Pictures for the magazine

I took pictures for my magazine in four different locations: under a bridge, next to a motorway, on a field in the sunset, and in an underpass. My four different locations will allow me to play with what I see fits my magazine article. I chose these four as they can all connote different things about the band, and so I will be able to use the correct pictures depending on what I want to portray. For example, under a bridge & in an underpass are both very run-down areas. This background and shadowy lighting will connote grunge and decay. If I wanted to make the band appear to be very strong, proud and epic, the shots in the sunset on a field makes the band look valiant, and almost 'fantasy-like'.
I used a professional SLR to be able to pick up the high quality and distinct colours I needed. I could also change the effects to suit the background and effect I was attempted to achieve.
I took 199 pictures overall, using a variety of different angles, colours and backdrops. I cut these down to just 30 I deemed good enough to make the final choice for the magazine. I will choose which pictures fit during the process of creating each page.

Mid-angle shot

Low angle shot

Close-up

Side-on

Terraced

Focused foreground shot, with unfocused but recognisable models in the background

These are all the original, unedited images I have taken. I am yet to edit them. I've planned to edit most of them whilst, or after, I have worked on my layout on Photoshop of my pages. This way, I'll be able to fit the images around the layout, rather than the other way around. Doing it this way will allow me to perfect the layout style I want.

Models

The people I used for my photo shoot were Elliot Bobin, Jake Pearce, Luka Milic and Eddie Pickup. I chose these four people because they all have the right look that I was going for, and are all local to the area I wanted my pictures. I told them to bring metal clothes, and anything which is close to the 'black t-shirt & jeans' outfit. Jake brought a great metal look to the shoot, as he had a heavier style of clothing, including New Rock Boots, full black clothing, and gothic-style pin-stripe. I'm happy with the way they all looked. Each person brought a different side of the metal look to the shoot, which gave an excellent overview of the metal genre.