Plan for my photo shoot for my school-based magazine.

1. PLAN FOR
PHOTO
SHOOT
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

2. WHY I DECIDED TO TAKE
PHOTOS FOR MY DOUBLE
PAGE SPREAD AGAIN
Originally, I took photos for my double page spread during the same
photo shoot as I took photos for the cover of my magazine. I planned to
do this to save both me and my model, Chelsey, time, and had her bring
several different outfits, and styled her hair and makeup in different
ways for the occasion, which you can see in my plan for the first photo
shoot in January. However, after reviewing these photos I wasn’t happy
with them because the outline of the blue screen I had taken them in
front of was visible and Chelsey looked like more of a glamour model
than a pop star, which is not what I wanted to convey. So, I conducted
further research into double page spreads of pop magazines, both
current and from the 80s (as this is the existing genre closest to an 80s-
style glam pop magazine like I am producing) and found that generally,
double page spreads include two photos – one large image which is a
full shot of the artist using intriguing body positioning and often a prop
or interesting background, which takes up the whole of one page, and
also a smaller image on the opposite page, usually in an amongst the
text, of the star in a different environment. This photograph is usually
much more personal and features them with their celebrity friends, with
their boyfriends or in a way that you’ve never seen them before.

3. PLAN FOR IMPROVED
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
PHOTO SHOOT
Date – 24th February 2016
Time – 3pm onwards
Location – Titus Salt School, to meet on the stage (as I linked
this photo shoot with my photo shoot with Chelsey for my
contents page, so that I didn’t waste her time or my time by
organising two shoots).
Models required – Chelsey Denton

4. MODEL STYLING
Hair – For this shoot I have asked Chelsey to arrive with her hair down because for the cover I
am going to be using a shot of her with her hair up, and I want to show my audience a
different side to her in order to create more interest. Furthermore, Chelsey has authentic 80s
big, curly hair and it would be a shame to waste this asset. As Chelsey is an 80s style glam
pop star, I want to make her look like she just stepped out of the 80s and so I will be providing
her with some hair accessories, including a neon headband and neon clip to keep her hair out
of her face during the shoot, as last time having her hair down caused some issues with
shadowing on the face.
Makeup – I have asked Chelsey to arrive wearing the makeup that she wears on a day-to-day
basis because it is natural and it makes her feel more comfortable. However, when she arrives
at the shoot I will be adding some makeup to this look, including another bold lip colour, red
this time, and some more highlighter and some subtle eye shadow. This is because this is the
type of makeup that would have been worn in the 1980s. I found this out by speaking to
people I know who were actually around in the 1980s, unlike me. I decided to do Chelsey’s
makeup myself this time as I feel more confident creating the look after watching what Emily
did at the last shoot and I wanted to be able to create the exact look I wanted.
Clothing – It was important to me that Chelsey had a lot of influence from 1980s fashion to
help my audience to believe that Chelsey really is an 80s-style glam pop star and so I asked
my family friend, Claire, if she still had any outfits which were genuinely from the 80s, as I
know she was into glam pop during the 80s and followed the glam pop fashion trends. To my
delight, she said yes and pulled out a black ra-ra skirt with colourful polka dots and a
matching tie-top, which I will be asking Chelsey to wear for the shoot. She also provided me
with genuine 80s neon yellow heels and a variety of different coloured leg warmers, gloves,
and bangles. I will be asking Chelsey to wear the pink leg warmers with the skirt, top, heels
and bangles as I feel that the pink matches the colours on the ra-ra skirt the best. All of these
elements will contribute towards the mise-en-scene of the photograph and help to make it
successful.

5. MODEL POSITIONING
I have planned a very specific location for this shoot. Within
school, where we will already be after using the stage for the
contents page photos, there is a wall with several small,
circular windows cut into it. It is a quirky feature and unlike
anything I’ve seen before. So, I thought it would make an
interesting and eye catching photograph if I got Chelsey to
sit in one of these windows and pose like she’s having a
great time – full of fun, energy and youth because she is a
young, up-and-coming glam pop star. I will also try other
standing poses around the windows, for instance where she
is leaning into one, but I feel that the sitting photographs will
be the most intriguing and interesting.

6. SHOT FRAMING AND
ANGLE
I am going to ensure that the shot I take for my double page
spread is a full shot, as this is the type of shot I have seen
most commonly through researching double page spreads in
pop magazines, both from the 80s and current ones in
particular. I want to replicate this as it appears to be a
convention and it is important that I keep up with modern
trends in order to attract a young audience as well as an
older one.
I will take the shot at eye level so that the audience feels like
they’re on the same level as Chelsey, so that they can relate
to her more which will make them feel good as they will feel
similar to a glam pop star! Furthermore, this allows my
audience to see all of the mise-en-scene in detail and draw an
opinion of Chelsey from the photograph and from the
supporting article which I will write.