entry 7: added information - photoshoot

For my photoshoot I used my friend, Jamie who lives just down the road from me so it was easy access to go and shoot him. I decided to use him as my model because I thought he had the main look, basically from his personality and clothes that he wore. Which suit the overall genre of my magazine, hip-hop perfectly. I decided to go for the basic look of an overall grey traksuit, with smart trainers and a basic t-shirt. The reason I chose this idea is because I thought that even though it looked very basic, it suited the genre well and less is always more. After a few shots I decided to change the clothing and opt for a more fresh look in which he wouldn't be sterotyped as just a 'gangster' but to show that the genre doesn't always necessarily have to be dressed in traksuits all the time. I dressed him in some baggy three-quarter length jeans, with a t-shirt and smart jacket with some beige Timberlands, as I thought this would look smart for the 2-page-spread shots. I took the photoshoot in my front room as originally I was going to use one of the backalleys around my area but once I started producing my magazine I thought best just to take the photos in a well lit room and cut around the image.