Photography for Music Magazine

This page contains photos that were taken for my magazine design. The 2 boys are the members of WARNING who were available for the shoot, the others were busy. I took a variety of shots, mainly of full body shots as they could be incorporated into mid and close up shots using Photoshop if I desired it.

The clothes that the boys were wearing are what they would usually be wearing; their usual fashion. They're often seen wearing these types of clothes and you can see a clear inspiration from the music genre they listen to (alternative etc).

Things to notice however would be...

· The fact the drummer, John, has no shoes on. This was deliberately done to express his youth in the group (being the youngest) and to show he is the more 'comedic' member who's there to be cocky and make people laugh. It shows a much more silly side to him that would make the viewer feel comfortable when looking at.

· The vocalist, Craig, is wearing a chequered shirt, which is a commonly worn object in the 'alternative' style. With the typical top button undone and the shirt not being tucked in, it shows his scruffiness and an attitude that would commonly be associated with the genre of music I am advertising.

· Both of the boys are wearing the typical black jeans with rough top or jacket look, again typically associated and seen in the rock/alternative genre style.

· I did however tell them not to wear any makeup. These boys do not usually, but a lot of bands of the alternative genre do. But I found it looks a little too dramatic and may fit bands like 'KISS' or 'Black Veil Brides' better than Warning's style.

· I also told them to avoid looking TOO serious. I wanted WARNING to show the magazine a cool, more relaxed and matured style rather than a loud, obnoxious one.

I didn't need to worry too much about lighting, as I was already in a well lit area which would bring out the boys figures and details anyway. However, I did take most of the pictures outside, which is a HUGELY dangerous and unprofessional setting to take pictures in of 'models'. It creates far too much light and can even blur images by wind and lense flares. I did however manage to maintain a still environment and took successful images. I luckily have the power of Photoshop at hand for if I need to adjust any lighting levels or edit any imperfections in the pictures.

The pictures below were also taken during the shoot and are going to be textures or backgrounds for the pages. They will have effects applied to them and their layers so that I can create really cool pages. The 'textures' I went for were all either really grubby, grainy or dusty looking, and objects were all revolved around music. I think these will fit in nicely with my magazine and make it that little bit more interesting.

I will also be using at least one other photo that shows the featured band before they split up. This will be to compare their image to how they are now and show how they've grown up. These photos were all handed to me by the band and I have full right to use them if I desire.