Photo shoot- Miss Miller

The group needed to take pictures to represent the artist that is conventional to the indie genre. These pictures will be used for the finished digipak and magazine advert. It is important to take a variety of different pictures so that the artist gives off the right vibe that will sell the music and the genre. Fundamentally, a variety is needed for planning reasons, so that the group doesn't need to go out on location again due to lack of photos.

The group decided to take a picture of the artist with a cigarette, and looking straight down the camera lense, this was chosen as she looks strong and powerful. The artist's facial expression is clear to the audience and provides the with a clear indication of her emotions which creates a relationship. The audience are able to view their idol and the public feel almost a part of the picture as she looks down the lense of the camera. I intend to use this photo for my digipak, possibly as the front cover to promote the artist as well as creating a bond between herself and the audience.  This picture is conventional to the indie genre as a cigarette is visable and bad habits such as this are typically connected to artists within this genre to highlight their personal lives. to highlight elements within the usual indie genre as bad habits are usually included. A close up is also used to get the audience to connect with the artist, which is also conventional to the indie genre as the artist is promoted within the music industry. The picture quality is high, and the artist is dressed in feminine clothing and has a flower crown in her hair, which is collides with the use of a cigarette. This builds a relationship with the audience as the artist has many layers to their personality and look, making her 'cool' and unique to fans and they feel a connection as she looks directly forwards. 

The next image that was taken was the artist pictured within the leaves and we decided to take this picture for the natural and pure background and the naturalistic features appearing around the artist including the leaves and trees, providing the images with more depth. The use of this setting linked to the artist's name: 'Autumn' which created a direct link, therefore causes it to become more memorable. I intend to use this picture on the digipak, for example the back cover. This picture is conventional to the indie genre as typical images of artists within this genre show naturalistic features such as forests and flowers. Again, I believe that the artist being placed with leaves around her, gives the image some depth and relates back to the indie genre. The artist is also looking straight down the lense, causing the audience to connect with her and she is positioned in middle of the picture, linking to Goodwin's theory as she is promoted to the audience. 

The group wanted to take a picture where the artist is actually blowing the smoke to create and unique/conventional effect. This image also works well in representing the artist to the audience, as she looks at the camera through the smoke, allowing them to bond with her as well as presenting her character. Here, the artist portrays elements of Dyer's theory as she seems rebellious which differs from the clothes she is wearing. A variation of elements with the videos is able to appeal to a wider audience. I intend to use this picture as the magazine advert to promote the artist and introduce her to a wider audience. This picture is conventional to the indie genre as cigarettes are again used, and her rebel like behaviour and ability to do as she pleases is conventional, also. The bad habits also link with negative emotions, which most indie songs are linked to. The smoke gives a really unique effect, and gives the video depth and an interesting look, therefore will be able to build a relationship with the audience as they are given more information about the artist as well possibly being relatable to older fans. Lastly, the picture almost looks like the artist is blowing the smoke towards the audience causing them to be involved and in a way, imagine being in her life style.

Lastly, this image includes the artist placed in a forest. We used a mid shot to get a view of the artist's clothes and surrounding so that they can connect with what they see as well as gather connotations from the setting. The artist is placed in a naturalistic setting which is conventional of the indie genre as artists within this genre are placed in natural settings, mostly as a way of keeping the attention on themselves by using a simplistic background as well as causing them to seem natural and pure for example, the Florence and the Machine 'Lungs' magazine advert. I intend to used this picture for the digipak, possibly with the artist's message to fans around/within the image to involve the audience especially placed with the fan message. This image is conventional to the indie genre as again, the artist is smoking and is placed in a natural setting to show diversity and individuality to other genres. The shot is different from the last and allows the audience to see a full view of the artist. The artist wears clothes from and earlier time/conventional clothes within the indie genre for example, the flower crown. This causes fans of the genre to connect with and believe her image as well as build a relationship with the artist and enjoy the elements used within the image. 

Overall, I believe that taking pictures in the photo shoot went successfully, this is because we researched the genre before hand and how we wanted our artist to be represeneted. I think that the camera shots used and the chosen surroundings made the pictures more conventional. However, as a group we struggled with the setting/surroundings, as there would be members of the public trying to intervene. To overcome this, we'd find places within the park that seemed more low key. These images conform to the indie genre and give our artist naturalistic features. The artist also has a unique was of acting, as she seems to be wearing feminine and pastel clothes however, picks up a negative habit. Next, each group member will be creating drafts of digipaks and magazine adverts on paper and then on Photoshop. This will be done individually. Then, we will combine our ideas together, take positive elements from each, draft a group digipak and magazine advert on paper and them our actual group projects on Photoshop using these images.