Plan
- what? First shoot: what stereotype do I often see on the media, My Mise en scene : First shoot – Mexican Drunk ; Second- Mango ; Third shoot- Angry Mother and final shoot – Luchador.
- how? Mimic those stereotypes like Cindy Sherman or Martine Gutierrez. Pay attention to details like the clothes, the accessories, make-up, background, lights, the mood… to create the Mise en scene.
- when? I’ll start to do my shoots during Christmas holidays.
- where? I want each photo to be a different story so for me it would be more suitable if I do each photo in a distinct location, They mostly be in house but I want to be spontaneous so anywhere that reminds of Mexico or I think is a perfect place for one of my stories would be great.
First selection:
Editing test
The challenge for my shoot was to create an advertisement poster, I used the Mango to aid in this process and therefore mimic the work of Martine Gutierrez, who uses this technique to convey the numerous messages in her work: (white wash, cover girl, go go boots). I began the poster by experimenting with various shades of brightness and contrast. I decided to do to make it darker. I played with the vibrancy/saturation. To create texture on the image you must first unlock the image, then you have to press the blend option. You then press the option texture, I chose grass effect for image. I then looked for an old Mexican fruit brand to put on my image. After having chosen my brand, I use the quick selection tool that helps you select what you want more easily. Copy, paste on my image and I repeated the same process that I did to create texture on my image. Finally I decided to name the brand ”Rico Mango” which means delicious mango. I’m wearing a sombrero and a poncho which is stereotypical items of clothing of Mexico. The outfit is very colourful, that’s what you notice first on the picture. The photo is staged the light is also artificial.
