image sourcing
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Task 5 - Architecture
Emily Pinder
Images sourced from books:
Advantages of sourcing images this way:
An advantage of sourcing images from books is that they can be accessed for free at public library's and you may not be able to find the exact image from another source.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
The main disadvantage of sourcing images from books is having to scan or take a picture of the image to get it to a digital format. This reduces the quality of the image which may then restrict how and where you sue the image. These images are also copyrighted and cannot be used for commercial work.
Images sourced from google images:
Advantages of sourcing images this way:
Using Google images is probably the easiest way to source an image as thousands of images can be found in seconds depending on the image you need. You can then print these images to get a physical copy as well as already having a digital copy.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
The main disadvantage of souring images this is way that the image sizes and resolutions may vary. You may find an image you want to use but it maybe to small and very pixelated if you try to enlarge it. You can get round this issue sometimes as you can also picture search on Google images. If you upload the image you are looking for, all other images that are the same will be found and these may have a larger image size and increased resolution.
Images sourced from stock image library:
http://www.istockphoto.com
Advantages of sourcing images this way:
An advantage of sourcing images this way is that if you buy the rights to the image, no one else will be able to use the image, making it exclusive to you or your business.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
Disadvantages of both stock images and copyright free images are that you need to pay to use these images. The price varies on size of images as well as how you will use them for example if they are for commercial image they will be more expensive than personal use. You may also need to pay for the copyright rights for the stock images as well. These images also usually have lots of watermarks across them to avoid people stealing them.
Images sourced from your own existing images:
Advantages of sourcing images this way:
Souring your own images is probably the easiest way to source an image depending on the subject. This avoids any copyright issues you may incur when using images for commercial work. This also allows you to get the image style you want.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
Disadvantages of sourcing your own images is if you can find the subject you want to photograph as well as having the resources such as a camera at least to take your own photos. Also, depending on you abilities, will depend on the success of the images.
Processing Images
Original image:
Cropped image:
Scaled images:
A4
A5
A6
Resolution image:
300dpi for print
72dpi for web
Advantages of different resolutions:
Advantages of using different resolutions allows you to adjust the image size. The size of the image you need will depend on its use. For example, if the image is for the internet, it will have a small resolution and image size as this allows it to work faster on a website.
Disadvantages of different resolutions:
When an image has a small resolution it can be pixelated and have very bad quality compared to a large resolution.
Manipulated image with appropriate caption:
Station
Explain the changes you made to the image and explain why you made those changes:
To edit this image, I first changed the brightness/contrast to brighten the image. I then used the hue/saturation to make the lights in the image brighter. I used colour balance to take out the warm light in the image and making the colours more natural. Adding a cooling filter helped to remove more of the yellow warm tone of the image and make it more balanced. I then added a grain filter to the image to create some texture and make the image feel aged.