Monday, 25 January 2010

Photography Skills Development

In preparation for the organisation and taking of shots for my magazine, I tried out different camera angles and shots to see what could work well.


I think this shot looks good because the subject seems to be in the right place. Her head isn't too high or too low and her eye line is in the top quarter area. I think this scale would be good for a cover image.

I think this image looks good, as it tilts down on the subject. You don't really get to see of the subject's face or make-up and I think it might look better if you could see more of this. It's different to pictures in most music magazines and I think it looks more as though it's meant for a fashion magazine, as the focal point seems to be the clothes/costume, but I think the fact it is different is appealing and more suited to my magazine.


I like this image and the way it looks a bit as though she didn't realise the photo was being taken, which makes her look a bit more natural. I think this effect can make an image look better and more personal sometimes, unlike images where the subjects flamboyantly pose.
This shot I think is too low, if it was higher up it would look better. I don't think it looks bad, but it doesn't look as good as it could. I like the scale of the face though and I think if her shoulders were lower down, with a bit of space left at the top of the image, it might look quite good.


From taking these photos, I have learnt some good angles that would look good or OK in a music magazine, and some that wouldn't look so good. I can consider these when taking and planning my actual shots.

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