Today I had a work shop with Vivek, the assignment was to get four images of a musician for the front cover of a magazine. The assignment was studio based, I chose to shoot on a red backdrop as I liked the contrasting colours between the green trainers and red background, also the complementary colours between the supreme logo and background go well together. My approach to this task was to play around with position and level in relation to the model. Taking the model away from the mundane studio poses, and getting the subject to think of different ways to composes themselves.

This session was a useful exercise because it got me used to working with a client in a short space of time. Directing a subject in the right way is important when it comes to a shoot over a short space of time. Making the model feel comfortable and at ease is a big part of conducing a successful shoot. Building a relationship with your subject is also an important part of getting your desired results from a shoot. A technique I like to use is getting the subject to put on their favourite playlist to make them feel more at ease.

Overall I was happy with the results I got from this workshop. It was good practice in having a brief and only and few minutes to fill the brief. In the real world this would be an accurate representation of the time scale I would have shooting a musician in the real world of photography. I enjoyed this workshop because I felt it was good practice for any future jobs I may have.