model inspirations
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MODEL INSPIRATIONThis presentation includes inspiration when organizing clothing, makeup, props etc. for my music magazine photo-‐‑shoot.
CLOTHING
Clothing is used in rap music to really represent how the musician wants to come across. Artists such as 'Nicki Minaj' and 'Beyonce' sometimes show a lot of skin. I think this is done to empower other women and to show that you should be happy with your own body. Other rappers such as 'Tinashe' and 'Pia Mia' tend to wear baggy trousers and crop tops. This emphasizes their true hip hop roots. However they can look glamourous on red carpet events and photo-‐‑shoots. Some other artists wear a lot of sporting brands such as ‘Nike’ and ‘Adidas’. This is a large part of urban culture, and I need to decide whether to take the relaxed or glamourous approach when picking clothing for my own model.
MAKEUP
Makeup is a very important aspect of a photo-‐‑shoot and different rap artists have different tastes. Therefore I need to decide what look I want to go for, for my own model. Some hip hop artists go for really bold looks, such as ‘Beyonce’, however some go for minimalistic looks like ‘Tinashe’. ‘Nicki Minaj’ often changes her makeup look, some days she will go for a bright red lip and extravagant eyeliner, and some just base makeup with a little bit of gloss. I think for my own model, I want her to be not too caked, but want the makeup to connect with the magazine colour theme.
HAIR STYLE
Hairstyle is also another aspect of a photo-‐‑shoot, and needs to be perfect on the day. Many female rap artists have long hair, therefore I will make sure my model has long hair, if not I would have to find someone else or buy extensions to match with her own natural hair.
PROPS
Props are also used, however not so much in female hip hop photo-‐‑shoots. Photographers tend to focus on their beauty rather than add other distracting things onto the image. Therefore I have decided against using props in my images, some examples may be guns, more jewelry, chairs, crowns etc.