1. Photography Planning and
Choice Explanations

2. Cover - Plan
Medium-Long Shot –
Knees up
Passive photo to
avoid cluttered look
Person stood
posed, but photo
taken at a time that
makes it
natural/candid.
Taken against a plain
background.
Actual photo will be
in colour.

3. Cover - Actual
Medium-long shot
Lots of space at the sides for
cover lines
Passive photo
Posed, but taken whilst he
smiled at something for
candid impression
Shot taken against white wall
makes the background easily
editable whilst preserving
natural shadow.

4. Contents page - Plan
Live photo AT LEAST a long shot. Very
Colourful. Candid and taken during
performance. Busy shot to capture
energy. Low Angle
Image of artist with mise en scene
representing his genre of music.
Fairly busy
Photo of people being silly. Silly
hand gestures etc. joke – Posed to
show personality.

5. Contents Photos Actual.
Live action shot, candid, for reviews
section. Busy to capture a visual
representation of the energy. Colourful.
Low-angle.
Posed shot of artist from cover
story, relevent things in the background
makes photo slightly more busy. Mise en
scene highlights the electronic
contribution to the artist’s music.
Medium shot.
Vibrant and warm colours for editor’s
photo, busy and joke-posed to show
personality.

6. Double Page Spread – Plan
No eye contact. Hoodie/jack unzipped to show
more vibrant t-shirt. Busy background showing
appropriate electronics. No eye contact +
posed, looks like the person is deep in thought.
Portrait shot. Medium shot from eye-level.

7. Double Page Spread- Actual
Decided to go for a slightly lower than eye-level
angle; artist fills the height of the page and gives an
element of status. Busy shot, appropriate electronics
in the back, speakers + rack etc. Posed shot, artist
looks deep in thought. No eye-contact, though artist
definitely has his attention somewhere, looks ‘deep’.
Hoodie unzipped suggests he’s in his comfort zone –
readers can feel comfortable if the model looks
comfortable.

8. Main Rejected Images
Inconsistent
Too blurry
clutter, lens
spots
Doesn’t look as
good as when he
Would have been good avoids eye contact
as dp photo rather than Image not with camera
cover as intended, due clear
to the fact it shows his enough.
character and Facial
personality – caught expression
mid-action. But other too
photo worked better. uncertain

9. Contact Sheet