The document analyzes photos of alternative rock bands such as Green Day, Mumford and Sons, and Muse to inform a photo shoot with the band "Stating the Obvious". Key elements noted for the photo shoot include capturing the band as the central focus with space around them, using different colors and backgrounds to convey meanings, positioning band members at varying heights, and considering the bands' stylistic influences. Low angle shots and edgy, contrasting backgrounds are also discussed as photo techniques to explore.

1. PHOTO SHOOT ANALYSIS
ALTERNATIVE ROCK
I WILL BE CONDUCTING A PHOTO SHOOT WITH OUR CHOSEN
BAND ‘STATING THE OBVIOUS’ AND I WANTED TO LOOK INTO
THE PHOTOS OF SIMILAR GENRE, ALTERNATIVE ROCK, SO THAT I
COULD LOOK FOR THEMES THAT I WOULD NEED TO INCLUDE IN
MY OWN PHOTOS.

2. THIS FIRST PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR THE HUGELY POPULAR
ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND GREEN DAY. THE PHOTO IS TAKEN AT A LONG SHOT, WITH
THE BAND BEING A CENTRE FOCUS OF THE IMAGE, AND THE BACKGROUND NOT
TAKING TO MUCH ATTENTION FROM THE BAND. THE MEN STAND VERY CLOSE TO
EACH OTHER IN THE SHOT, LEAVING A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE ON EACH SIDE OF
THEM. THE BACKGROUND HAS AN INDUSTRIAL FEEL, WHICH MAY IMPLY THAT THE
BAND DON'T BEHAVE IN A CONVENTIONAL MANNER, ARE HARD WORKING AND
WANT TO KEEP PRODUCING MUSIC FOR THEIR FANS.

3. THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE BAND MUMFORD AND SONS AND IS DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT
TO THE ONE OF GREEN DAY. IN THIS THE MEN LOOK A LOT MORE RELAXED, DESPITE
THEIR UPPER CLASS LEVEL OF DRESS. THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD USE IN MY OWN
PRODUCTION, AS I LIKE THE VIBRANT USE OF COLOUR AND THE BLURRED
BACKGROUND THAT INCREASES THE DEFINITION OF THE MEN THEMSELVES. THE
PHOTO STANDS OUT AS VERY DIFFERENT TO ALL OF THE OTHERS, HOWEVER IT IS
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY THINK WORKS, AND MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE USE IN
OUR DIGIPAK AND MAGAZINE ADVERT.

4. THIS IS THE SECOND PHOTO BY MUMFORD AND SONS THAT I LOOKED AT AND I THINK
THAT THE COLOUR SCHEME IN THIS PHOTO IS VERY DIFFERENT, WITH THIS ONE USING
MANY EARTHY BROWN TONES, RATHER THAN THE VIBRANT COLOURS. I LIKE THE USE
OF PROXEMICS IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, WITH THE BAND BEING AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS
TO EACH OTHER, MEANING THAT YOU CAN FOCUS ON EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. I
LIKE THE USE OF THE TREES AND THE GRASS IN THE BACKGROUND, AS IT REALLY
CONNOTES THE ORIGINALITY AND THE NEED TO BRING SOMETHING NATURAL AND
NEW TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND I MADE NEED MY OWN CONNOTATIONS IN THE
BACKGROUND OF THE PHOTOS.

5. THE FINAL BAND I LOOKED IS ONE THAT STATING THE OBVIOUS HAVE SAID THEY
LOOK UP TOO SPECIFICALLY, AND THEY ARE MUSE. THIS BAND AGAIN USE PROXEMICS
TO PUT EACH OTHER AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO
USE IN MY OWN PHOTOGRAPHS TO OPEN UP THE ROOM FOR THE BACKGROUND
WHICH I CAN USE TO CONNOTE INFORMATION THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
ABOUT THE BAND. IN THIS PHOTO THE BAND ARE WEARING SIMILAR CLOTHES, WITH
ONLY BLACK AND WHITES, AND IS SOMETHING THAT WE MUST CONSIDER IN OUR
OWN VIDEO.

6. AS THE LAST PHOTO THAT I HAVE LOOKED AT, I THINK THIS ONE THAT I WOULD
SPECIFICALLY WANT TO THINK ABOUT IN MY OWN PHOTOGRAPHS. I LIKE THE USE OF
THE LOW ANGLE SHOT WITH THE BAND LOOKING DOWN AT THE CAMERA, AS I FEEL
THIS SHOT IS SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT WORKS REALLY WELL IN MEDIA
PHOTOGRAPHY. THE SKETCHY BACKGROUND AND GRAFFITI RELATES TO THE EDGY
BACK GROUND OF THE BAND AND CONTRASTS TO THEIR CLEAN AND ‘NORMAL’
LOOK.

7. AS THE LAST PHOTO THAT I HAVE LOOKED AT, I THINK THIS ONE THAT I WOULD
SPECIFICALLY WANT TO THINK ABOUT IN MY OWN PHOTOGRAPHS. I LIKE THE USE OF
THE LOW ANGLE SHOT WITH THE BAND LOOKING DOWN AT THE CAMERA, AS I FEEL
THIS SHOT IS SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT WORKS REALLY WELL IN MEDIA
PHOTOGRAPHY. THE SKETCHY BACKGROUND AND GRAFFITI RELATES TO THE EDGY
BACK GROUND OF THE BAND AND CONTRASTS TO THEIR CLEAN AND ‘NORMAL’
LOOK.