Project Monitoring Week Three

I have completed all the photoshoots I have set out to this week. I completed my front cover photoshoot on Monday. I consulted with my model beforehand and brought an outfit with me as I already instructed my model to come with natural makeup and hair. The photoshoot was easy to set up as I wanted butterfly lighting which isn't complicated and then we had to adapt it slightly so it would flatter my model and not drown her out. The photoshoot was slightly late starting as my model had to get change while we were waiting but apart from that photoshoot ran quite smoothly. I tried a variety of poses and facial expressions so I would have plenty of options when it came to selecting the right image for the front cover. I also shot from the waist up and also more closeup so again I would have plenty of options for the cover. As you can see below, the image highlighted is he one I eventually picked but I also circled other possibilities

I also executed half of my photoshoot for the Anti-social Network article. I could only shoot half of it as my 'bully' was in an exam but I don't think I could have done the whole of it because I only had an hour slot so I would have to be quick and rush the photoshoot which I wouldn't want to do. The photoshoot was quick to set up as my model came in the outfit I wanted which was just a light coloured outfit and I wanted broad lighting which was again easy to set up. We had to adapt the lighting slightly again with my model so the light wouldn't drown her out. I shot my model for half of the photoshoot and she had to pose like she was scared. After I had completed shooting her, I then had to shoot the second part. I brought in a computer screen with a hole in the middle which was just large enough for my model to get her hand through as I had previously planned out. The same model could put her fist through like she was punching someone which I would later edit to punch the photos I had took.  As a homework, I have edited the photos to make sure that the fist was punching the model and edited the model from the fist going through the computer screen part of the shoot. Here below is the pictures of my model that I have selected and the others that I considered

Here are the pictures of my prop that I considered using and the one I eventually picked. I picked this one because I felt it would be the easiest o edit as it fits the angle that I wanted.

I also completed half of my Evolution of Style photoshoot. This is one of my more complex photoshoots because there were different outfits and makeup involved hence why I could only achieve half of it. My models arrived promptly and with with neutral hair and makeup so I could change it easily if I wanted to. The lighting was easy to set-up but long enough so my models could change at the same time so I didn't have to waste time which was valuable to the photoshoot. I started with my forties look  with one model which was quite simple and spent a third of the time shooting her. I then had to do my fifties look while my first model was getting changed into the sixties look so again I wouldn't waste time with one model. getting changed all the time. After I finished the fifties look, I then had to do the final part the sixties look which leave the rest to do in two weeks where I booked a contingency photoshoot as homework. Here below are the different pictures for the three decades that I managed to take.

I then did my final new DPS photoshoot which is the Death by Fashion. I brought the  t-shirt I already made where I printed my slogan on the t-shirt earlier on the day. The photoshoot lighting was easy to do as I wanted background which I had already used and knew it had a good effect and what effect it had. My model could get dressed easily as she only had to put the shirt on and then we did some test shots to make sure the lighting wasn't drowning her out. I then had to give her some bags which were quite heavy which would allow to make the pose more natural and she had brought a pair of heels earlier. I had to give my model a rest halfway through because it was getting quite painful for her so I let her have a quick look at the photos I had took and if she had any improvements.

I have started to edit my photos as I have briefly mentioned earlier. I have edited my front cover slightly, making the colours pop more and retouching my model such as editing spots and brightening the teeth. I have also edited my Evolution of Style but I need to edit them more to make sure they will all look coherent when I finish the photoshoot in two weeks. I have also edited my Death by Fashion photoshoot so it is ready when I do my DPS.

Here is the final edited version of the front cover that will be used when I produce my front cover

Here is my Death by Fashion image ready for when I create my DPS.