Research and Planning - Photo Planning

Things I need to consider before taking my cover image:

• The lighting in the area
• The image should be bright enough to see the artists faces, but still dark around the edges to keep with the rock style which is dark and edgy

• The location its self
• Make sure no one else in the area ends up in my shots
• Make sure the location is completely appropriate and suitable and suits the rock genre
• Make sure it fits the colour scheme of red/black/white

• Magazine colour scheme (Red/Black/White)
• All images need to fit with both the style and colour scheme of my magazine
• Match the colours on the models clothing to the colours on my magazine cover
• Match the location colours to the colours on my magazine cover

• The Model & Pose
• Model HAS to have the 'rock look' about them before putting them in costume and restyling their hair, otherwise the images will not look convincing
• Model has to be someone co-operative who will do what is required
• Pose has to look suitable for the rock genre and has to look convincing
• The over all effect from the model and pose has to look realistic and believable that they ARE a real rock band.

Things I need to consider before taking my contents page images:

• Consider all the above points for the cover image and apply them to the contents page image
• Make the images suitable for the contents page and what it contains
• Make the locations slightly different to the cover image
• Work out how many I will actually need and take more than needed in case some turn out undesirably

Things I need to consider before taking my double page spread images:

• All of the above points from both the cover and contents page images
• Make sure the photographs are suited to the title and over all style of the article and layout on the double page spread
• Make sure they are as good a quality as the cover image, as they will be the second largest images in the magazine I'm creating.

If I follow all these steps I should be able to get pictures that look realistic, that are believable, that completely fit with the genre and colour scheme and that finish off my magazine perfectly!