D6: Music Magazine: Double Page Spread Photoshoot Preparation

Before I started to take photos there were a series of different things I had to consider.

Models

My models needed to portray the image of a young modern country music band so I took this into consideration when I dressed them. I put subtle natural make-up on all of my models so they looked good and all blemishes were covered yet they still appeared young and weren't overdone. After looking at early pictures of country music stars such as Carrie Underwood, Cassadee Pope  and Taylor Swift, I saw that the this naturalistic look was frequent among young country singers as they tried to portray the young fresh look face. 

Since the shoot was taking place on a ski resort and was themed around the ski resort, I decided it would be appropriate if they were wearing outfits in which they would ski in, so I put all of the models I used for the ski shoot in ski jackets. I aimed to chose colourful or youthful jackets which would be the desired skiing gear for young girls such as the girls in the band.

Location

I went around the entire ski resort which I could gain access to and that would be safe enough for a photo shoot and I decided that the balcony were only the snow and trees could be seen in the background was the most desirable place to take photographs. The background would be plain enough that I could place text upon it in the final product, yet not plain enough to be boring. 
The following are different places I considered for the shoot but that I did not choose.