Recce

1.Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your photo shoot will take place (trailing cables/traffic/other objects )?

I will be taking my images outside and the cold weather will have to be a consideration. I will take my images as quickly, however effectively as I can to make sure no models are too cold

2. What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised

I will stay clear of main roads that could cause potential hazards. I will also avoid taking images on rainy days to avoid making my images look dull and my models getting wet.

3. Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?

I am going to take my images in day light as I want to use natural lighting. Because I am doing a local newspaper for my product, the images need to represent real life. The natural lighting will help emphasize this. I hope for the weather to be sunny and dry. Because it is winter however, I cannot rely on the weather too much and will have to think of other methods of constructing messages in my images.

4. Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want?

For my images, the backgrounds will be recognisable places throughout Sunderland, so the target audience can relate and recognise them, persuading them to read the article. Here the background will act as a captivator and draw the audience’s attention towards the image & article. For example, for one of my images I will be taking an image in Burdon. This is a scenic location and helps promote Sunderland

5. Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect?

I will rely on natural lighting to emphasis aspects in my images, however failure or lack of natural lighting will result in the use of my camera flash. This will help brighten aspects of the image and help emphasis a happy mood if failure to do so by the natural lighting.

6. Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind?

No, all my places are in a free location.

7. Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio at Shiney)?

I intend to take my images in an outside location.

8. Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect?

As my locations for my images are popular places in Sunderland, I will have to take them at an early time to overcome this problem. For example, for one of my Images the location will be Seaburn Beach. Due to the winter season, crowds of people won’t be an issue however to decrease the chances even further I will take them on a morning.

9. Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’ equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B?

I am reliant on my friends who will act as models for my images. I have already contacted them and they are willing to act as models. I have asked what dates they are available and built a schedule around them.