Contact Sheet Photoshoot Statement Pieces

Contact Sheet Statement Pieces Photoshoot

Front Cover Photoshoot

Risk Assessment QE Studio

Hazard: Cables

What could cause harm? Loose cables on the floor from equipment such as lighting and camera leads

What is the likelihood of this happening? Unlikely however it is possible

How much harm? Could cause someone to trip which could lead to little pain, a sprain or broken bone

Apply the following priorities, how will this risk be managed (provide detail)?

Control – this will be done by ensuring that all cables are not loose and the walk ways are clear so that the risk is very unlikely of them to be near any cables.

Hazard: Lighting

What could cause harm? The flash lighting could cause harm to the eyes, lamps are very hot so when adjusting them they may get burnt

What is the likelihood of this happening? Unlikely

How much harm? This could cause pain and potentially blindness, scarring and burns

Apply the following priorities, how will this risk be managed (provide detail)?

Reduce or substitute – to reduce the risk of damage occurring is to have a low flash lighting setting on the lights to reduce the harshness of the flash when the photographs are being taken, also to keep the models in as similar place as possible to reduce chance of having to reposition the lights

Hazard: Electricity

What could cause harm? The plugs from the equipment both in and out of use, could be plugged in and not in use, could have plugs lying around with the potential to stand on them

What is the likelihood of this happening? Unlikely

How much harm? This could lead to slight pain, electric shocks, and potential big damage

Apply the following priorities, how will this risk be managed (provide detail)?

Eliminate & Control. – this will be controlled by ensuring that all electrical items if in use are plugged in with the switches off until they need to be turned on and fully in use, also ensuring that anything electrical not being used in the shoot has the wires and plugs wound up and placed in the corner out of the way of any walk ways.

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Potential Locations - Description	Photograph of where you will shoot.	Is it suitable – how? Why? (Access, Lighting, Sound )
The main location which I will be using for the majority of my photo shoots will be QE Media Photo Studio. This is because I am after a high quality finish and this will give me a good chance of achieving that aim. I will be using professional equipment to ensure my magazine has a chance against real magazines.	This is an image of the media photography studio, however I will be using a white backdrop instead of black so that my images look like those from within my genre and look professional.	This is the most suitable place for me to take my photographs for my magazine as it is easily accessible for myself and all of my models. This is because we are all students at the sixth form therefore are there 5 days a week and have easy access to the studio. It is easy to book a slot to do the photo shoot in the models and my own free periods so that we have a good use of time. The studio is also available to use after college hours therefore if needed I could have done a photo shoot after college however that is not appropriate for all of the models as some will have to get a college bus, however the majority of my models drive or live in the area therefore it could have easily been arranged. The studio has all of the professional equipment I will need to get high standard, quality photographs which can compete with other magazines of the same genre and similar target audience. The studio has a full flash lighting system with different lights available for different lighting techniques wanting to be used therefore the layout is easily changed to suit the type of lighting needed for separate photographs. The camera used is also a professional camera which is key for producing quality products. There is not a lot of sound that reaches the studio due to it being situated down a small corridor between two classrooms therefore only used when travelling from one room to the other which is not a regular occurrence. This will mean we will not be easily disturbed or interrupted.
The second location that will be used is outside on the grounds of college. There is an old brick wall with graffiti on and an old painted door and I think it has an old abandoned, quirky edge to it.		This location is not exactly a typical location for a high fashion magazine, however I thought using that as the backdrop for some images would add a quirky edge to the magazine and make it a little more interesting. The location is situated on college grounds around the side of the building so again it is easily accessed by myself and my models as we are all students at the college and it is just outside. We will be able to take photographs at any time at this location without bookings etc. therefore it is a quick location to use when getting additional photographs needed. This location does come with its downsides however, it is right next to a road leading on to a car park so it should be avoided at busy times such as dinner time and the start of lessons. This could cause problems however I do not think it will cause that much bother as we will have to collect the camera and gather props etc. before moving to the location at the start of free periods so this will not cause problems for us. Also the flash lighting kit cannot be used outside therefore we are relying on natural daylight and the flash on the camera which is risky as it may be too bright due to the bright sun or too dull due to clouds. Also due to the location being outside it could mean that if there is bad weather such as rain we may have to reschedule which could have a knock on effect on the rest of the magazine. There will be sound at this location and some disturbances however I do not think this will be a big problem.

Monitoring Post 14/02/2014

Last week I had successfully made two solid first drafts of my two feature DPS's like scheduled therefore I was still on track due to my schedule which meant this week I would focus my production on my front cover and contents page. I have already set up the Photoshop documents for both of these pages with the layout boxes on my contents page ready to input text, mastheads and photographs. I scheduled to start the week focusing on creating a solid draft of my front cover with all of the main elements included and move on to the contents page at the end of the week, I plan at sticking to this however I may use some of the longer lesson on friday to continue with the front cover. I had the photoshoot for my front cover and other elements of the magazine on friday and I felt this was the most successful photo shoot I have done for the magazine. I shortlisted some images I could use for the front cover over the weekend to give me a head start and I am pleased with the high quality of the images, they look very professional. I had previously taken some images in one of my other photoshoots for another DPS however I did not feel it had the look I was trying to achieve therefore I thought setting up another photo shoot and finding inspirational fashion photography images to work from was the best option. I have included a blog post called 'Front Cover Photoshoot Images' where I have shown the shortened list of images. I chose the strongest image to use for my cover considering pose, shadows and facial expression. I started Monday's lesson by editing and airbrushing the photograph to use for the background and I then set that in to place on the document. I then layered on top the masthead, fiddling with the width, depth and size of the font to get it to fit proportionally across the top of the page without covering too much of the models face. I then started to add all of the individual sell lines onto the page and rearrange them accordingly. I then added more layers such as blocked boxes for behind text and brush smudges. I changed the colour of some sell lines and the masthead. I spent monday's lesson and another 1hour 30minutes on monday creating the first draft. I was happy with the draft I had created however I did not feel it was as empowering as I had expected therefore I decided to make another draft and change the colours, layout of the sell lines and some fonts to create a more powerful cover. I spent Tuesday's lesson and another hour re-creating this draft. I then asked some peers from within my target audience which they prefered. All of the people asked said they prefered the second draft therefore I decided to stick with that as a solid first draft. In the last half of the week I moved on to create a solid draft of my contents page. I included images from my different photoshoots in a mosaic pattern onto my contents page and added the masthead and text. I also used some images from online to create a more professional look. Overall I feel that I have been successful this week in production. I have created two good first drafts of a front cover and a first draft of a contents page. This means that I am on track with production and are scheduled to be finished by the deadline. My homework for this week is to print the drafts and gather some quick feedback. However I have also done this within my lesson time therefore I will not need to be doing this as homework this week.

 Here I have shown some of my experimentation with different colours and fonts for the sell lines. At the end of this week I had came up with a good solid first draft of my front cover. 

Professional Front Cover Analysis

Here are just a few of the magazine front covers I looked at and used for inspiration. Something that was typical from the brand on their covers was the main sell line at the bottom of the page in a big bold font, I thought this was really effective and that it was something I would use in my magazine. Also they placed the sell lines typically down the left side of the page in a line and had some additional to the  right side, I also thought this looked effective and would be a method I would use when designing my magazine cover. They also used the sash across the top right hand corner of the page and i thought this added a special touch to the magazine and made it look more professional therefore I too decided to use this in my magazine. 

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