I think this front page of the Q magazine has a bit of a retro feel too it, mainly because of the style of clothes the man is wearing, but I think that the writing on the page looks quite modern. The target audience of this magazine is for people of many different ages as the content the magazine provides varies from various festivals up and coming and many different interviews from different bands. It targets lots of different people because of the variety of genres of music that are talked about in the magazine. I think the age at which the magazine targets are any age because I think in this day and age many younger people have their own music tastes so they like various types of music and this magazine compliments that well. The title is located at the bottom left of the front page it works well because the portrait takes up most of the page so it is out of the way and not taking too much of the page but it also stands out as the colours don’t clash so it stands out from the black on his top, the words are effective using his name to make readers know who he is, and the words underneath; ‘Then.Now.Tomorrow…’ they are used well because they draw readers in and it makes you want to read more because of the ellipses at the end of tomorrow which means there’s something more to come as in the man is making a comeback or he’s doing something new in his career. The colours used on the front page are similar to the logo but they are quite plain colours and again it relates to the image as the colours on his top are plain and the same colours that are used on the text and i think this works quite well because then there isnt too many different colours which could distract you from the picture or the writing.
Monday, 21 November 2016
magazine research
I think this front page of the Q magazine has a bit of a retro feel too it, mainly because of the style of clothes the man is wearing, but I think that the writing on the page looks quite modern. The target audience of this magazine is for people of many different ages as the content the magazine provides varies from various festivals up and coming and many different interviews from different bands. It targets lots of different people because of the variety of genres of music that are talked about in the magazine. I think the age at which the magazine targets are any age because I think in this day and age many younger people have their own music tastes so they like various types of music and this magazine compliments that well. The title is located at the bottom left of the front page it works well because the portrait takes up most of the page so it is out of the way and not taking too much of the page but it also stands out as the colours don’t clash so it stands out from the black on his top, the words are effective using his name to make readers know who he is, and the words underneath; ‘Then.Now.Tomorrow…’ they are used well because they draw readers in and it makes you want to read more because of the ellipses at the end of tomorrow which means there’s something more to come as in the man is making a comeback or he’s doing something new in his career. The colours used on the front page are similar to the logo but they are quite plain colours and again it relates to the image as the colours on his top are plain and the same colours that are used on the text and i think this works quite well because then there isnt too many different colours which could distract you from the picture or the writing.
Studio shoot
We went and did a shoot in the studio at college, we did this to explore the ideas of high key and low key lighting, high key is using lights all round the subject so they are well lit up and it produces a clear image, low key lighting is when there is very low light around but there is a light that you use to focus on the image but because there isn't much light surrounding the subject you use the light at different angles to give a very interesting affect and create lots of shadows.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Portrait shoot proposal
The Portrait Shoot Proposal:
For my shoot I will be taking pictures of my little brother pulling a variety of different of facial expressions poses and his hands to pull interesting and funny faces, I am using him for my shoot because I feel I can work easily with him and he will be cooperative, but also he will be a good fit for my work as he can be expressive through his face which fits with the project. I will be shooting it in some sort of field or forest, a wide area of land which is open at about the time of when the sun is setting because the back drop will make it an interesting end product, but also I will do a second shoot which will be shot inside in a surrounding which will show what he is like and what he is interested in. On my camera I will be using a long lens with a focal length of 55-300mm and I will use either 200 or 300mm to get the quality on my brothers face and the smaller 55mm for the 3 quarter body shot. and I will be using natural light from the sun and maybe the moon depending on the time of day but if the light is not enough during the night I will use flash to capture him. I will use a tripod as my camera will be zoomed in so it won’t be as stable if I hold it on its highest focal length. My work has been inspired by Irving Penn, I feel his work really captures the facial expressions and emotions the person is feeling, in some of his pictures he gets his subjects to hold and pull part of their face which makes an interesting look on the person. I think that idea is quite interesting I think I will be taking his work and incorporating them into my own work. The target audience for my magazine will be for teenagers about the age of my brother at 12/13 years’ old.
