one of the previous landscape images cannot
be edited to fit my magazine's design. Although, within this portrait images
the model/artist does begin to create direct eye-contact which therefore
establishes a direct mode of address and personal connection with the
readers/audience. I then took my images so they were landscape again; although
I zoomed in a bit more to get a mid close-up shot where the artist/model is
making direct eye contact. At this point within the photo shoot the model changed the
position of her head and angles it more upwards and clearly shows her face
along with direct eye contact.
I then changed to my next location; the park bench is
representative of the artists relaxed, raw music style as it is very simplistic
and can be described as a natural image as the artist is implied to have
started off busking in her local areas and performing in the local bars etc.
I then changed the shot by zooming out to the long-mid shot so that this yellow, fallen post that conveys a rustic, abandoned tone to the images which is common within indie-style images.
After taking more images on the bench with close-up shots of the model/artist I then changed my location to a tree within the park; to place more emphasis on the season of autumn I attempted to include more leaves into the images although in my original image post you can see that these images were not successful and therefore I decided to have the model sit on the floor and have the model as the main focus although obvious use in the background of the autumn leaves. I then used a variety of shots within this setting of mid-shots and close-ups to create a wider variety.
The next location I used the similar techniques of using a wide range of shots against a black wall; the black wall gave my images a very simplistic look and therefore placed all the focus onto the artist/model.
There is very similar reasoning for the next four locations as they were all quite simplistic and were not very busy background and therefore would place further emphasis on the model.
I then changed the shot by zooming out to the long-mid shot so that this yellow, fallen post that conveys a rustic, abandoned tone to the images which is common within indie-style images.
After taking more images on the bench with close-up shots of the model/artist I then changed my location to a tree within the park; to place more emphasis on the season of autumn I attempted to include more leaves into the images although in my original image post you can see that these images were not successful and therefore I decided to have the model sit on the floor and have the model as the main focus although obvious use in the background of the autumn leaves. I then used a variety of shots within this setting of mid-shots and close-ups to create a wider variety.
The next location I used the similar techniques of using a wide range of shots against a black wall; the black wall gave my images a very simplistic look and therefore placed all the focus onto the artist/model.
There is very similar reasoning for the next four locations as they were all quite simplistic and were not very busy background and therefore would place further emphasis on the model.
Monday, 12 December 2016
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Monday, 5 December 2016
RECCE
Possible locations for my photos:
These first three locations are all within the same location. This possible location is a public park which would give a rural, raw look to my indie-pop magazine. Many other indie magazines I have analysed incorporate nature within their images therefore, I may use this location to introduce the indie genre into my magazine although these locations don't convey the pop genre alongside the indie. Therefore, to make the genre of my magazine more obvious I would have to incorporate images set in other locations to
I choose this factory as the next possible location as the rustic look furthered conveyed the indie genre although, not as strongly as the previous setting therefore, this location incorporates more of the indie-pop genre.
This factory conveyed a rustic, abandoned theme which I believe suits the indie genre well as indie music magazines are usually reflective of the raw and independent artists of whom are consumed by the pop industry. As my music magazine is the indie-pop genre I am able to focus on either the aspects of indie or pop within each magazine edition. Therefore, by having locations such as this factory I am able to focus on the indie side of my genre within the image and then add pop conventions within the editing and incorporation of text later within my development.
Within the same location there was a large green garage door which I thought also withheld good conventions of the indie genre.
My next location was a large segment of black brick wall. I believe this is a good choice of location for my indie-pop magazine as many pop magazine's images contain very plain and simplistic backgrounds with the artist being the main subject/focus. Therefore, to incorporate both indie and pop equally I choose this plain background to contrast against the more busy locations such as the ones in the park.
For similar reasons as the brick wall above, I also found this other brick wall which was a lot more rustic and run down which conveys the indie-pop genre well. Many indie-pop artists started their career or their love for music when they were out busking in their local areas, with these sort of locations I am able to convey where the artist may have begun their career as an artist and in a way taken them back to basics.
The next location was also a brick was that was quite rustic although it was this eye-catching bright pink which would add a different aspect to my magazine images.
These windows provided a backdrop similar to the ones earlier at the abandoned looking factory although added more lighter, eye-catching aspects which I believe would appeal more to my target audience. Alongside the peeling paint on both the windows and the brick wall itself can be seen as stereotypical indie-pop rustic conventions. This location would work well as a contrasting colour against the black brick wall as well as the plain, deteriorating brick wall.
Following on from the abandoned, rustic feel I used this abandoned, boarded up pub/bar. although this locations has some conventions of indie-pop, it is not what I was looking for and looks too pristine and new to convey the rustic look, therefore, I don't think I will be using this location for my images as I don't believe it carries the accurate conventions I desire for my magazine design.
These first three locations are all within the same location. This possible location is a public park which would give a rural, raw look to my indie-pop magazine. Many other indie magazines I have analysed incorporate nature within their images therefore, I may use this location to introduce the indie genre into my magazine although these locations don't convey the pop genre alongside the indie. Therefore, to make the genre of my magazine more obvious I would have to incorporate images set in other locations to
convey the overall indie-pop genre.
I choose this factory as the next possible location as the rustic look furthered conveyed the indie genre although, not as strongly as the previous setting therefore, this location incorporates more of the indie-pop genre.
This factory conveyed a rustic, abandoned theme which I believe suits the indie genre well as indie music magazines are usually reflective of the raw and independent artists of whom are consumed by the pop industry. As my music magazine is the indie-pop genre I am able to focus on either the aspects of indie or pop within each magazine edition. Therefore, by having locations such as this factory I am able to focus on the indie side of my genre within the image and then add pop conventions within the editing and incorporation of text later within my development. 
Within the same location there was a large green garage door which I thought also withheld good conventions of the indie genre.
My next location was a large segment of black brick wall. I believe this is a good choice of location for my indie-pop magazine as many pop magazine's images contain very plain and simplistic backgrounds with the artist being the main subject/focus. Therefore, to incorporate both indie and pop equally I choose this plain background to contrast against the more busy locations such as the ones in the park.
For similar reasons as the brick wall above, I also found this other brick wall which was a lot more rustic and run down which conveys the indie-pop genre well. Many indie-pop artists started their career or their love for music when they were out busking in their local areas, with these sort of locations I am able to convey where the artist may have begun their career as an artist and in a way taken them back to basics.
The next location was also a brick was that was quite rustic although it was this eye-catching bright pink which would add a different aspect to my magazine images.
These windows provided a backdrop similar to the ones earlier at the abandoned looking factory although added more lighter, eye-catching aspects which I believe would appeal more to my target audience. Alongside the peeling paint on both the windows and the brick wall itself can be seen as stereotypical indie-pop rustic conventions. This location would work well as a contrasting colour against the black brick wall as well as the plain, deteriorating brick wall. 
Following on from the abandoned, rustic feel I used this abandoned, boarded up pub/bar. although this locations has some conventions of indie-pop, it is not what I was looking for and looks too pristine and new to convey the rustic look, therefore, I don't think I will be using this location for my images as I don't believe it carries the accurate conventions I desire for my magazine design.
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