Planning for Photographs

General:

• I want to take pictures of some items which are generally related to music magazines.
• Props such as headphones, musical instruments will suffice.
• I will need to collect the items I would like, and find a place with the correct lighting to take the photos in macro mode (so they are close up, and correct lighting needed because flash photography doesn't go well with macro-shots).
• I also need a white background to make editing the photographs easier, and because I want the composition to be correct.
• Therefore I will need to find a suitable place.

Blue Dawn Photographs:

• To suit the bands image I will take the photos outside, so that they have a more natural composition.
• I would like the two band members (one male and one female) to wear fashionable clothes associated with the current winter season to suit their image and preferably, clothes with natural colour schemes (like browns, greys,) to once more, suit the image of the band.
• Due to the way I would like the photos in the magazine, I will photo shop the subject away from the background, therefore the background of the initial photographs will not matter (which is good as this allows for a more diverse composition).

Hyperbolic Dandyism Photographs:

• As the image of the lead singer will be the main image of the front cover he (he is male as it is more conventional of the music genre and music magazines in general) will be shown as 'cool' by the standards of the audience. His clothes will be a black t-shirt with blue jeans, and his hair will be styled in a way suited to his band's image (similar to the 'emo' style).
• Due to it being on the front cover, and the possibility that I will edit the background to something like a gradient to suit the image, I am going to take the photographs against a white background. This will also give them a more professional feel, as I will use my college's photography studio for the correct background/lighting/composition.
• I will experiment with Medium close ups and mid shots for the desired positioning of the model for the front cover.

Enter Oblivion Photographs:

• The model will be similar to that of Hyperbolic Dandyism (male, black t-shirt/blue jeans,) though I would like to have the model pose as if thinking, or in deep thought.
• As it will be on the double page spread, the background will be predominantly white, and blank (so that text and other images can be fit on the page). I also want the image to be mainly focused on the musician, as the article contained will be very personal (so it focuses on t e face to bring it to a personal level).
  
• The background of this photo (due to the want for the model to be leaning against the wall,) will not be plain white like the lead singer of Hyperbolic Dandyism, but it will be in a plain white corridor hopefully, so that the text can be fit on the page, but it is evident that the model is against a wall.