Media

1. Location Scout
1) Studio
Many heavy metal magazines take photos of musicians in studios, which is useful if you
want to create a powerful and striking effect because you can change the background
and use the one, which in your opinion suits the best and can attract readers’ attention.
I have put some examples of front
covers from 3 different metal
magazines. And as you can see all of
the photos are taken in the studio and
the background is in dark colours,
which adds the front cover more of a
heavy metal flavour and makes it more
relevant to the genre. So using a studio
for photo-shoot has some technical
advantages.

2. Alternatives to studio photo-shoot
Photo-shoot in urban areas
Use a brick wall as a background. It can be used as a good background for the heavy
metal magazine because it matches the genre well since it is gritty, which gives it a
mysterious and edgy impression
Photo-shoot using nature
By using different times of the day I
can create the tone that in my opinion
suits my magazine the best. For
example I might use a sunset as a
background because it creates a
mysterious and moody impression,
which suits my music genre well.

3. Facilities and technology I can use
Studio in the college
I can use the studio in the college to take my pictures
Photoshop
I can use photoshop to improve my images/photos and get rid of any small details,
which in my opinion are not necessary