Location / Props / Costume

Location

The location that I will be photographing my model will be at my sister’s house. The reason I chose to take the photos at my sister’s house is because she previously studied photography at university and has professional equipment I can use, such as; white background, studio lights, camera lenses, a tripod and a canon camera. Being able to use all this equipment is extremely useful as it means my photos will come out professional and to a high standard. My sister also has lots of make-up at her house which is also useful. I decided I wanted a plain white background instead of an outside background as I want my main front cover image to have a solid background, similar to the CLASH magazines.

Props

I decided not to include any props as I want the main focus to be completely on the model only and I thought props would be distracting. By not having props makes the cover look less crowded and busy, I want my magazine front cover to be quite minimal.

Costume

The outfit my model wears must appeal to my target audience but relate to the colour scheme at the same time. For this I want my model to wear something my target audience would also wear such as, checked shirts, denim jacket, band t shirt, black ripped skinny jeans and overall quite vintage and ‘indie’. I want the main focus of my model to be the make-up. For this I want to create a bold and unique way of showing makeup but in a creative style. By doing this it will attract attention and look modern. A great example of a magazine using this type of make-up look for a front cover is ‘i-D’ magazine.