Planning my photos!

Planning photos

Before creating my front cover and contents I need to prepare and plan for the shots I want to take to accompany my stories and main articles. I will take a couple of shots in slightly altered frames and then select the ones I want in the end. I will justify my decisions and also explain what I want each image to achieve or what I want it to convey.

Location	People	Props	Reason	Intended finish or appearance
In front of a garage door to highlight the person in the foreground.	I need one student in a medium shot for the front cover picture to accompany the main article.	I would like to use a congratulations banner above the student to accompany a GCSE success story.	To accompany a GCSE success story the banner creates a sense of celebration and pride.	I want it to look like a close up that shows how happy a student is with his or her GCSE results. It has to be interesting and capture the attention of the consumer.
I would like a photo in the morning light to show how students are organised or not organised in the morning. I want this image to be taken in front of a car to show students before the school day.	I need at least two people to contrast one prepared student and one student who doesn’t want to work or whom isn’t ready for the day ahead.	I want textbooks and exercise books in the frame to create the atmosphere of school life. I need one student dressed properly and one without their uniform done up properly.	I would like this to look like a contrast between the perfect student and a student who doesn’t care about their education.	I want the car to be central with the books and dance shoes in the middle of the frame with the students with opposite attitudes on either side so kids can see the difference.
I would like to have a photo that encompasses the importance of families helping students to succeed.	I need a family in the photo studying together to show the importance of family supporting in school success.	I would like a pile of books on the table which represents the work piling up and to show it is ok to ask for help to get through the work without being swamped.	I want the parent or carer in the middle of two students helping with their work.	I want it to show students it’s ok to ask for help in order to succeed.