Evaluation question 6
- 1. Evaluation: Question 6 By Ty Widdas
- 2. Upon the start of developing my magazine - for my media coursework - I wanted to make sure they software of which I would be using would be capable of the needs I wanted. When we was getting brief about the coursework that we have to create, we was informed that they main two pieces of software would be Photoshop and InDesign. Both of these pieces of software have been used professionally in the magazine industry. This gave me confidence as I have access to professional software, meaning the limitations are minimal. Software
- 3. When I came to use Photoshop for the first time, I was baffled by the over complicated interface. When we did our preliminary task, we was given a small booklet from our teachers, explaining the basics of Photoshop. Previously, I used a software call After Effects - made by adobe - this software is video editing based, however I adapted the software as I was able to use it for still photographs. Because of the use of another adobe product, I had a vague idea of what some of the tools did. In addition, I also understood some of the effects which can be created in this software. When I was further trying to develop my skill in this software, I want to expand my knowledge of what could I could achieve with the built in features. To do this I did basic searches on YouTube, finding tutorials which would aid me to make my work more professional. Photoshop
- 4. InDesign was completely new to me. I had no background knowledge of what it was used for and why people used it. Again, at the start of the course we was given a small booklet referring to the simple basics of the software. With the use of this booklet, I was able to find out why this software was used, but also some of the basic effects which could be created inside of it. After doing some personal research, I found that InDesign was mainly used to piece different images together. Therefore, this meaning all the pictures I had edited in Photoshop, I could import them into InDesign, giving me control of where I could input them on to my magazine page. InDesign
- 5. Because both of these products are created by adobe, the file transfer process was easy. However, when I first started using these products I would save the file from Photoshop as a JPEG and save it into my media folder. After this I would then re-open InDesign and import the image straight in. This was a slow process, but also at times could be frustrating, this is because the files could go missing. To solve this issue I found using Adobe bridge is a much more efficient way of transferring files. It enhances the process files being switched from software to software, making it more time efficient. File Transfer
- 6. Development of creative skills After learning the different effects of using Photoshop, I was enabled to be able to make my images look more professional. A good example of how my creative skills have developed would be with the image of the band. Pictured below is the before and after of the image. To make my image look more professional, I wanted to change to location of which the image was actually taken. When taking the picture I had already had the editing in mind. Therefore I set my image up accordingly. Because of my new skills with the use of Photoshop, I was able to achieve this effect, this meaning my image look more aseptically pleasing. With my new creative skills it opens a new creativity. Because of this, I can think outside the box, thinking how I can edit my pictures to further impact the viewer.