Response to Tutor Report for Assignment 5

Thank you for my Tutor Report for this Assignment.  I haven't submitted the before and after images, just stayed with the final images.  I have however kept the Black and white images as although I understand that they may not flow as a set, black and white was a large section of this course and so I felt it relevant in my final personal project, using all areas.


With the green head I have gone by the instructions given and reproduced with 'repairs' and am very pleased with the results.  Its so easy when someone shows you how.  My frustrations are not knowing enough information so everything takes twice as long as it should.

I have bought the book you recommended - Photoshop Lightroom 4 by Martin Evening

so now I shall carry on learning with this book also.  I have now submitted all my assignments for assessment in July...

Response to Tutor Report - Assignment 4

Thank You for your comments.
The two main problems this time were colour management and Image resolution.

Im really glad you did point this out for me.  As I am new to most things photographic I find it difficult to learn all those basic things like ppi ... and they seem obvious when someone tells you but sometimes you can read and read and never find the points you are looking for.  I do need very basic instruction and I find it extremely useful.

I shall reset up my document and see how to do this properly, I shall set the correct ppi and remember for the future.

Re the screen calibration - today I purchased a Xrite i1Display Pro - (from Calumet ) which will be with me very soon so I will be able to calibrate my screen correctly, and I appreciate the importance of this when you want to print work.


Also I have booked a course to make a 'website for photographers', as per this part of the course which looks at 'A Web Gallery'.  I have been looking at doing something, but as always, get stuck due to lack of knowledge.  I am booked at Photofusion next week and they say we will have a website after the 2 day course - so we will see !!

Im actually excited about going ... I do get frustrated not knowing enough to do things.

I will add to this blog if there is success...

So I think that is all I am now ready with Assignment 5 and will be adding more to the blog before assessment.



MY PURCHASES ARRIVED ....

ASSIGNMENT 5 - A PERSONAL PROJECT

All of my images, along with my final 10 images, and my word document for assignment 5,
are here in dropbox ....


They are covering everything that we have learnt in this section of the course.



FINAL TEN IMAGES - BEFORE AND AFTER


WILLOW

EGGS

GIRL

PLANT POTS

YELLOW TABLE

GREEN HEAD

TREE  (LADDER REMOVAL )

BUTTERFLY SIGN

FERN 

BLUE BUTTERFLY

ANTS

I may, after my tutor feedback, add this picture of the ants.  It was one of my shortlist as you can see below and I like the picture.  If I make a replacement it will be for the EGGS, I still like this shot but was less pleased with the picture when printed it seemed a little flat.  I shall give it some thought.

Short list for Assig 5

This is a short list of photos I have in mind for the assignment ...

Exercise - Sharpening for Print / Website

SHARPENING FOR PRINT

I can notice the difference when sharpening and it is slightly easier on the screen I feel.  When looking at prints the difference is minute.  My eyes were struggling here I must admit.
My preferred choice was 'two' - I was looking around the eye area especially and the picture did sharpen, but I felt it went over in the last picture not looking so good.

I expect it would vary from picture to picture.  I cant really say exactly what it was doing but I did get a preference.

For this exercise I started at the lowest point of sharpening, then went up a quarter for each picture, with the last picture on maximum. I have typed the settings that I used alongside the photos below.

ORIGINAL

ONE   -    + 48 
Here the eye was a little darker and more defined.

TWO  ( my preferred choice ) + 100

Better definition, all round.

THREE  + 150

Here the eye was darker but on the screen the skin seemed to sparkle rather, not a desired effect.. this
actually doesn't show on the print so much but I felt this was too much for this picture.

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WEBSITE

I am attending a course to learn how to set up a web site and will come back after May 23 - hopefully with a functioning website ... Exciting.

I had a really good time on this course and learnt loads .. I have written up my notes for future reference
which can be viewed, in assignment 5 folder, and called Website Course ...View here ....

My new website .... which is still under a bit of construction, I'm still experimenting a little with the Theme ... But it will be ( when the domain name transfers ) ...

www.traceyfield.com





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