The Indie Look

 These images were taken from this months Q magazine. This image looks at how the lighting is very bright in the image, there isn't a very elaborate background and there seems to be a faded filter applied to the image.

This image shows the background of the artist being very urban, but very basic. There isn't a fancy building but a sandwich shop at night. Indie artists aren't heavily conscious on style and image, they just want to be reflected as themselves.

This image looks more at filters and positioning of the group. They have the main singer in the centre, then groups out in importance. The image isn't clear, it has a black and white filter and has a shadow over the top. They aren't conscious of how they look, they just want to have their band image out.




This image looks again at the black and white filter on the image. Artists use this filter for a more retro and dated look to their images, they don't strive to be perfect, just themselves.






From these images I have found that locations are mainly plain areas, or places with a relation to the band. Plain backgrounds allow a soul focus on the artists and more on the actions they are doing. The street scenes are more for areas that relate to the artists, which is something I could consider for my photos. Having artists from Harlow, the Harlow scene and surroundings would be a good starting point for my locations. The black and white images are something I would also like to use for my photos, because I think it fits my theme and gives the indie look.