Selecting Tour Poster Image

Tour poster photoshoot

Professional Studio Lighting Equipment

After planning the type of photographs we would need in order to create our artist's tour poster, we decided to take it to the studio immediately.

Firstly, we considered which sort of outfit Nova would be wearing when shooting the poster. We wanted a statement piece, one with a rich, bright colour which could catch the viewers attention immediately. We felt that this dress was perfect for it, the geometric print fitted in with our digipak theme of having multiple shapes to create 'fragments'. We specifically chose to use an indoor studio as we would have a white screen to shoot in front of, this would not only look professional but come in handy when needing blank space beside her to place text. The studio also had professional lighting, meaning that Nova would look radiant and produce a crisp image.

Selecting the images



Our first choice of image that we narrowed down from the variety of photographs we had taken was this simplistic image of Nova standing facing the camera.  Although she looks great, I believe that her particular stance in this photograph looks slightly forced when we are going for a more natural and effortless appearance. Despite this, I do like the way she is peering into the camera lens- I think it creates quite a mysterious character in our artist which could intrigue an audience.

We thought about what type of hairstyles Nova should have, in this shot we tried her hair placed behind her shoulders- I think this creates a very statement look which we liked whilst still appearing casual and friendly. This is definitely something we want to bring forward when taking more pictures.

This was one of our personal favourites. I like that her pose is very natural which appears very warming towards a potential audience. She has one side of hair in front and one side behind her shoulders which changes things up, visually, a little. Her body is slightly at an angle, meaning that she is looking on from an angle too. I like this because, again, it creates a sense of mystery which is an intriguing element. This photograph is definitely a strong contender for these reasons.

We decided to have our artist pose from a different angle this time so that we are able to see her side profile. Experimenting with different angles was essential to us so that we could determine which angles are successful and which are not so much. We thought that this angle was quite successful because it was different to any kind of picture we have taken of Nova before- this added to the familiarity the audience are to develop of the artist- seeing a variety of visually different images would reinforce this. Something we could take from using a side profile on our tour poster is that we could put the concert dates around the shape of her profile. This would contribute something more creative to our promotional poster therefore we will seriously consider using this image.

This is our final tour poster image. We all agreed that we liked this image the most- not only due to its suitability but due to Nova's particular pose. I feel that she presents a very confident image which is similar to the majority of artists in the music industry- also a perfect trait to have when it comes to performing at various events. The way she is staring directly into the lens from a face on point of view creates quite a bold statement which straight away presents to the audience a sense of power or authority. We decided to use what we learnt from some of the previous photographs we had taken such as putting Nova's hair behind her shoulders. I think this makes her overall look appear very sharp and as if she is an actual star, a professional look which we are definitely striving for. The type of shot we used (wide medium shot) is successful because it gets a good amount of her outfit in the frame (in order to clearly present her sense of style) and also has enough blank space either side of her in order to place text.