The photographer will photograph a local indie rock band called King No-One to feature in their magazine. The band dresses in typical indie styles like black skinny jeans and plain colors that represent the genre. Photos will be taken at a King No-One gig at a York pub, using band instruments as props and capturing the straight-faced, relaxed mood associated with indie rock. Lighting and angles will emphasize the band's confidence and importance on stage.

1. PHOTOGRAPHY PLAN
Courtney Elliott

2. I will be using a friends band
as models as they base their
music on ‘Indie-Rock’ and
Models
therefore will be suitable for
the type of genre that my
magazine is going to be. This
band is from York and play
their music mostly in the city
centre of York. The models that
I wanted for my magazine were
those that represented ‘Indie-
Rock’ as a genre but also as a
fashion statement. The band
‘King No-one’ are suitable for
this role as they dress like the
stereotypical ‘Indie’ person
and also play that genre of
music. The images to the right
show the types of clothing and
attitude that these band
members will have in relation
to famous/ successful band Things noticed from these
members. As the stereotypical magazine’s main shot: The
‘Indie-rock’ mood is known to models are not smiling,
be quite moody, straight-faced they have a straight face
but quite relaxed, it is and do not show any
important that when taking my emotion. This is effective
shots I reveal this in the as it is parallel to the
photographs taken. If the bright colour scheme that
models do not reflect the kind has connotations of being
of mood that this genre is alert (red).
known for having it will not
attract as broader audience I
would like.

3. Costumes
When taking these shots, I
want my models to have a
comfortable outfit on that
represents who they are. I
think that if I was to do a shoot
in the studio with outfits that I
had chosen, it would not
reflect their true attitude and
the genre that they fit in to.
Many ‘Indie-Rock’ musicians
wear black, including black
skinny jeans and a shirt or t-
shirt. If they are not wearing
black, then they go for bland,
plain colours and nothing
really dramatic and ‘out there’.
It is as if they do not want to
be seen and stand out as
much as other people. If they
do wear things with patterns
on them, it tends to be very Things to notice from the pictures above: The images above show idols that
hard to see and is instead very have been on the front cover of magazines like NME and Q! As I said in my
subtle. I think that by my photography plan on costumes, many of the ‘Indie-Rock’ musicians wear black
models wearing their natural and very plain, neutral clothes. As it is easy from the images above, the
clothing, with their own musicians are not fussy with their fashion/clothing and instead wear what they
fashion sense I will get the feel most comfortable in.
best shots as they will feel like
themselves and therefore feel
comfortable.

4. Props
The props that will be used by models will be those that are
generally used by the ‘Indie-Rock’ musicians. These include:
-Bass Guitar
-Acoustic Guitar
-Microphone
-Microphone Stand
-Drums
For my photo shoot I will be going to a gig where King No-
one are playing which is in the City Centre of York at a bar
called the Keystones. At this gig, they will be using these
instruments and therefore will be used as props in the shots
that I am going to take. All of these instruments are very
important to the band and their genre. Without these it would
be hard to portray their message and their type of genre.

5. Location
(example
shots)

6. Location
At: The Keystones Pub
As the shots are going to be taken at a Gig, there is many different angles
that the shots can be taken. By taking a high angle shot, it makes the band
on stage look in power as they look a lot bigger than the rest of the people
and therefore appear stronger and more confident. Similarly, if the shot is
taken from long distance then the artificial lights (stage lights) will be on the
band members making them the main focus. As they will be in main focus, it
also makes them look like the most important people in the shot, which they
will be. If the artificial light was not focusing on the band members and
instead at the crowd, it would not have the same effect as the crowd would
be the main focus and would seem as if they were holding power over the
band and when putting the shot in to a magazine it is extremely important
that the band looks as if it holds power so that the reader of the magazine
thinks that the band is confident and therefore will want to be a fan.

7. INCLUDE COMPOSITION OF
PHOTOGRAPHS
landscape, portrait, type of shot etc