Location/Setting (White background)

                                                             

                                                                                          I wanted to take some practice photos with just a plain white background. I wanted to see the effect of shadowing and lighting meaning that I needed to focus on the positioning of my model.
I like the way it looks however for my genre of magazine I feel it may be too laid back and relaxed where as I was looking at having more of a busy main image with something in the background to make it less plain not showing anything about the artists story.
With this image, I've found that the postitioning of where the model is stood would be better if he was central as there is a lot of space on the left hand side which could be used as article space.
I feel that maybe a rougher background such as a brick wall or a street would give the image more depth and a story behind it. I want it to show the readers that the artist has a story that they will discover when reading the article therefore encouraging them to read it.

Photo Shoot

 

Masthead Designs

Appearance of my Artist

 

Artist Planning

• Band or solo artist?

For my main article, I have decided to create a solo artist. I have chosen this because I feel that not many people will choose to do this but also, it is more common to find solo artists in a dubstep/trap magazine.

• Who are they?

Dallas (real name Mason James) is 28 years old, born in Australia. He has recently moved to London to promote his new album.
His mother passed away when he was 16 and focused on music ever since.
Is currently making a comeback after having left the music industry when having a daughter 3 years ago. He wants everyone to be reminded of his music therefore incorporated some of his old stuff with new.

• Why are they doing the interview?

The artist will be doing the interview to promote his new album. It will be one of his first albums for a long time which the magazine will make a big deal of. The magazine will describe the artist as having a big come back etc.

• Appearance:

The artist will be well known for always wearing a flat peak cap. Their face won’t be shown too much to make them look slightly mysterious/unknown which links well with the idea of him making a comeback, to see if he is still widely recognised.
He will be wearing fairly plain clothes e.g. skinny jeans and a plain top with a pair of high tops. I want him to look flashy, rich. Like he’s done well for himself and he wants everyone to know about it.

• What location will bring out my artists personality?

My artist is a show off therefore, I want to show this through the photos I take. For example I want the reader to see that he thinks he is above everyone else. I could show this by taking a photo of him standing over the camera, making him look big, strong.
As a background I am temped to have just a plain white back drop to make him stand out. I don’t want something that will take the attention away from the artist himself.

• Photograph ideas:

For the photographs of my artists I would like it to show the artisits flashy side. Show his wealth so that the audience can see that he has made something of himself and even though he has been out of the industry for 3 years, he is as strong as ever.
Therefore, I want him to be wearing up to date clothes e.g. skinny jeans, tight top, flat peak cap, high tops as well as jewellery e.g. a big gold watch, a necklace etc.
I will have more than one photo of him in the article therefore I'd like to have him wearing different outfits e.g in one image have him wearing dark skinny jeans and a tight top and in another image have him wearing a shirt and light jeans. This is to give the article some variety.

• Contents page artists:

For my contents page I will need to create new artists and events however in less depth than my main article.

E.g.

1. Upcoming artisits - Dom Knight
                                 - Hanns
                                 - Thrones
2. Upcoming events  - Festivals
                                 - Gigs
                                 - Tours
3. New music            - Recommended music
                                 - Whats hot
   ETC.