Shot list for content page picture

I have chosen to use a picture from The Vaccines gig for my content page to make a mini article. The photograph will be of the main singer with one of the guitarists playing to each other, so it will be a mid action shot. The angle of my camera will be landscape but I won't be able to use a tripod to take this photograph as there will be too many people. I will have to reach my hand up to take this photograph as  there are people who are taller than me in front of me, and it won't be possible to do it any other way.

Shot list for photo shoot

For my photo shoot I would like the model to do different types of poses. There will only be two different angles I will take the photographs in.

Front cover 
For my front cover I asked the model to do a specific pose. The model will lean forward while holding the guitar in her arms making the guitar point towards the floor. I will hold my camera in a portrait way,   the camera won't be zoomed into the model to have a close-up shot, I will zoom it out a bit to have a long-shot. I will point my camera down at the model as she will be shorter than me because she is leaning over forward.

Double page spread
For my double page spread I will have three photographs that are landscape. For all of these pictures I will use a tripod to keep the camera steady while taking these pictures. My first photograph i will have the model holding the cigarette in her hand while looking away, but she is not looking at her cigarette.  Another photograph will be with her actually having the cigarette in her mouth, this time the model will be looking down at the cigarette. The last photograph will have the model holding the acoustic guitar, but while she is holding the acoustic guitar she will look like she is about to play, she will also have her eyes focused on the guitar. She will have the cigarette in her mouth.

Photo shoot planning documents

Photo shoot Title:
Cara Young photo shoot

Photo shoot Concept:

The concept of my photo shoot is to promote this upcoming artist and to engage Indie Rock fans and start becoming intrigued with her.

Aims:

From this photo shoot I would like the artist to gain fans. The other aim was to make the artist look like she is from the genre Indie Rock as much as possible.

Date and Timing

The photo shoot will be on the 4th of January. The photo shoot will take place in an empty room in my house. My photo shoot will take place in the evening so that I will be able to use the artificial lighting and make my pictures more professional rather than doing it during the day and using the light from the sun.  

Location:

The location is in a private property, in a residential area.  

Props:

For props I will use an acoustic guitar to demonstration how she is an musician and I will also have an unlit cigarette because many artists in the Indie Rock genre smoke.  

Models:

There will be only one model, Victoria Oprzedek

Team:

The make-up and hair will be done by the model herself.

Equipment & Preparation:

For the photo shoot I will use a Nikon D3200. I will charge the batteries before the shoot. I will use an 18-55mm lens for the shoot. The lighting will just be the artificial lighting.

Risk assessment for gig

Risk assessment for photo shoot

Front cover design

Costumes and props research

Costumes
I have made a mood board of different costumes I may want to use for my photo shoot. I have chosen these specific outfits as I think that many females in the Indie Rock genre would wear these kinds of clothing, and they are from shops who promote these artists music e.g. Urban Outfitters sells records by London Grammar in their shops and Hannah Reid usually wears clothing from the shop. I've chosen to research Doc Marten boots mainly as I think that many females in the genre mainly wear boots, Doc Martens are very fashionable and go with any outfit. I've researched a range of  lipsticks from Topshop as their lipsticks are mainly dark colours, and many artists wear darker make-up to link it to their genre of music.
Props
I have researched acoustic guitars for props because females in the Indie Rock genre usually play the guitar, either an acoustic one or an electric guitar or even bass. I chose to focus more on an acoustic guitar because it's the most preferable instrument in this genre for an artist that isn't in a band. I have also researched cigarettes for props as most artists in this genre smoke during their photo shoots or even performing. I have only looked at unlit cigarettes as it is more appropriate for my magazine.