This is an evaluation of my magazine-producing skills;
Since acquiring a DSLR camera, I have put it to good use with my as media coursework- I have used it to take the high-quality photos I have used for my magazine. I used the different scene options to change the settings and to take the best images I could. in low light I used the 'high key' scene setting which emphasised lighter areas, or, of course, the flash. If there was too much light I used the 'low key' setting which emphasised the dark areas of a scene. Most of the time because there was sufficient lighting I used the "Portrait" scene setting because it is best for taking pictures of people in a 'potrait' style, and for the grass I used the "macro" setting, to take close up images of small objects, i.e. the blades of grass. I used auto-focus on the images of people, to focus in on their faces and bodies, but for the grass I used the manual focus found on the lens, so I was able to focus on the blades of grass of my choice.
When uploading the images to my laptop, I needed to edit them to cut out the background to make it appear more professional. To do this I used Corel Pain Shop Pro X2, and in particular, the 'magic wand' tool, which selected areas of the same colour to cut, when you clicked on a specific area of the image. This I found useful as I did not have to waste time going all around the subject of my image with the 'Lasso' cutting tool. I could then add in a background colour of my choice. I then used sharpening techniques to enhance the images, and the crop tool to cut out any excess background.
What I found to be my downfall when creating my magazine was not taking enough pictures of my subjects, and therefore having limited choice when it came to choosing the images I would use. However I think the images I DID use were effective enough. In future productions I would definitely take over 100 shots, to have a wider variety of images to choose from.
Since acquiring a DSLR camera, I have put it to good use with my as media coursework- I have used it to take the high-quality photos I have used for my magazine. I used the different scene options to change the settings and to take the best images I could. in low light I used the 'high key' scene setting which emphasised lighter areas, or, of course, the flash. If there was too much light I used the 'low key' setting which emphasised the dark areas of a scene. Most of the time because there was sufficient lighting I used the "Portrait" scene setting because it is best for taking pictures of people in a 'potrait' style, and for the grass I used the "macro" setting, to take close up images of small objects, i.e. the blades of grass. I used auto-focus on the images of people, to focus in on their faces and bodies, but for the grass I used the manual focus found on the lens, so I was able to focus on the blades of grass of my choice.
When uploading the images to my laptop, I needed to edit them to cut out the background to make it appear more professional. To do this I used Corel Pain Shop Pro X2, and in particular, the 'magic wand' tool, which selected areas of the same colour to cut, when you clicked on a specific area of the image. This I found useful as I did not have to waste time going all around the subject of my image with the 'Lasso' cutting tool. I could then add in a background colour of my choice. I then used sharpening techniques to enhance the images, and the crop tool to cut out any excess background.
What I found to be my downfall when creating my magazine was not taking enough pictures of my subjects, and therefore having limited choice when it came to choosing the images I would use. However I think the images I DID use were effective enough. In future productions I would definitely take over 100 shots, to have a wider variety of images to choose from.
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