1. THE UNDERPASS The underpass is somewhere which a photo shoot wouldnt typically be held as it is open to the public, but when walking through I can see particular places that would look ideal in the magazine. I understand that if I were to hold it here I would be challenging the conventions. I feel that for the front cover I would place my artist in the middle of one of the corridors looking straight into the camera with a typical mid-shot. For the contents page I would place my artist in front of the POSSIBLE PHOTO SHOOT VENUES

2. POSSIBLE PHOTO SHOOT VENUESFLINT WALL I will now look at using a flint wall as a background for my photo shoot. It is seen to be clich to have an artist in front of a brick wall so therefore I will look at having it against a flint wall instead. The flint will add texture to the image therefore heightening the interest but can also divert away from the main artist. The colour remains quite dark so I could place coloured cover lines over the top that colour be easily read but the cement in between the stones creates white lines which 3. POSSIBLE PHOTO SHOOT VENUESCOBBLED STREETS This venue is similar to the underpass in the way that the background is quite unique but this doesnt create a statement. This is quite picturesque and would go well in a magazine but not quite one of my genre. Although a contrast would be created through the juxtaposing soft street with the hard rebel artist. This venue could also work through use of aperture, I could have my artist in foreground in focus with the street in the back out of focus to define that my 4. Overall I feel that for my magazine it would be inappropriate to shoot on an outside location due to my lack of control that it would leave me. Through shooting at these locations I can put my artist on the spot and not be able to use studio lighting which would define my artist as established. I will now look at the typical conventions that I saw in my analysis of magazines. I will explore studio conditions and equipment that I will need to obtain to have a SCREENS Here I can see for music magazines that it is conventional for music magazines to be shot in a studios, I feel that this conveys a sense of professionalism that I want to establish within my magazine. 5. SCREEN RESEARCH Looking at other magazines there is the use of studio shoots but the backdrops range in different colours. Different colours can have different effects upon the viewer and can imply different tones, therefore to ensure I create the right air I will explore different types of backdrops that I could possibly use. Here there is a use of a mixture of bright vivid colours which have a high contrast, this is also then contrasted with the top of the model. This use of colour This is a purple gradient backdrop which is very feminine, this also matches the outfit of the model on the front. This is a very Here is a plain white backdrop that I could use. Here the backdrop has been used to create a contrast between the model, masthead and cover lines, this emphasises and creates Here a black backdrop has been used which emphasises the faces of the band through the use of contrast. I feel that the black has worked on this cover due to the overall Overall I feel that the white screen will be most appropriate for my shoot due to the high contrast it will create. It will allow the cover lines to remain seen while allowing the models clothes and actions to be appreciated and seen by the viewer. It will 6. LIGHTING The whole aim of my magazine is to create a natural atmosphere which will remove the barrier between the audience and the artist. This overall aim needs to be conveyed in every part of my music magazine and another minor detail is lighting. I will aim for a set- up of studio lighting that will overall suggest a natural atmosphere. SCR EEN Positio n of artist Positio n of camera Positio n of soft box Position of reflect or To create the natural light I have decided to use a soft box. This piece of equipment diffuses soft light into the room and then, to avoid one face being significantly lighter than the other, I have decided to use a reflector. I will use a silver reflector as I 7. EQUIPMENT I WILL NEED FOR PHOTO SHOOT One Soft Box One DSLR (Canon 1100D) One Silver Reflector (and someone to hold it) One White Screen One Tripod (with camera plate), I will need a tripod to keep the camera still and in the same place. Although this will give me a slight restriction this will allow me to merge images and experiment and when I want to take closer images I will have the option to remove the camera from the tripod. The tripod will give me the ability to create professional and in focus images that are straight, thus increasing the professionalism of the overall result. THINGS TO DO TO ORGANISE THE PHOTO SHOOT Book the drama room to use the screens Ensure my artist can make the time and date Book the 8. TIME SCHEDULE To ensure I use my time efficiently and get the best results I will create a time schedule. I have planned to use the drama room on a Thursday lunchtime meaning I will only have 45 minutes to shoot. This is less time than Id ideally want but this is the only time when all resources are available. Start of Photo Shoot Time to obtain equipment and set up, as well as artist to get changed and prepare for shoot. End of Photo Shoot Time to put away equipment properly, as well