Photoshoot - Rachel (Behind the scenes and Best photos)

Model 1 (Rachel) Fashionable, pretty, young, ‘cool’ female of Jamaican Ethnicity, she is portrayed as a hip-hop artist.

Mise en scene:

Make up- colourful, funky and bright eye shadow and bright pink eyelashes applied in a creative and artistic way, bright pink lips which give the look a sexy feel, blusher and foundation to make the models skin glow

Costume- the model tried on three outfits; a sexy lacy black top and wet look black leggings with high heels to look sleek and stylish , a glittery black dress and wet-look black leggings with high heels and a grey hoody with an urban Mickey mouse on it (this is from an urban clothing store called west side in harrow), all of the outfit are accompanied by big, ‘bling’ gold earrings. The costumes are mostly black because I felt that the make-up was dramatic so it would be good if my model wore black to even out the colours otherwise she would have looked to colourful and therefore it wouldn’t be an attractive look.

Props- the props used are related to music to show that the magazine is a music magazine, the props used were headphones and a speaker.

Setting- Most of the images were taken outside and in a room but this is irrelevant as the backgrounds will be photo-shopped out.

This video is of the behind the scenes pictures.

This video is of the Best pictures from the photo-shoot.

I created this video because I thought it would be good way to present my images as it is a fun way to veiw them I have chosen a hard-core rap song to make the video fit in with the theme. The video is of the best photos that I took of Rachel. Some images are taken in a house and outside but I will edit the images on Photoshop later on so that you will not be able to see the backgrounds. The images I have taken have a funky, young and fresh look, the mise en scene shows this well as the models make-up is colourful and bright which gives it a young feel, the costumes were kept simple yet sleek and stylish and black because I felt that the make-up was dramatic so it would be good if my model wore black to even out the colours otherwise she would have looked to colourful and therefore it wouldn’t be an attractive look.

This image is a close up of the first model. The reason I chose to take a close up shot is because I wanted to be able to see the make-up clearly. The mise en scene shows that the magazine has a funky and young feel to it, the make-up is bright, colourful and vibrant which is perfect to appeal to my target audience of teenagers /young adults, the models hair is sleek and straight which gives her a sophisticated look. The lighting in the picture is normal and clear so you can see her make-up well, but the image was taken in a house therefore I chose not to use any of the pictures taken indoors because it doe not look that professional. The prop is a pair of headphones which make it clear that it is a music magazine, the models facial expression is relaxed and she has her eyes closed which looks like she is peacefully listening to music.

This is an image of the same model in a long shot image, I chose this shot so that the audience could see the model clothes clearly and also so that I could the props in properly. She is sitting down on top of the speaker and holding up a pair of headphones, this shows that the magazine is clearly a music magazine. Her make-up is bright and funky and the clothes she is wearing are sexy yet still sophisticated. The lighting is normal as it was taken outside which fits in with the hip-hop theme well as it look rough and has a 'street' attitude to it. I used Adobe Photoshop to change her eye colour but I thought this looked too 'fake' therefore I chose not to do this on any of my other images

The model changed into four different outfits, one of them was this casual urban hoody and leggings, this gives the image a laid back and casual feel. The image was taken in a house in the daytime therefore the lighting is normal but you can see everything clearly. The shot is a close up so that you see her facial expression and make-up clearly. The make up is glamorous and extravagant which gives the image a fun and funky look. The model is wearing 'bling' earrings to keep the urban theme going and her facial expression is a smirk which look cheeky but serious at the same time.

This was taken in the daytime therefore the lighting normal but you can see everything clearly. The make up here is toned down a little bit as the model is not wearing the false eyelashes the reason for this is she has 'bling' in her hair and if she had the eyelashes on also there would be too much to look at for the audience which would also look quite messy. The hair arrangement was made by me by sticking lots of big diamonds shapes together. In the video there is an image of me arranging the diamonds in the models hair. The model is also wearing earrings which shows some more 'bling' this all fits in nicely with the hip-hop theme. The shot is a profile close up to show the make up and facial expressions clearly, the models facial expression is serious which also fits in with the hip-hop look as sometimes hip-hop is linked with aggression. The outfit here is the fourth and most simple outfit, and black camouflage print hoody this gives the image a laid back feel.

This image was also taken in the daytime so the lighting is normal. The model has a strong pose to show that she is a strong and successful female, she is holding the prop which is a speaker very powerful under one arm as if to say she can 'handle it' giving her a tough look and she has headphones around her neck, both props make it clear that this is a music magazine. She has a smile but a stern look on her face which works well with the hip-hop theme. The outfit is very sexy yet still sophisticated. She is wearing an all black outfit which contrasts with the bright make up well, she is wearing a lacy top, 'wet-look' legging and high heels which look very classy but also 'ghetto'. The image was taken outdoors on a road which fits in with the hip-hop theme as it looks cool and has a 'street' attitude to it. The models head was in the bright light and unfortunately I didn't have access to a good quality camera, I think I could have achieved better quality pictures if I could have had a camera instead of using a phone. This isn't that much of a problem as I know how to solve this on photo shop and make the picture look more professional.

This image was taken in the house and the lighting is just normal but you can still see everything quite clearly. This is a strong image and the model has a stern look full of attitude. The shot is a mid shot so that you can see some of the outfit but also her face clearly. She is wearing a glittery black top which looks glamorous and sunglasses which give her a very 'cool' look, the mise en scene shows that this image is aimed at young, urban people because her make is very funky and you can a little bit of her eye make up even under the sunglasses which shows that her make up was big! Her lip-gloss is bright pink and girly and her hair is sleek and straight which gives her a sophisticated look, there is also a prop in the image as the model is wearing a pair of big headphones, this shows that the magazine is a music magazine.This image is not very good to use as one of my main ones because it is not that clear therefore I have chosen to use one out of my better images.