Photography equipment

• Model- They should stand roughly 2-3 steps from the front of the screen, and should wear appropriate clothing related to the specific theme/ genre of the music magazine

• Make sure the transmitter is on the camera

• beep from all of the equipment suggests that they are ready to be used and have been setup properly, to also test this press the yellow hazardous button on the transmitter

• Flash lights- turn them on from the large button on the back, use the dial to change the duration of the flash, this includes numbers 1-6, 1 being a small duration and 6 being the biggest, always start on 3

• 3 point lighting/ soft boxes- main light, key light and fill light. the main light is dim and creates a shadow, where as the fill light is bright and has no shadow

•  Hairline light/ separation light- this separates the model from the screen, hence the name separation light, this gives a 3d look

•  The camera that I will be using for the photo-shoot is called a DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex)-Nikon D7100, 24 MMP

• Keys features on the camera include on the left-dial are priority buttons called A+S which stands for Aperture and Shutter. The aperture has a shallow depth of field which means that the background in blurred and the model is not, where as the shutter has a high depth of field which means the whole image is focused. Also the shutter priority also captures movement, and can take multiple pictures

• WB ( White Balance )- this includes using natural colours

• Film speed- (100)-(150)/ 200, The higher the number, the more light is let into the lenses

• AF (Auto Focus)

• M(Manuel)

• To change the colour of the image from black and white to colour, select the menu button, click on the green camera, go right, set picture control, OK, colour or monochrome ( Black and White) 
• To keep the images of high quality turn the room lights off otherwise they might distort the final piece
• Health and Safety:
• make sure all chairs are cleared and placed out of the way, this would prevent any tripping
• be careful when walking around the flash lights as you might walk into them or hit your head
• make sure that food or drink aren't being digested near the equipment due to the fact that a drink especially would damage the equipment

Images of the studio/Location + Equipment:

This is a DSLR camera, I will eventually use one to take the images of the model on the photo-shoot but not on the location images due to the fact that these cameras are rather expensive and are college property. Some key features of the camera include the zoom, this can be adjusted by rotating the lens left(zoom out) and right(zoom in). Secondly the camera button which is used to take the images which is situated on the right just above the small digital screen.

 

This is the photo-shoot, some things that it includes is the screen which is attached to a roller located at the back of the room and on the floor. On the left is the Hairline light, the front light is the main light and the other one is just extra. A small box can be seen on the back of every single light and these are used to adjust the settings on the lights such as the brightness.

 

This is where I am going the be taking the images, inside is a small open hall which is free to members of the public, but to use it you need to have a reason and need to speak to the manager.