Today we had a lesson on how we should use photography within our creations of music magazines, this will help me with the presentation and image of my magazine. We were taken through step by step of how and where we should take our photographs.
Firstly we were told about the studio the college provides for us and that we will need to book it if needed for use. To do this we will need to go to the art office and book it with a technician Sophie advises that we book the studio for many sessions if we are planning on taking many photographs with many different people. The technician that you will book this with will then check the studio before and after it is used to ensure no damages are made. They will then take you through the rules of the studio, which are; no food, no drink, you are not aloud to stick anything up on the walls and the maximum amount of people aloud in the studio at one time is 4 people including the photographer. Sophie also told us to inform your own personal media teacher when booking and using the studio. The studio is highly recommended if you were planning to remove the background of your image as it is a clear white background and will be easy to edit on Photoshop.
We were then informed that special lighting is available in the studio and this increases how preffessional the image look and is useful for our music magazines. Finally, we were advised to check our images before we leave to ensure they are up to high enough quality, and then we were shown some poor examples of what they shouldnt look like.
Sophie then went through some top points that need to be taken note of and kept in mind when creating our magazine. Firstly, do not have an image in the centre of double page spread because if the double page spread was actually created the centre of the magazine would ruin the image. She then continued to make us ensure all of the poses used within my magazine link, for example make sure they all relate to the genre of music used within the magazine and to the other poses. Also, to ensure the photographs taken are of a high quality and the cropping done in Photoshop is also to a high quality and have smooth edges.
One of the most important things Sophie informed us of not leaving any coursework until the last minute as this will cause panic and we will then not complete our coursework to our highest standards. Also, that planning is essential in this course, without planning the whole coursework will be messy and not completed by dealines etc...We were then told to make sure the music magazine as a whole looks proffessional, this will increase marks. We were then recommened to experiement with the depth of field within the images.
We then continued to talk about the representation of your genre of music through images. So the use of costume and make up will make a huge impact on if your genre of music will be representated in the magazine. Also to include additional images but to ensure these relate to the genre and the rest of the magazine. The minimum of images throughout the front page, contents page and double page spread is 4 images. Although it is recommended to have a dominate image on the front page and double page spread, with perhaps seperate images in relation and then for the contents page a wide variety of image relating to whats included in the magazine. We were then informed to ensure the same style throughout the magazine is kept and is altered.
Then we were informed of our key considerations when creating our magazine and photogrpahy for our magazine;
- Lighting
- Mise en scene
- Backgroun
- Clothing
- Pose
- Model
- Quality.
We also need to ensure all of our image are our own, cannot be taken off the internet because this is seen as copyright. WE were then told also to plan out our images, have a set plan on what, where and how they will be done. Also, to spend a lot of timeon these images to ensure they are up to our own highest abilities. Finally, a highly recommended idea is to create mood boards for the costumes are you are thinking of using in your images so it can be easy to create when it comes to putting together the images.
I found all of these recommendations and tips for our photography for our magazines very helpful and will ensure my images will be taken, edited and shown in the highest quality I can.
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