How did I take my photos?

• All of my images used are original and all taken by me. For this, I needed to plan my photo shoot with care and consideration to ensure the best quality and thought out images for my magazine pages.

• The photographs I have taken for my media product were specially arranged by myself in a photo shoot.

• Many of the things I had to consider when planning my photo shoot were:

- The environment they were taken in. My images have to capture the interest of the target audience, therefore the photo shoot must take place in a relevant or thriving place. I chose a lightly wooded area because the colours would go well with the colour scheme I chose and also it is a simple area that is different than just taking a photo in a studio.

• Another aspect I had to take into consideration was the model I chose. The model must resemble the cover celebrity I use so I chose a red haired girl as the model to make it seem more realistic in comparison to my celebrity on the front cover, ‘Florence and the Machine’

• Clothing used also has to be relevant to the genre of the magazine which is why I chose more indie fashion as opposed to really girly clothes.

Equipment used:

The camera I used was the Nikon D3100. This is a high quality DSLR camera which has given me good results with the pictures.

• For extra photographs taken I used my own compact camera the Nikon coolpix. It still produces a good quality photograph but is easier to use when taking a photo that will be smaller on your magazine page for example an image for a contents page.