Evaluation: Picture Cropping Task

In this task we had to learn how to crop images using a specific programme, which was photo-shop. We had never used it before, but as the task was quite simple, so I felt that it was only a slight challenge. After cropping the two images we then had to add headlines and captions explaining what the image would portray to the reader. The purpose of this task was to be able to pick out an image in an image, and make a headline to explain what would be happening in that frame. I learnt how to use photo-shop on an Apple Mac which I had never done before. I also learnt that by choosing your mise-en-scene you can create many different headlines in just one big image. Representation is important because you need to know what story the image is trying to tell you/the reader. The improvements I would make to the presentation are, explaining the caption in more detail. I think that it doesn't clearly tell the reader enough of the story for them to interpret the rest themselves. In terms of editing with the picture, if I had more time I would have tried different things out on the picture in photo-shop. Something simple like adding a border would have also been effective in the presentation. Next time I will try to make the presentation as a whole stand out, and clearly show the representation.