as artist to Actual time to take photos and images. I have allowed 10 minutes to set up and put away equipment as I have loaned it from the photography department. It will need time and care to put away this equipment safely and to allow the artist to get ready with clothes and 9. ARTIST PROFILEBorn: Poppy Lace Scarlet, 24th January 1994, Oxford, UK Residence: United Kingdom Occupation: Singer/Songwriter Years active: 2011 present Genre: Alternative Instruments: Guitar and Vocals Label: Universal Singles released: Swimsuit, That Day, The Hard Part, Simple like Me (all of which reached number one in the alternative charts) Albums released: The Hard Part (reached number one in the alternative album charts) Albums to be released: All You Need to Know (I will make this release date within the month that the magazine is issued to Her Story Poppy Scarlet started her love of music through sitting in her mothers car listening to the likes of Dolly Parton and was influenced through how music could make you feel emotionally and physically. This passion started the singing in the shower which progressed to her bedroom then living room and finally the kitchen where her skills as an air guitarist were strong, until her mother brought her a new electric guitar to learn. Whilst cutting her fingers on the strings her love grew into school where she was considered a founder of the music room and a professional 10. POSSIBLE PROPS Within my shoot I would quite like there to be a use of props but I will need to ensure that they are appropriate for the artist while being appropriate for being used in a magazine. Musica lly Orient atedElect ric guitar My artist plays guitar Very clich and stereotypi cal to have on a Microp hone Suits Can be quite bulky and take up a Can be held in different Held as if it will be smashed Suggests rebellion Carri es it over Impli es a journ ey and the guita r is a sideki ck My artist sings Suits the artistVery clich and stereotypica l to have on a music magazine cover Can suggest Karaoke Completel y opposite to the alternativ e genre Sends off wrong signals about the genre to viewers at the newsstand . Am p Le ad Relates to the guitar meaning it suits my artist Not Clich Relates to the magazine name Amplify Can be held in a variety of ways to create different effects. Am p Relates to the guitar meaning it suits my artist Relates to the magazine name Amplify Can be bulky and hard to get into an image Not Clich Could call the article unplugged due to this Suggests relaxed and personal This is my aim for my magazine 11. POSSIBLE PROPS Overall I think I will use the Amp lead as a prop for my magazine. Although the guitar is the main instrument for the alternative genre I feel that this will be too obvious and clich, I want to avoid clichs as much as possible as in my surveys the view on music magazines was mostly negative so therefore I want to avoid the OUTFITSStyle is a very important factor within a shoot as I want something subtle so the focus still remains on the artist and there is no distractions but also from my survey I found that people spend money and take time to make themselves look good so therefore it must be important to have style inspiration, although this magazine isnt of a fashion genre the clothes convey the overall personality of the artist so it is important I get this right. The typical attire of a musician is black so I wanted to keep a part of this by using black. I also wanted to take advantage of the high contrast between black and white as I am using a white screen. Id also like a splash of red due to the amp lead 12. POSSIBLE POSES Due to the amount of time I will have to carry out the photo shoot I will plan possible poses to ask my model to do as well as talking to her and capturing more natural poses to create a tone that would have no barrier between the reader and artist which is the unique selling point of my magazine so therefore is vital that I get it right. Here is a simple pose with my model holding the amp lead across the top half of her Here is a more relaxed pose which could involve the possibility of editing in Photoshop to experiment with the opacity. I will also get my artist to swap sides so I can create a symmetrical effect. 13. POSSIBLE POSES Here I would want my model to be pulling on the amp lead. I would need someone out of camera view to pull this lead tight. I wouldnt use this for a front cover image as my artist wouldnt be able to look like she My final planned pose is where the model just holds it up next to here, this is extremely simple and doesnt use the amp lead to the best advantage. I feel that this pose will be disliked by the artist as 14. POSSIBLE POSES Here I will look at poses that dont include the amp lead but are natural that could also be incorporated onto the contents page or double page spread. I will also let my model experiment herself with the amp lead and natural poses to create more fluent images that will be perceived as the artist herself and no instructions between her and the photographer. This reinforces the natural tone. A lean left and right could be a natural pose that could be incorporated through the opacity on PhotoShop to add interest to the image, although I probably wouldnt add it to my Here would be a simple stand straight and look into the camera pose which could be used on the contents page or even front cover, this