in this powerpoint i analysed the shots that i took in my test run before taking my official photos. By taking these photos i started to identify the usefulness of each shot to my magazine and how i could use it in my magazine for the ultimate effect.

1. Ellen Butterworth-Evans
18/01/2016
TEST PHOTOGRAPHY SHOTS

2. This morning Georgie, Kiran and myself came in
early so that we could create a series of test
photos, working with the DSLR cameras and
lighting in the green screen room. In our shoot
we tested out a range of shots including extreme
close ups and long shots to produce a range of
shots that we could use when creating our own
photos for the music magazine. With the lighting
for the images I used a mix of three point lighting
and house lights for different effects in our shots,
using the lighting to create and remove shadows
in our shots, as well as making beauty shots. By
doing this range of shots I have been able to test
out what could look good in my magazine and
how to create that look, as well as discovering
new shot ideas that I can use in my magazine. As
most of my shots are going to be based on a
black/dark background most of my images were
based in darkness and using the lighting for
effect. however have created some shots on the
green screen background.
TESTER SHOTS

3. With my testers I firstly used the green screen
to test out shots that I could then edit the
background of. By using green screen I can
then put the model in different backgrounds
or scenarios by editing the green screen to
create different effects. In the shots I used the
house lights to gain an overall coverage of
light, however could have used a key light or
fill light to highlight the model more in the
images, as well as using different camera shots
(mainly long and mid-shots) to show focus
mainly on the model however still showing
the background. From my planning I mainly
wanted to use the black curtain and lighting to
create my effects.
USING THE GREEN SCREEN

4. when experimenting with my tester shots I used a range of lighting to
create different effects on my models, such as to create shadows in my
photographs. The main use of light itself in the photos is by using two
different shades of light: cold and warm. Cold lighting will mean that the
model will be shined on with a bluer toned light, and can be used to
highlight features of the model to contrast the background of the model,
and can be used to accentuate shadows. Warm light is used to add more
colour to the model's face, however can flatten features of the model, the
light can also be used to make shadows but does not accentuate them as
much as cold light does.
USING DIFFERENT LIGHTING

5. Warm
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
COLD AND WARM LIGHTING
Cold

6. I used the house lights on my green screen shots to light the front of my
models and give an overall coverage of lighting in the shots. As I was using
long shots and some mid-shots when taking the photos this worked well as it
meant that all of the facial features of the model were lit in an average but
even coverage of light. However as I want the lighting in my shots to be quite
edgy this is not useful to me.
HOUSE LIGHTS

7. In three point lighting I used three different lights, all of which come
together in the photos to create different effects. The lighting can be used
separately or can be used together to combine to create a photo that
highlights the model. By using three point lighting in my images I could
use the features of each light to make the image look fuller and better e.g.
In one of my three point light images I used the fill and key light to
remove shadows on the model’s face, and then used the hair light to light
the back of the model so that the overall image looked more fuller and
was photographed in the style of a beauty shot. I like this style of lighting
as it accentuates the features of my model and makes them look prettier as
in the shots I focused on the model’s face in close ups and mid shots.
THREE POINT LIGHTING

8. THREE POINT LIGHTING

9. In most of my images I used the key light as the main source of light, using it to
create shadows on my model’s face and body in my images, making them look
more stylized to fit in with the house theme of my magazine. The light produced
by the key light can be controlled as to what colour you want it, as I mainly used
cold lighting for effect as in my shadows it accentuated the models’ features and
made them look more dramatic. As well as change the colour of the key light I
also changed the angle and brightness of the light to change the length and depth
of the shadows. I liked to use the key light as it could be used at different
distances to create a different range of shadows in my shots, and added a more
dramatic effect to the overall look of the shots. I also used different camera shots
to capture this dramatic impact, finding that close ups displayed the shadows and
effects best.
KEY LIGHT

10. KEY LIGHTING

11. The fill light is a smaller light than the key light that cannot be varied in
brightness and colour (it is cold light only) and is used to remove shadows
alongside the key light in the shots. A fill light can also be used in replacement
of a hair light if a hair light cant be found/used. I liked the fill light as despite
having less features than the key light, it was able to give a wash of colour over
the model and body and filter out any shadows in the shots when used with the
key light to create beauty shots. In my own shots I used the fill light to remove
shadows in my beauty shots as well as a replacement hair light to light to back of
my model. Another thing I liked about the fill light is that it was easily movable
so could be moved to create different angular shadows in my shots, as well as to
remove them. In my official pictures I can use the light to create beauty shots as
well as to create angular shadows in my shots, which can be achieved using more
than one fill light.
FILL LIGHT

12. FILL LIGHTING

13. Differing from a key and fill light, a hair light is used to pick up smaller details
in shots, and is often used as background lighting when taking model shots (as
I did with my own.) When taking my test shots I did not have a hair light
available so was able to use a fill light placed at a distance to the model to pick
up smaller details in shots (especially beauty shots) however was a different
colour to what a hair light normally is (a hair light is normally warm light as a
fill light is cold.) In my own shots I used the hair light in beauty shots to
highlight the face and hair around the face to make the model look fuller under
the light.
HAIR LIGHT

14. HAIR LIGHTING

15. When taking my photographs
I tried using different angles in
my shots to produce a range
of testers that I could then
choose which style I wanted to
use in my original images. I
also did a mixture of portrait
and landscape shots
(depending on the shot) to add
more of the image into the
shot, as well as to focus on the
model better.
USING DIFFERENT SHOTS

16. In these shots I zoomed out full on my model so that I could get their entire
body in the shot, adding in more of their costume as well as showing the
shadows on their costume and face created by the lighting. In my green screen
shots this meant that I focused more on the model’s costume than their face
(such as in beauty shots) and action happening in those shots. I liked these shots
as I can use them to display my model’s costume and action in that shot, such as
the shot that I wish to use for my double page spread where one of my models
will be swinging a guitar.
LONG SHOT

17. LONG SHOT

18. In my mid-shots I zoomed in closer to my models’ face than in the long shots,
and took my image in a portrait style, including the model’s shoulders in the
shot to give a more profile type look in the shots. This shot type is useful in
beauty shots and in shots where I wish to use angular lighting to create
shadows for effect, and make the images look more edgy and stylised. I liked
using mid shots in my image as it focused on the style of photo (beauty or
shadowed) on my model’s face, as well as making the audience feeling more
connected to the model through the eye contact in the photo. When taking my
tester images I found posing my model at different angles caused different
shadows in the shots, making the face look more angular.
MID-SHOT

19. MID-SHOT

20. Close up shots, similar to mid-shots, mainly focus on the model’s face in the
shot, capturing the face and angular lighting/beauty lighting on it. Depending on
which light you use will depend on what effect will be produced onto the face,
such as placement of lights within the shots. When using angular lighting this
type of shot is useful as it shows the lighting in the best way as well as focusing
on my model. Although I have not originally planned (see layout design) I think
this style of shoot could look good on my contents mage, as if the model is
looking at the contents of the magazine, and could be used in my shoot for my
original images.
CLOSE UP

21. CLOSE UP

22. In an extreme close up the camera is focused on a certain part of the
body/face of the model, which I my own shots was of the eye. This is mainly
used in film shots, however is a very stylised shot that looks effective in an
artsy way. I like this style of shot as it looks very artsy and captures the beauty
within the eye(s) of my models, however doesn’t suit my magazine as I think
there is not enough of the model in the shot to capture the them of the
magazine within the shot.
EXTREME CLOSE UP

23. EXTREME CLOSE UP