Unit 1 - Digital Graphics

Practice Task Brief

(Note the work that you complete for the practice task will be very similar to the work you complete for the real assessment task, everything you do counts, do the very best job you can)

As senior members of a Digital Photography Club and the most experienced users of Digital Imaging Software you have been asked to produce a mini guide for others on Photography, Digital Graphics and Obtaining and Editing Images.

You will be creating the guide for distribution to new members when they join. The content that you will be required to create will be a simple guide and may split naturally into two sections/chapters but ultimately the design and layout of the guide is completely up to you. You could provide a digital solution or a printed guide.

Part 1 – Digital Cameras – taking and saving digital images to include rules of photography
Part 2 – Basic image editing and software features

Part 1
Your particular job is to demonstrate to new users the concepts by means of edited version of images you obtain and some small amount of narrative by way of explanation. To include what a digital camera is, setting up the camera, components of the camera, taking creative photographs hints, etc, transferring to a computer, file formats with explanations for use.

Part 2
Use a range of editing techniques, and explain briefly within the guide. Editing the photographs that you have taken alongside the explanations, to ensure they are suitable for the purpose you have identified within the guide. Edited and original versions of the images may appear in your guide along with a brief narrative as to how the editing is carried out within the chosen software application. Keep clearly labelled copies of the original and edited versions of the images in the selected formats.

You need to:
Task 1:
a) Explain what a digital camera is, its features and facilities
b) Explain different file formats, how they are used and why
c) Take a series of photographs using a digital camera
d) Include examples of frames or composed photographs to demonstrate the basic rules of photography
e) Transfer the images to the computer using file names and locations and details of the process for users
f) Identify and briefly explain why you used the particular format

TASK 2: Carry out basic editing on the photographs you have taken and transferred to your computer
a) Locate and launch an image manipulation program
b) Open your photographs using the software application
c) Using the tools and features of the interface and workspace, edit the photographs you have taken – this editing could include - resizing, cropping, scaling, altering brightness, colour balance, etc

TASK 3: Edit the photographs accordingly to suit the purpose
a) Create a plan to ensure that you and your friends achieve your identified objective and are not distracted by other areas.
b) Review the plan regularly to ensure you are still on track.
c) Locate and launch an appropriate software application.
d) Open your photographs within the application and use the tools and features to demonstrate the functionality to users.

TASK 4: Review the editing
When you have completed the guide, review your work against the original plan to ensure that all the objectives have been achieved, how appropriate the guide is for new users and any areas where you could have improved.

This is NOT aimed to be a complete software training manual.

You are free to work on these tasks at home and ask any questions via the Blog.