Photoshoot Location.

Location

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My initial idea for the shoot was going to be in a studio setting with a plain backdrop and lighting to add interest. Although, after reading over my article and artist profile, I had the idea to do a shoot on a location somewhere that would show the artist in a diffrent light as well as presenting the art direction of the magazine in a diffrent way.

My article is entitled 'Factory Boy', which is also the name of the hit single and new album from my artist. So, taking this in mind, I felt that to do a shoot on location in a derelict factory could be a good way to tie the feature together.

After location hunting, I found this derelict Factory Building in a town nearby to me and decided to find out more and take some location test shots. I asked an owner and I seemed to find that it was abandoned and I was free to use it. I feel that the decayed brickwork and metal could be a great setting for a shoot and could add texture and depth to my images. I feel that on location, there is also the oppertunity to model with the surroundings. This is something to experiment with on the shoot.

In addition to this, I feel that my test shots worked very well infront on a white background and I feel that the cover could be hard to capture so much on location. Therefore, I have decided to do two shoots, one in a studio, and one on location, so that the artist can be seen in a diffrent light.

One of the biggest things I will need to consider on location is the lighting. I found that after visiting the location, although it would suit the breif very well, the lighting is pretty poor in areas not lit by the sunlight which beams from the broken roof. To overcome this, the camera I will be using has a high intensity flash which could benefit artistically as well as practically.