For my shoot I will be taking pictures of my little brother pulling a variety of different of facial expressions poses and his hands to pull interesting and funny faces, I am using him for my shoot because I feel I can work easily with him and he will be cooperative, but also he will be a good fit for my work as he can be expressive through his face which fits with the project. I will be shooting it in some sort of field or forest, a wide area of land which is open at about the time of when the sun is setting because the back drop will make it an interesting end product, but also I will do a second shoot which will be shot inside in a surrounding which will show what he is like and what he is interested in. On my camera I will be using a long lens with a focal length of 55-300mm and I will use either 200 or 300mm to get the quality on my brothers face and the smaller 55mm for the 3 quarter body shot. and I will be using natural light from the sun and maybe the moon depending on the time of day but if the light is not enough during the night I will use flash to capture him. I will use a tripod as my camera will be zoomed in so it won’t be as stable if I hold it on its highest focal length. My work has been inspired by Irving Penn, I feel his work really captures the facial expressions and emotions the person is feeling, in some of his pictures he gets his subjects to hold and pull part of their face which makes an interesting look on the person. I think that idea is quite interesting I think I will be taking his work and incorporating them into my own work. The target audience for my magazine will be for teenagers about the age of my brother at 12/13 years’ old.
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Portrait- Task 1a lens research
In this post i will be discussing the different types of lens that can be used in photography.
Prime lens: A Prime lens is a lens that has a fixed focal length, this means that the lens wont zoom in or out, The most standard prime lens is the 50mm “normal lens.” Its focal length roughly matches where your eye focuses, giving you an image that’s nearly the same as to what’s in front of you. a prime lens can give you a higher quality image, the design is much simpler because its not made to zoom, so this means it will have fewer visual defects. The downside of using a prime lens is that it doesn't change focal length so you cant zoom in on things or zoom out of the subject.
Photo by Christopher O’Donnell.
Zoom lens: A lens allowing a camera to change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa by varying the focal length. these are usually kit lenses, it can zoom from a wide angle shot up to a telephoto lens with a focal length of 18-55mm or up to 75mm. the zoom lens is good because you can use it in many different situations, at 18mm it is a wide angle lens so it is good for landscapes architecture but at the other end at 55mm is good for portrait photography.
This was taken by Steve McCurry
Wide Angle lens: A wide angle lens is a lens which has a smaller focal length than a normal lens, which is about 35mm, a wide angle or ultra wide angle lens is used to photograph a big scene, to capture a smaller scene in a limited amount of space. A disadvantage o f using a wide angle lens is that the images come out distorted and it makes it look like the image is curving in on the middle point.
Portrait lens:
Prime lens: A Prime lens is a lens that has a fixed focal length, this means that the lens wont zoom in or out, The most standard prime lens is the 50mm “normal lens.” Its focal length roughly matches where your eye focuses, giving you an image that’s nearly the same as to what’s in front of you. a prime lens can give you a higher quality image, the design is much simpler because its not made to zoom, so this means it will have fewer visual defects. The downside of using a prime lens is that it doesn't change focal length so you cant zoom in on things or zoom out of the subject.
Photo by Christopher O’Donnell.Zoom lens: A lens allowing a camera to change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa by varying the focal length. these are usually kit lenses, it can zoom from a wide angle shot up to a telephoto lens with a focal length of 18-55mm or up to 75mm. the zoom lens is good because you can use it in many different situations, at 18mm it is a wide angle lens so it is good for landscapes architecture but at the other end at 55mm is good for portrait photography.
This was taken by Steve McCurryWide Angle lens: A wide angle lens is a lens which has a smaller focal length than a normal lens, which is about 35mm, a wide angle or ultra wide angle lens is used to photograph a big scene, to capture a smaller scene in a limited amount of space. A disadvantage o f using a wide angle lens is that the images come out distorted and it makes it look like the image is curving in on the middle point.
This was taken by Ken koskela
Telephoto lens: A lens that has a longer focal lens than a standard lens giving a narrow field of view and a magnified image. lenses with a focal range of 100mm or above are classed as telephoto. a telephoto lens is used to capture and keep an image in focus when shooting images far away or they can be used well in portrait, a disadvantage of using a telephoto lens is when your focal length is at its highest the stability becomes a problem so it is hard to control, use a tripod for this.
This photo was taken by Andrew Gibson
Standard lens: A standard lens is one that usually comes with the camera also known as a kit lens, the focal length is normally about 18-55mm, this gives a field of view similar to the naked eye. which gives an image a more natural feel. they are a good overall lens which can be used for landscapes, portraits and as they have a wide aperture it is good for indoor and low light photography.
Portrait lens:
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