preparing for photoshoot

For the photoshoot I have used a Nikon D7200 DSLR fitted with a 35mm prime lens. It was placed on a tripod for a steady shot without blurs.  I have also used a continuous lighting with softbox in order to get the perfect lighting.

During this session I have learned how important lighting is, and how it will affect the picture.

I have also learned that having a correct background is important as it can disturb the eye in either a good or a a bad way.

I also learned that it is important to guide your model and tell them what exactly you would like them to do, how to pose, more their head or tilt, sit etc...

Finding good poses was not hard as I knew exactly what I wanted and how I wanted it to be done. What I did find difficult was framing the photo and not getting over the edge, however, this has happened on some photos, but that is not a problem as I will easily edit the photo and crop it slightly to get rid of the unwanted parts. 

Lighting was an interesting thing to experiment with, as I have tried to take photos with one side without any lighting and creating a dramatic shadow, it was fun to try and the outcome was interesting. To get emotion in the picture was rather hard as I am not yet sure what I exactly want out of the picture emotionally. However, I will try to in the future photoshoots.

 This is me preparing my model for the first photoshoot session and drawing the tattoo on her arm which I wanted in order to break conventions of a vintage music magazine. I feel as if the tattoo was successful and made the model look more strong yet still feminine because of the style of the photos.

Overall, the photoshoot went as planned, apart from the hairstyle, as I was not able to get the curl in the fringe to stand. However, I made it look different but it still looked fine in the end. The tattoo turned out slightly different than I wanted it but the final product looked lovely therefore I have kept it the way it turned out.

Overall, my research on front covers, and my mood board has influenced the models final look a lot, as the makeup is iconic 1950s look, and the hair was supposed to be too, however I was not skilled enough to be able to achieve the pinup hairstyle. The floral tattoo is my own way to break conventions but not in a very harsh manner, as the tattoo itself is rather feminine and matches with the dress.

I have tried to create a representation of a strong,confident lady who is a bassist which is rather unusual for a woman as they do not play the bass guitar as much as men. However, with the dress, which is a slim fit and the red guitar,lips and heels which is a connotation for lust and danger. So this model is not is not extremely sexualised but not too much in a literal way.

Because of the way that my model is dressed the target audience will be young teenagers because of the bright colours and the poses that are used by the model.