I have now since this project increased my organisation skills, being able to organise different shoots with different artists in a short space of time.
I now know more about different locations and what’s suitable and what’s not. I made the mistake on the shoots of taking pictures in a dark room with bad lighting. This was at the time the only suitable place but after looking at the photos it became apparent that a reshoot was needed. I then learnt the rule of the two ‘golden hours’ of the day. This is either early in the morning when the sun is low or late at night where the sun is low. It turns out that where I used this rule in my shoots I ended up using one of those pictures as my cover image. Choosing the location is also a key. Although Q, NME and other music magazines do their cover shoots in a studio I prefer outdoor shots, they are more fresh and appealing, as they are brighter and the light is more natural. So I went on a hunt around Bristol for a cool location. I ended up by the docks where there are loads of unused trains, however also took shots with more of an urban background; graffiti. I felt these pictures turned out very good and professional because of taking into consideration the time of day and location.
My magazine involved a lot of editorial decisions. The composition of my double page spread was particularly hard. I had to play around with my image, where is will positioned and the size. I ended up stretching the picture so there was more room for text as before it was a bit bare. I also had to decide where my title was going be, I wanted it too look like a stamp, and therefore spend some time on Photo Shop trying to achieve this effect. In result of all of these effects and editing I had to do my Photo Shop skills and knowing what to do and when have improved dramatically.
No comments:
Post a Comment