Human Research Planning

I have planned to meet up with my friend, Clara, during the half term week to take the photos needed for my magazine. She will be the model for the front cover and double page article celebrity. I chose to photograph her, because she has had experience in modelling and has the look that I want for my magazine, mainly because of her bright red hair, which adds an edgy and eccentric vibe to the magazine. I initially planned to photograph her inside my house in front of a plain backdrop; however, I feel the quality of the photos is much higher when taken outside. I live near fields, and I thought this could be a good environment to do the shoot, as it will give the images a natural feel. I have chosen to do this because I want the style of Clara’s music to be very raw and consist mainly of her voice and her guitar and having a natural backdrop will go well with this. I will also use several building walls around where I live, that have graffiti on them, to add an urban aspect to the images as well. Also, I want to make sure my magazine is believable and professional and because Clara looks quite young, I will write that she is a young artist, recently recognised via YouTube. Examples of other artists like this, in real life, are Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson and Birdy, all very young and still very famous and successful in the music industry.

For my cover page and contents pages, I will need to have other images that I had taken, other than images of Clara. These could be pictures of other artists, fans or concerts. To do this, I be asking my friends and family to model for me, whether they are fans, or musicians. Luckily, my family is very musical, so I have access to many instruments and equipment, such as speakers, microphones and headphones to act as props.  I will photograph my father singing and playing guitar, and this could be an image of a classic artist, who was big in the 70’s or 80’s and is having coverage in my magazine. I will also group all my friends with banners and t-shirts etc. to act as fans at a concert or event. This could work well, as music fans are generally quite young.