I have chosen nineteen images as my inspiration (shown

above). I think, I have found a good range of images that help

represent my thoughts for this photoshoot. I have found some

student magazines that have previously been created by other

people and therefore have given me other ideas about my

magazine cover. Then I found some images of your

stereotypical students, happy, smiley, with their friends and

books. Then I found some photographed portraits, of racing

drivers such as Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Aiden

Moffat all at different shot sizes to help explore what size would

be best to work with, that then gave me an idea of what a

medium close up shot is and how well it would work on a

magazine cover. Then I found some pictures of models in

particular Samantha Gilham, who is both a model and a British

Touring Car Grid Girl for the Laser Tools Racing team. This gave

me an idea on different poses and angles to photograph from,

she also holds a lot of props which allows me to get a better

idea on how many and big the props should be.

This inspiration has given me ideas on how to plan my shoot

and then carry it out.

I will get my student to hold her props and books and then look

at the camera (direct address).

I will then position her in different places and positions, to help

me see what will work best on my magazine cover.

I have noticed that a lot of these images are actually landscape

and not portrait, so I will be taking a lot landscape images

because if I do like them then I can crop them if worse come to

worst.

I feel that landscape images are easiest to work with as the

camera is not being held at an odd angle as I struggle with that

so I am going to try and take some portrait photographs but I

don’t think there will be many.

I will take as many images as I feel I need to and will only stop

when I am happy the quantity and quality of the photographs.

I only have access to one student and I feel that the most will

come from the images if she is relaxing and studying at the

same time.