Photoshoot Plan 1 & 2

Date and time of photo shoot 1: 9:00am on Monday 16^th January 2012

Material to be shot: The ‘Sunway Runway’ features.

What personnel do you need?

Lighting assistant: Chris Marriner

Makeup assistant: Rachel Aspey and Ashleigh Jones

Models: Zoe Skerrett, Ashleigh Jones and Beth Gibson

What props will you need?

For my contents page and front cover, I will not need any props as these images will only have the model in them, posing with nothing else. For the feature shots, there are a number of props I will need to make it a truly summer-themed photoshoot. This will include props such as holiday-themed backgrounds as decoration and other types of decoration, such as a folding chair. Other props will include beach towels, hula necklaces and summer fruits, like bananas and apples, also promoting healthy eating and flowers that are most commonly associated with summer. These will invite my audience into the scene easily, as well as making them want to be the people in the photos. Hats and sunglasses will be present also to get the complete look.

Describe in detail your make-up & costume needs.

The make-up for the models will be normal and summery. I don’t want their eyes to be too dark but will have mascara on, emphasising their eyes. Their skin will look healthy and fresh, with no bright blusher for example and nail varnish cannot be a black or extremely dark in colour. Pale colours will be necessary for nails, with nice skin colours and warm lip colours with the use of pink or red lipstick, keeping the look feminine but still natural.

Costumes will be summer outfits, such as shorts, dresses, vest tops and skirts. Accessories will be vital, such as hats, sunglasses and flip flops. I will make sure each model has a number of different clothing choices to make sure there is a choice. I have made one outfit choice for each model and allowed them to bring a choice of their own. One of my outfit choices was a necessary summery patterned dress, shorts and a top and a dungaree skirt option. This is to ensure that there is a mix of styles in my feature for different tastes amongst my target audience. I also made sure there was a mix of clothes, swimwear and accessories so that I can provide my readers with everything they will need. The feature is based on the necessities for summer holidays or just summer in general, so the costume is vital. Sunglasses and a straw hat will be a definite requirement for my feature.

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Date and time of photo shoot: 9:00am on 16^th January 2012

Material to be shot: Front Cover and Contents Page

What personnel do you need?

Lighting assistant: Chris Marriner

Makeup assistant: Zoe Skerrett

Models: Ashleigh Jones

What props will you need?

Because this photoshoot is only for the front cover, I will not require any props, only a model.

Describe in detail your make-up & costume needs.

I want the makeup to be quite plain for this. I want my model to wear a nice coloured foundation, have a bit of colour, a bit of mascara and also have lipstick on. I want the outfit to be black as I aim to make the model herself to stand out the most, like the examples below.

I plan for my model to have two different outfits for this photoshoot so I have a choice of which looks best. I have a tight-fitting playsuit and a glittery dress lined up so that my model looks attractive and modern, a role model to my target audience.

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Studio shoots: what kind of lighting?

I will be using butterfly lighting for both shots, as used in glamour shots, to create as little shadows as possible and to make my models look very feminine. This will make my images look very professional and will be flattering to my models.

Backdrop:

My background will be plain white. I will try to use “scene setters” for the 'Sunway Runway' but they have a shiny plastic finish which may reflect off the flash and ruin the photos. For the photo shoot for my front cover and contents page, I will just need a plain white backdrop as I plan to cut my model out of the background.

Lighting equipment needs:

I would need a Key Light, Fill Light and possibly a soft box.

Drawing of studio layout: