Magazine Reconstruction Recce

1.    Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your photo shoot will take place (trailing cables/traffic/other objects )? There is a possibility that their will be wires on the floor. 

2.    What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised? Before the shoot takes place, I will ensure that the area going to be used is tidy and free of any hazards.

3.    Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this? I am planning to take my photographs inside which may be affected by the amount of light present in the room however I will also be using artificial sources of light to help counteract any darkness.

4.    Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? I am planning on using a plain wall in my house as the background for my images however I may also edit them in Photoshop to better enhance the image.

5.    Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect? I am going to be using the mixed efforts of both natural and artificial light however I will also try using flash to see if that helps improve the image.

6.    Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind? I am taking the photographs in my home so do not need permission for this.

7.    Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio at Shiney)? For this photo shoot I do not need to book any rooms.

8.    Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect? As I am taking the images at home, there is a very limited selection of other people that will be there so it will be easier to control who is present when I take the images.

9.    Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’ equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B? I need props such as clothes and make up which are all things that I own so that will not be a problem. I have also asked my sister to model as she is more reliable and decreases the risk of losing my model. 

10.    Finally, have you thought of every eventuality…? I think I have thought of everything however if I have not and a problem arises, I will deal with it rationally and think of the best possible solution I can.

here are some images of where I took the photos and the dress the model wore