Unit 11: Photo shoot outcomes

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 For our photo shoot my band and I discussed differences and similarities in each album of our mood board. What we noticed was that every album contained each band member together and that they were all dressed casually. All of the band members in each album were all looking at the camera apart from The Beatles.

We were unsure at first on how to pose and what to wear but after researching different indie rock band's albums we all knew to look at the camera and to dress casually.

These we're our main choices.


Even though all of the band members in the mood board pictures (except from The Beatles) were looking at the camera, I decided to make things a bit interesting by having only me looking away from the camera. Unfortunately I think this picture came out darker than what we had in mind. I also  think the paint on our faces adds a lot of flavour and creativity to the picture rather than keeping it simple.

Our second choice:


This picture is very similar to the previous one, and I like how it's slightly brighter than the last. Although I feel like I look a lot more brighter than Dave and Jack which makes the picture look a bit odd and how the spotlight is reflecting more on me than the rest of the band which doesn't look well.


Our third choice:


At first I thought this picture was perfect since it captures all of us in a pretty good light, but after examining it deeper I noticed my facial expression didn't look very pleasing and I am not looking towards the camera and it makes me look unhappy.

After further discussion we decided to pick our first choice for our album cover.




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