2. Photo Shoot Preparation
Before being able to take the pictures, I
had to think carefully about what style
would suit Kayyah and the theme of the
magazine. These pictures explain the
thought process behind the photo shoot.
The dress is what my model wore during
the photo shoot. I wanted her to wear
black as I find that black matches any
colour, so when choosing my colour
palette, as I know it wont clash with other
colours. Her jewellery was gold as it
compliments both the black dress and my
pink/purple colour palette on the front
cover. The top right shows me painting
Kayyah’s nails. I did this just in case there
was a pose I like which showed her nails.
It is a girls magazine and most celebrities
would show of nicely painted nails on a
front cover. The bottom left shows the
makeup used to exenterate her face, to
make her stand out.
4. Before I could take any of my pictures, I checked the lighting
and took several shots to test how the lighting effected my
picture. I started by turning all the lights off in the room and
relying on just the flash of the camera to highlight Kayyah.
This was quite effective but looked to dark and gave her red
eye. I then added some lighting in the background to rid any
shadows. This worked but I wanted the attention more on her
face and her expression as I could. This is when I chose to shut
out the natural light and turn the light on in the classroom and
use the flash and other lights, to project as much light and
brightness as I possibly could. This gave me a really clear
image a good quality of lighting. I was happy with the end
result and was confident to use it in my coursework.
Lighting
