Photo shoot blog entry

Front cover:
I would like a close up (almost macro shot) of the models face for the front cover. I'd like half of the face to be on the cover and half not. I have shown this in the first draft I did. In my questionnaire people seemed to prefer the close up image on the front cover rather than a group photo or a single portrait photo. This is what gave me the idea.

Contents page:
I would like to use a long shot for one of my images on my contents page. I have also shown this on my first page draft. I'd like to have more alternative images in contrast to my front cover. The image i'm going to have above this is going to be almost like an album over of the model I use on my front cover. This magazine issue is going to be based around the model I use on the front cover.

Double page spread:
I am using two images for my double page spread. One of them is going to be a blown up 'band' photo and I'd like this to be placed on the right hand side. The other image is going to be included in the article on the left hand side, however it is going to be a lot smaller like I have shown on my first double page spread draft.

Shoots:
I want to take two different shoots. One of the shoots is going to be a close up portrait shot of the models face. I will take different angles of the face depending on how it will fit the front cover. I am going to take all portrait photos so I can get a good fit for my front cover. The second shoot is going to be a more natural shoot, although I say that it is still going to be set in a studio. I am going to use less harsh and strong light for this and give it a softer feel.

Models:
Makeup:

I will use heavy makeup for one of the shoots. I want to give a heavy makeup look for one of my shoots because I want them to look like A-list celebrities. However for my second shoot I am going to dress her with hardly any makeup at all as I want to give the model a softer, more appealing look. I'd like to do this because I wouldn't want the audience to be intimidated at all.

Clothing:

I'd like my models to be wearing clothing that is high in fashion or alternative, which reflects on what the magazine is about. I want people to read the magazine and automatically think that they are celebrities. I have made a mood board on this and discovered that most alternative fashion is more or likely the same.

Props:

The only props I am going to use are an acoustic guitar and an amp. I may have the model sitting on the amp for my front cover however I will still keep a plain background as I want to minimise the clutter. I will only use the prop for one image on my contents page and this is going to be on the 'album cover' image. 

Lighting:
I am going to use a single modelling lamp for my photo shoot and place it either to the left or right of where they are standing. I decided this because it gives a lot of ton and depth towards the photo which is good because like I mentioned in my introduction and aims i'd like the magazine to look polished. I want to use extreme, strong lighting to give it even more of a studio effect. 

Background: 
I'd like the background to be very simple and ordinary. I don't want to much going on in the background because I don't want it to look cluttered. I would want the main subject of my image to be the model and not the background, this is why I would keep the background plain.

Setting:
I would have a studio setting for both photo shoots. I want this because like I keep repeating myself I want to keep the simplicity of the magazine classy.