Here is my first shoot contact sheet. These are all the photos I took with my model:

Unfortunately, many of the photos turned out quite blurry. I believe I need to work on my camera skills and  how to work one. However, I found styling and directing my model fairly easy. The model, Elly, was very good at posing and it came very natural to her. The poses were very glamorous and flirty, which is the exact vibe i was going for.

As you can see here, I tried taking photos from a low-angle to try capture the feeling of her confidence and dominance. 

Here are my favourite photos from the shoot:

The first three are close-ups/mid-shots of my model. She is wearing sunglasses but has her eyes peering over them. I like the first and third photo as I managed to get no reflection from the sunglasses and got the shine in her eye. Her blingy jewelry and sparkly pink top connotes that she is extraordinary. I think the last two pictures are best as the makeup, hair, wardrobe and the quality of the picture is better than the rest. I think my target audience will be able to decode this picture and see the conventions that makes it R&B, for example the butterflies in her hair and the sparkling jewelry.