Yesterday, me and my partner Laura, used a white backdrop and studio lighting to create our photoshoot for our Ancillary Tasks. We got our model composed centrally within the frame, or slightly to one side, which in turn leaves us space around her for our manipulations. We styled our model with loose, natural, wavey hair to connote an effortless appearance, red lipstick which connotes femininity, and also an alluring aura to attract a male audience. We chose two, outfits one a pinky/red dress with a jewelled necklace and the other a burgandy/red jumper with a jewelled collar. We wanted to stick to a similar colour theme throughout so both our Ancillary tasks link and show a connection between our products to our audience.
For these two images, we composed our model into an uposed posture with a natural open mouth pose. We want to convey a simple, natural appearance to our audience which we think suits best to our country/pop genre. We have chosen bright coloured lipstick and clothing which can be linked to the over accentuated associations with pop, but wavey hair amd simplistic poses which give a calming aesthetic quality to the images. This can be linked to the laid back associations with country music.
We also used the monotone effect for some of our photographs to empahsise the natural raw beauty of the model. However, I don't like the photo above because I feel it is too blurry and the lighting wasn't bright enough to be edited fully. I do like the model's composition within the frame and the laughter because it shows her as a happy role model.
I really like both of these photographs both in black and white and colour because our model has a fixed gaze directly to the audience, to engage them with her product.
The two photographs are two of my favourites from the shoot, as my model beholds an alluring facial expression attracting her audience. I like the central position in the frame as it is the main focal point and allows space to manipulate them with text for trial cd covers. I love the sharp detail throughout the picture (below) and the strong eye contact the model has with us. I think this is one of our most successful photos from the shoot with the most professional appearance.
I like the bright colours from her dress and necklace which compliment with her dark hair. I chose to leave this photograph in colour because I feel it has strong tonal contrasts and the models facial expression is really powerful adressing the audience. The lighting is really bright against her face and the backdrop which creates an aesthetic quality to the image.
I think this photograph could work quite well as the CD cover because the colours are strong and also she is smiling which completely changes the feeling of the viewers point of view. It interacts positively with the audience giving off a relaxed appearance which with the colours fits with our country/pop theme.
For these two pictures we changed our models clothing to a burgandy/red jumper with a jewelled collar. We chose to stick to red because when choosing one for our cd cover and one for our magazine advertisement it will show a connection between the two products. I don't think our models facial expression works very well as she seems a bit confused, but I really love the photo below because I think with her eyes closed it is a really different composition and it seems like she is making a wish which could reflect the audience wanting to have the album.
