Induction
Evaluation
When taking the photos I used manual focus.
I learned that the rings on the camera affected not only the zoom but the focus
on the image that is shown. I learnt that changing the focus could affect the
image created dramatically as a bad decision on focus creates a bad image with
no clear directive to what is the focus. It can be used to your advantage more
importantly as the zoom can allow you to have focus but from different distances,
which would be important for medium distant shots or close ups. The T stance is
also quite a useful stance. It became quite apparent that using the t stance
created manoeuvrability for the photographer, as I was able to take shots from
different angles. Portrait mode allowed me to take photos of mid distant shots
of the person I was photographing. Landscape I learnt was more useful for when
I was taking pictures of flat landscapes or shots from a larger distant,
normally if the persons face isn’t needed.
I did try taking a photo landscape but this sort of stretched the focus
(person) that I was aiming at which didn’t look brilliant as an end product.
All my images were in focus. To prove this I would probably show all my images
or at least on my blog some of my images to prove this. Lighting was
interesting because when I was taking the photos there was a lot of front light
because there was nothing blocking the suns light and some of the images had
the person looking directly, which I then maneuverer to adjust my position to
get the side light on the left hand side as instructed. I leant that this can
enhance the image or make the face to bright in some cases.
My composure was fairly good I did take
some images were the person moved slightly which showed up as a bit of a blur
on the final image, I learnt that to take better pictures both
the photographer and the person being photographed have to be still to get the
best image. I didn’t use the rule of thirds but some of my images did have a
rule of thirds. The eye line was ok for the shots I was taking but I did learn
that the rule of thirds is an aspect that helps with the shots that I was
taking. Looking at the background of my images I feel in most cases it does
matter but at first I didn’t really take into account the light but then I
started moving my subject around and communicating with him more as I took more
shots and I asked him to move when he needed to, to get the left hand side
light or to lean on objects or to sit. I think it was a valuable lesson that I
have to talk to the subject if I am to get the best photos I can because they
can create actions or show facial expressions.
Photoshop was an interesting learning
curve. I already knew some tools such as changing text size and colour but the
other tools such as FX was a brilliant experience, as I learnt how I can change
text and shapes and images by adding effects from FX to enhance them further.
Other tools I used were the elliptical tool by pressing shift+dragging. Others
were fairly easy to control and use such as command +t to keep the original
image and get rid of the ants. I found the changing image size tool difficult
because there were a couple of intricate steps to get the image correct without
stretching. I felt the text was well controlled I kept it in all in the same
font and enhanced sizes of words to grab readers initial attention were
necessary. I didn’t get to cut out images or download fonts but I did add
effects like drop shadow and bevel and emboss. I did this by clicking on the layer
I wanted to change and clicking on FX and then the options came up and I
adjusted each layer. Finally the colours I used were black, red, yellow and
white. This was because firstly these colours came from my initial research on
NME and Kerrang. I find that these colours are also very energetic which match
my target audience which is vital for magazines.
If I were to improve the front cover in any
way I would probably refine the banners and mix the colours up a bit more maybe
overlap some ell lines onto the image as well which would look slightly better
and give the magazine and edge, different text sizes on huge headlines could
create more emphasis and the use of celebrity endorsement would create more. I
felt my strengths were that it was very relatable for the target audience with
the subject being a teenager. The colours were bright and energetic and
enthusiastic about the subject I was showing. The headings with affects added
looked really good and the photo I took was the best one I took which for a
beginner was pretty good.
