Planning for Megaphone shoot:

Natalie De Arez Cintra: Same free period after lunch on Thursdays, discussed costume possibilities

I asked her to wear ‘punk’ style lace up boots. I had seen her wear these before I knew she suited the ‘look’ and ‘style’ for the genre and target audience I wanted to attract. I asked her to wear clothes complying with the grey/black/purple colour scheme so it would be easier to edit.

Once we sorted out the date [24th March], we met up outside of the College grounds and took photos there as we’d both know the environment, and the forest backdrop and brick wall provided an interesting place to shoot. This way we’d also be close to college for resources.

I took a total of around 20 shots to create variety and choice.

During the shoot I tried to take a photo of Natalie mid-jump, but my camera had no action shot function and it kept blurring. Our timing was also off so we decided against this shot, and I took some others.

I chose Natalie as a model because she takes photography and that way it would be easier for us to talk about what I

wanted to portray and she would understand how to pose. Natalie also came up with the idea of hiding behind the tree – a fun, happy concept that I thought suited the article well.

I wanted to do this shoot outside because the lighting was much better. If I did it inside I would have to organise lighting, which I did not have the resources to do. Natural light is always my preference as I think it looks best and my camera also works better in daylight.