Locations, Costumes & Props Report

For the locations of my photographs I knew that I wanted to take them in different places, but all outside with a modern and grungy setting.

I took the two of the girl I called ‘Gemini’ for my contents page in front of a large crate made of corrugated metal. It was a fairly plain background but it gave the grunge effect nicely as it was a fairly old and rusty crate.

I asked her to wear dark clothing so she wore black ripped jeans and a black and white top.

My model for my cover and feature article who I names ‘Abbi Gee’ I used because she fit in with the alternative rock theme, she had dark hair and a nose piercing so she filled the profile I was looking for in a model. Costumes were simple as it just had to look like a rock look. In the end she just wore two different coloured chequered shirts which had a really nice look to them.

For my feature article photo locations I walked around Lowestoft to find different settings. I decided to take the vast majority of the photos outside of a night club as it was in a fairly old building and had the rebellious, grunge type atmosphere. It had a set of metal stairs on the outside which looked modern and worked as a really nice place to take the photos. I mainly used the ones I took around the stairs but I also experimented taking one outside a large and old front door. Taking the photos outside also meant I didn't need artificial lighting or the flash on the camera which would’ve made the photos not look as natural.

For the cover photo I knew I was going to cut around it so the background just needed to be plain. I took that in a room that had lots of windows and white brick walls so It was light enough and easy to remove that background.

Other photos I used were taken at concerts an edited in Photoshop to look more professional. I only used photos that I had taken when I was closer to the artist or had a good camera. All of the bands used are classed as indie or alternative rock/pop so it fit with my target audience. I also took a picture of a fake autograph for my featured artist to add to my double page spread.

I also took a photo of an autographed picture I have of actor and musician Keegan Allen. The photo had my name on it so I used the clone tool in Photoshop to remove my name and made the autograph darker. I also added effects on this as well as it looked washed out a little from where I'd taken the photo.