Thoughts on the second photo shoot of Izzy

By looking through the shots we have taken on the second photo shoot in comparison to the first I can see a huge difference and improvement in the quality of the photos.

In the first photo shoot we shot her in the bedroom as that was one of the locations in the music video. However after looking through the pictures afterwards we noticed that the shots were too dark and did not flatter Izzy. We also took quite a few shots of her whole body this is not necessary for the digipak images, as close ups look better on the CD panels. 

We then started to look at current images of Nina Nesbitt and what her images are like on her EP's: 

By looking at these pictures we tried to recreate this look on our own model Izzy. 

These are a couple of photos from our second photo shoot: 

I think the style of these pictures are very similar to the style of Nina's because of the similar facial expressions and style. The lighting in these pictures are much brighter than the first photo shoot we did as we had the use of professional equipment for example the white screen and two parachute lights. By using this equipment the lighting makes the quality of the photo better and the colours in the photo to be brighter. These types of photos you will expect to be on the front of CD cover and magazine adverts instead of the photos we took on our first photo shoot because they look more professional because of the plain background and the quality of the shots. 

Initial thoughts on first photo shoot

From looking at the first photo shoot I did with Izzy I am already spotted some points I want to change to improve the photos.

*Firstly the lighting is not light enough. Instead of doing photos in one of the settings for the music video I will take some pictures in front of the white screen. This will mean I will have use of the professional lighting equipment resulting in my pictures being lighter and better quality therefore looking more professional. I will use the white screen in AVS room and have two lights, one left of her and one right of her.

* I will do more close up shots of Izzy. Instead of having her full body in the image and her guitar as I feel this is unnecessary for the digipak images. In most CD artwork there is rarely a picture of a full body shot of the artist. In the next photo shoot I will choose do more close up  posed expressions and some more relaxed poses such as natural smiles or some 'silly' faces. This means I will have more images to choose from and can fill up my 6 panel digipak with a variety of images.


 
This is an image of Nina Nesbitt. This is the type of look/image I am trying to recreate for my digipak. I will dress Izzy in a bold coloured top and then try and find a matching lipstick colour to go with it. The plain white background gives this image a professional look and makes the colours of her makeup and clothing stand out more.  The hairstyle is big and has volume. I can learn to recreate this look by watching this Youtube tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQTT7h83uU0 The expression is quite posy however quite simple. I feel these type of images will make my digipak look more professional than the ones I have just taken in my first photo shoot.