Shoot Day

Myself and Fay met the model whilst Nikita and Steph set up the lighting. Once in the studio, we set up all the clothing into piles for each outfit, we then took on the task of the hair and make up! We wet Paloma's hair, scraped it back and applied masses of hair spray! For the make up she applied her own base and we applied bronzer and eyeshadow to get the harsh look we wanted.
Whilst we were doing the styling, Nikita and Steph were setting up the camera and lighting. There were quite a few technical difficulties to begin with but then we started shooting. 
Here are some images from behind the scenes:

We were on hand to fix the models hair and make sure the styling was as impecable as we could achieve doing it ourselves.

The model began to get comfortable around us and we ended up having fun on the shoot.

Paloma was great and had a wide variety of poses and was willing to take our advice and requests for certain poses or looks.

We set out each look individually with accessories and also had some garments hanging up to prevent creasing that could make the final images look unprofessional.

Test Shoots

Test Shoot 1
For the first test shoot, Fay and Stephanie went to the studio and tested the lighting to try and create the lighting we wanted to achieve. Fay stood as the model and created shapes to test if a shadow was created:

Test Shoot 2
for the second test shoot Stephanie and her boyfriend went to the studio to test it out. Stephanie wanted to go again to double check she definately knew how to do it and play around with it some more to find ways to improve it etc.

You can see how Steph has changed the lighting and made it more dramatic in some, therefore making harsher shadows etc. 

Sourcing And Styling

After myself and Fay went shopping for the shoot in Preston, we thought it be best to try on the garments and begin styling prior to the shoot so that we were prepared on the day and we could make any alteration prior to the shoot.

The model we used to try on the garments was not the model we have for the shoot and she is conciderably smaller than the model we have so the outfits could look very different on the model, but this was giving us an inital idea:

 Here we added another patterned shirt underneath the dress but we didnt think it worked as well. I suggested using a stripe tee-shirt underneath but tighter fitting so tat is would be more structural and flattering.

I really like this outsit, I think the patterns and colours work really well together and I think it could look like an actual outfit for an editorial.

Here we tried both the jacket open and closed, I think it looks better open but then that could leave the model feeling concious and uncomfortable so that may be something that needs to be adressed on the shoot.

We liked the use of sequins as this will pick up light and also gives the outfits a little more texture.

I think this outfit will look great on the model as the pants are a mixture of elastic and leather and they will be tighter fitting and more cropped on her. Also the top is meant to be a cropped top and so this wil show better on the model too.

These are not all the outfits we have sourced but others we ahve put together and are features on Fays blog as they were from her wardrobe. I have also contributed an oversized black cotton shirt and long fringed neckalce and also made a layered chain necklace.

Store Sourcing

Myself and Fay have discussed what look we want for the shoot, I have done some research into garments in stores at the moment:

H&M

 I like the mixture of patterns here, I think we are looking to do something like this in the first images.

I think this print would be great for our styling as its quite simple and basic and would be able to be clashed with oher prints, we want more colour in our clothing though.

Topshop

I like the artistic prints as theyre not actual pictures or motifs. I especially like the final teeshirt as its bright and could be clashed easily, I think finding something like this would be perfect for the shoot. I like the style of top too, how it ties, as its very on trend on the hightstreet now.

The Model

The group have discussed over facebook messaging what type of model we want for the shoot. We all wanted a very tall thin, model. Stephanie said that she would prefer a blonde model, and I suggested the 'heroin chic' loko like Kate Moss in the younger days.
Fay has managed to find a model on Model Mayhem, her name is Paloma and she is a professional model from Germany. She has had quite a successful modelling carreer in Germany and has fronted magazines etc.
She is tall with long blonde hair and she has strong features which will look good on camera. Because she has long hair I think it will be easy to create the hair style we want to have and I think that the bronzed hightlighted cheek bones would work great on her bone structure:

She's very good at posing and positioning and so I think the images will look great.

We have all consulted one another over facebook messaging to agree that this is the type of model we want to go for, so we will be paying for Paloma's time on the day of the shoot.

Marie Claire Czech

Here I have found an editorial fro Marie Claire featuring Rosanne Doosje. Been given the title 'Education' for our brief, this could be a very obvious way of styling to fit in with that theme. I dont think we would use the styling quite as literal as that, but i do like some of the masculine elements to it such as the big shirts, trousers and the blazers:

I think this last image is the most successful and I think we could mix up the positioning liek they have done in this shoot so that we have a wide range of shots to choose from and it will make the editorial more aethetically pleasing.

Dazed And Confused

I have found this editorial from Dazed And Confused photographed by Rankin featuring Daisy Lowe. I think it links well to the photography style we are hoping to create:

I think this shoot works well with ours as thee lighting is quite bright so casts a slight shadow around the model. This is the kind of lighting we hope to achieve if not a little harsher.