Task 3 Photo Shoot Proposal Form Portrait
- 1. Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practise Project Proposal (P2, P3, M2, M3, D2, D3) Candidate name: Emily Aldred Theme: Music Magazine Portrait Photo Shoot Predicted final outcome For this portrait genre, I have chosen to produce image as if they were for a music magazine, I will produce at least 50 images of portrait photography, then choose the best 10 and place them into Adobe Photoshop to edit. I hope to produce high quality images, using my friends so they appear comfortable in front of the camera. One of the main types of portraits I hope to use will be full body shots as they can vary from different poses such as laughing to sitting down with props. My goal is to achieve professional looking portraits to make them look like they are for a music magazine. Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others) Portraits are a great way to photograph people as they can vary from extreme close up’s of their face to wide shots of their full body. The image can include props or other people with any pose. Portrait is a great genre as it has so many opportunities of posing and styles of taking the image itself. For my inspiration, I have found 3 portrait photographers, that will help to influence my work. The first photographer is called Laura Williams, who was a student of photography and is currently 19yrs old. I like the use of props such as the mirrors and the use of editing to combine two different genres into one image. The second photographer is German born, New-York based, Martin Schoeller. I like his images because they have an element of humour in them, which show the person in the photo personality. I also like the framing of the images and how large the model/actors are.
- 2. My third inspiration is Clash magazine. I like the styling and the simplicity of the magazine. I like the editing of the first image, how the singer is still recognisable without his features. I also like the other two images because of the soft editing of the colours. The photo imaging equipment and medium that will be used and why With the cameras, I would either use the Nikon D3100 which has better colour depth a higher quality of image compared to the other option of camera, the Canon 7D, which has a faster shutter speed and a larger viewfinder. Both cameras will do a great job for portrait images, but one will do better than the other depending on the technique used. Techniques that will be used and how they will help convey the visual message Some of the techniques I would like to use would include a long exposure of the shutter speed due to the props and make-up I plan to use, such as the use of glitter in hair and if the model shook her hair about, capturing the glitter falling. I would also like to use depth of field to make the background out of focus and my model as the focus point. I also intend to use the 3 X 3 grid as the model needs to appear to be someone involved with the music industry, therefore would need to take up most of the image, so it portrayed to the audience who the magazine would be featuring.
- 3. Location of shoot I intend to shoot my portrait images in my back garden against a brick wall, to make the image appear urban, but still allowing the model to be the main focus. I intend for my images to be similar to the likes of Clash magazine, sort of natural and vintage looking. Risk and health and safety considerations I will complete a risk assessment based on the props I will use and the location.