Contact Sheet - Photoshoot 08.12.13

Above is a contact sheet of the photos taken on 08 December 2013 of my cover band. In these photos, I wanted to capture the essence of music video screengrabs and promotional material for promoting their album "The Jungle". The shots of the band, taken in front of the tree, works well with the album title.
Furthermore, the naturalistic setting will provide a stereotypical indie quality to the magazine, because indie artists are frequently claiming to be less about the music industry and more about the music itself and 'going back to their roots'.

Contact Sheet - Studio Shoot

Above is a contact sheet of the photos taken on 10th December 2013 during my studio photoshoot. In this, I took photos of 3 contents page models, before going on to take pictures of my cover band.
I brought an acoustic guitar for the band, as this has strong connotations of the indie genre. Also, a pair of drumsticks were used to show the drummer of the band, as the idea of the band members playing instruments and making the music themselves adheres to the stereotypes of the genre.
Furthermore, I chose not to use a microphone, as I felt that this would too literally represent the band's vocalists, particularly as the indie genre tends to naturalistically represent their artists. A microphone would have sensationalized the band too much. 

Production Log - Thoughts on Second Photoshoot

On Sunday, I did my second photoshoot. For this, I had all members of my band, and I shot them in the same location as my previous photoshoot. I wanted this to be a continuation of the photos I previously took, so I had 2 of my models wear the same costume as before, so that all of the photos were valid.
Looking at the collection of pictures I took, I decided that they would be most effective as an album cover and screen grabs from the band's music video. Creating an album cover and suggesting that some of the pictures are screen grabs from their music video will add to the realism of the magazine, as artists featured in magazines tend to be successful enough to have both of these things.

Location Ideas

Location Photoshoot 1 - Contact Sheet - 01.12.13

On the 1st December 2013 I did my first photoshoot. Unfortunately, I was only able to use two of the models from my band. However, this meant that I could focus on taking solo shots of each of them and a few two shots.
For the female's costume, I used a floaty white dress with neutral toned brown tights and bohemian style brown ankle boots. I experimented with using a headband in some of the photos, as this has connotations of festival style. The style as a whole encasualated a bohemian style, which links well to the laid back style of the genre.
Continuing this 'laid back' theme, my male model wore jeans and a casual red check shirt. These clothes are fairly 'normal', as you could expect to see any man wearing this as an everyday outfit. Therefore, using the Uses and Gratifications Theory, this provides the audience with a means to identify with the cover star, as they could see themselves wearing the clothes.

Production Log 01/12/2013 - Change to Photoshoot Plans

Today I planned to take pictures of my band, but due to unfortunate circumstances I was only able to take pictures of two members. This gives me some images that I can use on my double page spread. I also intend to take some pictures of my band in other locations and take some studio shots. This is when I will get some solo pictures of the other two band members.