Photo Shoot - Miss Miller

It is very important to conduct a photo-shoot for our artist for the use in both our digipak and magazine advert, so that we have relevant and conventional images that we can use to display our artist to our audience. Conducting a photo-shoot allows us as a group to capture must needed shots that will be used in the mentioned items. This pictures will represent both the artist and the genre and will attract audiences to buy the product if they are appealing enough. Therefore this is a vital stage in producing the ancillary texts as we need to produce relevant images, they need to be of good quality so they can be clearly seen and understood, as it will promote the artist further than if not and if this is done correctly as intended then it will appeal to a write demographic which will be more likely to buy the product/album.

We have taken this picture due to the fact my group and I want to include the artist within the magazine advert/digipak. We felt this was one of the most necessary shots that we needed as without him, new audiences that we attend to attract will maybe feel a more personal connection with him as they have a visual representation of who the artist is. I intended to use this on either the front cover of the digipak or on the one of the inside covers. This is both conventional and subversive of the genre at the same time. In Tame Impalas digipak we see the artist on one of the inside covers, as I intend to replicate this. But if it is kept the way that it is seen in the first picture it is rather subversive, I will overcome this by by using a coloured tint so that it replicates the themes of the genre of bright and bold colours and possible add filters to enhance the picture itself and make it more difference and appealing to the audience. I like the way our artist (Jazz) is looking off into the distance and not into the camera. It looks as if he is rather trying not to communicate with the audience and rather look as if he has no care or is relaxed, which is rather more appealing to the audience as they begin to wonder what it is that he is looking at. I also like the way the shadows have cast on the wall/background. Due to where we located the shot and the position of the two light sources obviously two shadows have been cast. It gives the photo a rather unique touch as it looks as if he has two mirroring silhouettes of his body, which may replicate such themes as good and evil or decision making.

This picture was taken myself on location while we were filming at West Indian Quay near Canary Wharf which can be seen in the picture. I intend to use this picture on the back cover of our digipak which will be also connected with the different songs on the album.
This is rather subversive of the genre as pictures of locations at subject usually all have connections to the mainstream genre. Locations such as deserts or distant or unknown citys or towns have place within the genre but not recognizable locations such as London/Capital Cities as they are more prominent. I like the way this photo captures one of the finest and innovative areas of location in the finical district. It also combines this with London's history as we see one of the Quays old cranes that are no longer in use but are now considered part of the landscape. It represents the old and new city and how far technology and building have advanced. The lighting also profits a well lit photo the sees the buildings in there finest way with the addition of the fog high up in the sky which blurs the tops of the recognisable buildings. I do not feel this has strong conotations that will help further the relationship between artist and audience, but saying this is does influence the audiences ideas of the artist as they may have visited the location and because the artist has been there may feel some connection.

This photograph has been taken outside of Liverpool Street Station, near where we filmed the time lapse to many this will be a recognisable image as we see the renowned "Gherkin" Building.
I intend to use this particular photo on one of the inside covers of my digipak. Once again this photo is rather subversive due to the fact that it as mentioned does not fit into conventions or locations used in the genre and is more mainstream. I like the way that the background is the iconic building as mentioned which should be extremely recognizable by the audience. I also like the way that we have captured a moment in time as we see an amount of people walking in a normal manner of a crowd in addition the two white poles in shot are rather futuristic and and in relation to the building add a modern theme to the work.  Finally the lights from the restaurant on the left add a bright glow to the picture illuminating the foreground. I believe this will help the connection of artist and audience improve as the shot is rather Point of view like and reflects a view from the eyes of the artist being seen by the audience. Also more knowledgeable fans will recognize this location from the music video.

We choose to take this image as it is the complete opposite of the first photo. It once again shows the artist in a difference location. He is seen sitting on the wall next to a water fountain.I intend on using this picture either on the back cover or inside cover. I feel that once again this image can be both subversive and conventional to the genre if it is altered with either a filter or a tint. I like this photograph as it shows the artist not as the center of the frame but the left, despite this he is sit the focus of the photograph is on him. The 4 lights within the fountain also draw some attention away from the artist and represent the attracting location in the London setting. I feel that this will have a profound affect on the relationship between audience and artist as he is looking directly into the camera and therefore in a link between them and the audience, which is the opposite of the first photo.

I found that taking the the pictures for the photo shoot was a rather easy process as we done this while we were filming on location and took a selection of photos at the same time. We done this to utilise our time space, as time saved could be used to collect more footage or editing etc. that may improve our work further. I don't feel that we struggled with any particular elements as the process was done with ease. The only fault that I could possibly pick out would be the fact that the images are rather low quality due to us only using cameras on our phones to take pictures. They are rather average quality but if taken with a digital or SLR camera they would have been more HD and more clear when re-sized.

The photographs present our artist as one that is represented as rather normal that lives in the city and is a visual representation of what we deem our target audience to look like or actually be so it is very relatable for them. In addition to this we get to see a visual representation of the artist and what it is he looks like i.e distinguishable feature and what he also wears, which is rather normal clothing which can be said may be relatable for most audiences as the Nike brand is clearly seen, and as it is popular means its likely that a connection will be made between artist and audience.

With these photographs and with our various resources we will be creating our Magazine Adverts and Digipaks. Firstly we will be creating our own versions of the two via our plans and will be trying to make them as similar as possible and adapting them depending on the process and what is possible and also if we find any particular elements that we may like and append them to make them more appealing for the target audience. After this we will then be coming together as a group collective and will be creating versions of the two that we have all inputted and agreed on.