Ancillary Task: Second Photoshoot

We were not happy with the photos produced from the first photo-shoot due to the backdrop; the dead trees and rubbish bins took away from the pure look we were aiming for.

To counteract this, we shot in the grounds of Hall Place (a setting we’d previously used in our video).

The grounds are a lot greener, eliminating the backdrop issue.

We attempted to get images of all the shots we were aiming to use in the digi-pak; the image on the front, inside photo and back image. We also experimented with shots for the poster.

Examples of pictures for the front cover:

As previously established, we will be using close up shots on the front cover of the digi-pak.

We particularly liked this image:

We would have to crop this image for it to fit into the layout we need it in, and this, in turn, will alleviate the dead trees in this particular shot. Our model looks pure and innocent in this image, which is what we had aimed to achieve.

Example pictures for the poster:

From our poster research, we recognised a common trend of natural lighting would work well for us, due to the fact we are constantly using natural lighting.

We also found many examples which depicted a mid-shot or full body shot; as previously confirmed, we will be using a mid-shot image on our poster.

We particularly liked this image:

For our inside photo, we tried to capture images using the rule of thirds; our model in the first third and the rest of the image scenery. This image would be landscape, covering the whole inside surface of the CD inside.

Here is an example:

Unfortunately, as a group we decided we will need to re-shoot this particular image; we felt the costume and setting would need re-thinking. We remembered our initial idea of using a long shot of the model, in which we will use the dress from our music video.

Despite initially planning to use our model on the back cover, we have decided to instead use the landscape as this is evident on other backs of digi-paks and keeps our digi-pak consistent. 

Here is an example:

This links to our video due to our filming locations and frequent floral shots. We do however, want this image to be golden hour photography so will aim to reshoot this same image with the effect of the sun. 

(Photoshoot: Danielle, Modelling: Katie)