What Have I Learnt- Posing

When organising a photo-shoot I knew it was important to choose the right model or one that is similar to what is expected in that genre. With having limited resources when I came to choosing a main character I decided to  go against the typical convention of a female; rather I chose a young male. I knew it was important to incorporate an element of music when planning my images. Therefore I used a guitar as a prop, I thought this object tied in with the genre nicely as well as keeping it familiar to the target audience.

Medium close ups: for this shot type I learnt it was important to firstly make sure the lighting was correctly positioned on the models face, this meant taking a few picture before hand in order to change anything if needed. Because this shot type shows up al lot of detail it was key ensure they had soft eyes and a smile; as this is what is typical of my genre. I found it was very hard to keep my model smiling throughout the images of my shoot. It was also necessary to try and cover any imperfections before the shoot such as spots or blemishes, as it makes it less complicated later when editing the picture.

Medium Shot: in this shot type I learnt that it was crucial to start thinking of positioning the body. For example I wanted my model to look as natural as possible. I used techniques such as as looking away from the camera as this looked less forced and made the image more comfortable; which will have to same effect on the audience.

Long Shot: when composing this shot type, I learnt I was important to get the models whole body in the image; head to toe. Therefore this would allow me to play around with it if I needed to during editing. By cutting of parts of the models head or feet, it could potentially limit the uses of the picture. I found that standing side on to the camera or having the models face turned away, made myimages look better and less forced.