Here you can see the photo shoot for my AS Media Studies and also reasoning behind the props and costume

1. Image/photography

2. As we can see, I am the
artist being included on
the front cover and
double page spread. This
is because I am actually a
hip-hop artist and do
short videos on Facebook
and Instagram
There are a number of
hip-hop positions/poses
that I attempted to adopt
in order to give me a wide
range of photos to choose
from. Notice how all the
facial expressions are
solemn and rather serious
– this is a classic hip-hop
stance
The photo shoot plan was
to really contrast me with
the background. So I
appear very dark whilst
the background is bright
and clear. This really
makes the artist, me,
stand out
This position is different to
the others for a reason –
this is the image likely to
be used on the double
page spread article. If
there are two images of
the artist standing it can
be boring and very
mediocre

3. Here we can see some
more photos taken with
slightly different takes on
them. This one comes
across as more ‘cool’ and
‘arrogant’, two very
important factors that
should be displayed in a
hip-hop magazine
This is the first picture we
see where the artist is not
looking into the camera.
This image reflects a sense
of isolation and
thoughtfulness in the
artist, again two crucial
aspects of hip-hop that
ought to be in a hip-hop
magazine
This final image shows a
more menacing and
intimidating look where
the artist has his hood on
and is looking away. Again
these two factors are
extremely important in
the hip-hop industry and
also need to be included
in a hip-hop magazine
It has been concluded that the
last image on the previous slide
(one where artist is sitting down)
is going to be used for the
double page spread article and
the second image on this slide
(one where artist is looking
down to his right hand side) is to
be used for the front cover. This
is because the image where the
artist is sitting down reflects
thoughtfulness and essentially
‘being lost in the music’ which
would be very suitable for the
article which is likely to be an
interview with the artist. The
image where the artist is looking
down to his right hand side also
reflects thoughtfulness and also
isolation which would be perfect
for a front cover because it
straight away shows that it is a
hip-hop magazine

4. This black hoodie with
leather sleeves was
chosen as the top half of
the costume because it
contrasts with the brighter
background and it conveys
an idea of mysteriousness
and power, crucial to hip-hop
Beats Solo HD by Dr Dre
headphones was the only prop
used and it was used to
inevitably represent music and
hip-hop in particular because Dr
Dre, a hip-hop artist, founded
these headphones. They stand
out due to their bright colour
contrasting with the dark
colours of the costume and my
hair and skin tone