Photoshoot - Raymond

Model 2 (Raymond) Fashionable, hard look, young, ‘cool’ gangster looking male of African Ethnicity, he is portrayed as a hip-hop artist.

 

I presented my images in a video rather than just uploading them as I thought it was a more interesting way to view them. I used a hip-hop/rap song in it because I think it incorporates with the pictures quite well and obviously my magazine target audience is hip-hop fans. The images shown in the video are of my second model Raymond. The pictures were taken mainly in a house and outside so the lighting is just normal and I took some pictures at night to make it look more mysterious but you can see everything clearly. The mise en scene shows that the magazine is clearly a Hip-Hop music magazine as the props used are a speaker and a pair of headphones (the same as my other model), the clothes worn are smart yet they look very urban as he is also wearing a 'bling' chain and a stripy jumper and casual jeans, I smartened this look up by putting a shirt under the jumper and in certain pictures he is wearing the new trend of glasses to look like a 'nerd' which I showed in my colour scheme when I showed the hipster theme I wanted to go for. The clothes also follow the house style of my magazine as the colour scheme throughout is blue, white, black and grey mostly but obviously other colours are incorporated in my magazine (so as not to make it boring and the same old all the time) such as red and purple, ect. The body language used are gangster poses/signs which give him a 'ghetto' look which is perfect for a hip-hop themed magazine. The image at the end is of me and my model to show that I have taken the pictures.

The image above shows the model from a bottom angle, this looks good and makes him look slightly 'Godly' and like an idol. The model is looking down at the speaker with an angry and stern expression it makes him seem like an aggressive person which is sometimes related to rap and hip-hop music. The clothes are smart yet still urban which is good as it looks more sophisticated but still has some 'bling' to it with the chain. The shot is a mid-shot so you can see the clothes and body language well. I may choose to use this image on my contents page.

I took this image at night so that the background and lighting would be dark. This image shows a stern and aggressive expressive on the models face and body language (arms folded) which makes him look quite scary. Also the lighting is dark as the picture was taken at night which makes it look scary and mysterious. I chose this image because it has ambiguity and a mysterious look and I think it looks 'cool' and young and will appeal to my target audience, I may choose to use this image on my contents page.

I took this picture in the daytime so that the lighting would be normal, the picture was taken on a Sony Ericsson camera which has a black/white effect on it therefore I chose to use this for this picture. This is a long shot so that you can see the whole outfit and the prop. The facial expression is quite angry and his eyes are squinting as the sun was shining, this gives him a harsh look and the body language he is using is a gangster pose with two middle fingers up to show his rebellious side and that he is careless. The clothes are the same throughout but he also wore a baseball cap in this image to show a more urban/street look which works well with the contrast of smart and urban fashion.This picture has been edited on photo-shop to blur out the background a bit to make him the main focus of the picture.

This image is mysterious too as he is looking at something into the distance which makes the audience intrigued to what he is looking at. The shot is a close up to show his confused facial expression well, in this image the model has taken the jumper off and put it around his shoulders which gives a hipster/preppy look. The 'nerd' glasses are a new trend therefore my target audience will be familiar with the hipster look and it looks nerdy but cool at the same time. The top button of his shirt is unbuttoned in this image which gives the outfit a more relaxed look, and the chain is shining around his neck so there is still a 'ghetto' look to the image.