Photoshoot

When we researched existing album covers we noticed that all of the images used were specifically taken photos, not a freeze frame taken from their video. To ensure that our digipak was up to professional quality we needed a photography studio.

Our Studio

We don't have access to a professional photography studio so we created one in my spare bedroom. The studio was constructed by putting a large piece of matt, black material over black out curtains. We stretched the fabric to make sure there were no creases in the shot. We had 2 juxtaposing walls with a black screen to aid the lighting that we wanted.

Lighting

For the lighting, we borrowed 2, 3 bulbed, photography lights from school. We used one of these lights behind the actress to create a silhouette, and also to light her undirectly. And we used the other light on the table pointing upwards to reflect of the white ceiling and to create a bright, fresh glow in the room. We also used a variety of colours of lighting gels. We tried having these behind the actress, infront of the camera, and over the light on the table.

Our Camera

 

To get a professional finish for our photos we needed to use a good quality camera. My dad recently started photography and so had a SLR Canon still camera. The camera had a tripod attachment which we used with a school tripd to get a clear focused shot. This camera had numerous helpful settings including a speed setting which enabled us to take over 20 shots per second. 

The following is a small selection of the photos that we took:

We will now look through the photos that were taken and start selecting which ones are suitable for our digipak.