Photoshop: 

When using Photoshop the tool I used most was the blending tool, I used this when I was darkening Sophie’s make up, I added colour and make sure that it blended to look natural with a slight enhancement. When blending I used the zoom tool a lot to see what my work looked like in full size and it allowed me to zoom in close to make sure the lips and eyes were neat and correct. When I started using Photoshop I found it difficult it add shapes and move them around, but when I got used to it I found it easier. I found it easier to use the blending tool as it is similar to what I had used before. I feel like my text was well controlled because it went were I wanted it to, the size, width and height went how I wanted it to and the font I chose went well with the cover. I did not cut out any images on my cover. I added a small drop shadow onto my masthead, I did this by highlighting the text and clicking fx, this gave me options to choose what I would like to do with my text. I did not download any fonts. I went for quite dark colours, browns and purples with bright orange splashes. To improve my front cover I think I would make it look more music orientated, I think my cover looks more like a fashion magazine, so If I was going to improve on my magazine I would change the layout and make it more for the target audience. 

photography evaluation

Photography: 

I used auto setting and manual focus when taking my photos, this was the first time I had used this type of camera and these camera settings.  I learnt that you could change the zoom by turning the camera lenses.  When taking the photos I had to use the ‘t-stance’ this is when you stand with one foot in front of the other holding the camera with two hands in front of your face. Taking a photo for a front cover is done better when done portrait, this makes the photo fit better. When taking my photos I made sure they were portrait, this prevented problems when I started to design my cover. The image that I chose to use was in focus but some of the first images that I took were not in focus, I think that this was because I did not get the hang of the camera until I had took a few photos.  When taking the photos I learnt that the lighting had a great affect on the out come of your photo, for example if you took a photo directly into the light the back ground would be very bright, and if you took the photo facing away from the light it would look quite shadowed, this is what I went for when I took my photo. Some of my photos were not well composed but the final photo I decided on looked good with the eye line as it looked quite dominant. I used tree bark as my back ground because it went with the colour scheme that I had chosen. Sophie was the subject of my photo and she was very help full, she did everything I asked and the overall out come of my photo was better than I could have asked for. 

LIGHTING: this photo was taken

away from the light. 

 this photo was taken with the
light shining straight on to Sophie
this is why it is so much brighter
than the photo above.

dia Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

 

Name:       toni            Tutor group:      1.24  Date:

 

Photographic Skills

Which of the following photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:

 

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features Creative writing classes		X	I have never used photo shop.
Shutter Speed		X
Aperture control		X
A tripod		X
External flash		X
Self timer facility	x
Light meter		X
Composition grids		x

 

Photoshop Skills

Which of the following features of Photoshop have you used before:

 

 

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Text control		X
Filters		X
Brushes		X
Layers		X
Opacity control		X
Shape creation		X
Brightness and contrast control		X
Dodge/Burn		X
Clone stamp tool		X
Colour curves adjustment		x
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool		X
Cropping tool		X
Retouch tool		x

 

In Design Skills

Which of the following features of In Design have you used before:

 

 

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Margin and column guide creation		X
Inserting text in ID		X
Inserting images in ID		X
Resizing images in ID		X
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation		X
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		X
Text flow creation		X
Text effects – drop shadow		X
Drop cap insert		X
Using transparent imagery in ID		x
Shape creation In design		x
Text wrapping	x
Exporting to PDF from In-design		x