Advanced Portfolio in Media 2013-14 : PHOTO SHOOT

These are the images I managed to get with Darren and John (members of the band). The photo shoot was located at Ward Jackson park like expected, and a Nikon camera was used. I feel the photography was fairly successful and I managed to get a variety of shots from different places in the park using the scenery to my advantage.

We all went for the indie approach with the jumpers, big coats and skinny jeans. This was to match the genre of our band. In most of the photos I told the guys to show no emotion in their faces because I feel it makes a powerful photo. We went during our dinner break when the sun was shining so their was plenty of light for our shots. Although, the main issue we faced during the photography was the sun in our eyes which caused us to squint on some of the photos. Another problem we faced regarding the photo shoot was that some photos were blurry due to movement of the person taking the photos. He wasn't experienced with a camera which affected the shot quality massively, although some of the photos are really good and fit their purpose.

We focused on having Darren in the centre for every shot because he is the main actor/singer. This is so he has centre stage and the other band members are beside him. The scenery around us was taken into consideration and we used the pond and trees to our advantage. Most of the shots we used were either long shots or extreme long shots, we didn't use close ups because we wanted to show our clothing and the environment around us.

Out of the 82 images we managed to take, I had to analyse each one and pick the certain ones to use for my digipak and magazine advert. Below are my chosen images.

Chosen Images