Evaluation QUESTION 7

HOW DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE IMPROVED FROM YOUR PRE LIM TASK?

Overall, looking back at my pre lim task and my final construction pieces for that (see folder) I feel that I have improved most on my knowledge of computer programs and how to use them effectively for this coursework. On the pre lim task I used the program Microsoft Word Document because I felt most familiar with it. However I felt that once I had downloaded Adobe Photoshop, I had so many more options available to me in relation to what I could do such as editing photos etc.
I also feel I have improved on my knowledge of codes and conventions for media and how they are used in the magazine industry. This was helped by doing more analysis pages of magazines and doing them in more depth. It also helped that I did it with friend colleagues in some cases as this gave me more ideas that I wouldn't have thought of myself.
Another way that I think I have improved is my photo taking skills. For the pre liminary task I didn't really know how to take photos at the right angle and I definately didn't know how to choose a good location for my photos. I wasn't really that content with my photos for the pre lim task and I couldn't really edit them really well either but for the proper production task, I learnt more about editing the contrast and saturation of photos in order to make certain things stand out and draw the attention more of the target audience. I was also more happy about my location choices for the production piece and felt that they gave me more effective photos in the end ( see my folder for these photos).