jn3800 2013 workshop images
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Cropping images and other stuff
Jn3800 – Multimedia production
Today Review last week’s lecture Take some images Crop some images Publish some images
Thoughts and tools
‘Process into product’ Using online platforms (immediate and
archive) to begin to ‘narrate the story’ Instagram Facebook Flickr
Photoshop and desk top publishing tools
Cropping
Why crop? Accentuate important elements of image Fit to pre-determined web templates Remove unwanted material from periphery Use non-standard image sizes to make blog
posts more interesting and engaging
Cropping: Photoshop
Open image in Photoshop Select crop tool Enter pixel requirements if you have a pre-
determined size. Crop image to required dimensions Copy and open in new window Save
There are many more tools that
allow you to crop images!
You can crop on: PowerPoint Word Preview (for Mac) And many others
Warning: Squashed lion!
Warning:Stretched lion!
Rule of thirds
Depth of field
Meaning
Captions and meaning
Captions and deeper meaning
PIXELS 1: Size and form
Pixel sizes determine the size an image displays on a website
You can change of an image’s pixel parametres in a number of different ways In the HTML code The original image file
Be wary of distorting the image
PIXELS 2 Pixilated images are
generally a symptom of low light levels….
Or that the image file being used is of too low resolution Tip: always try to use
the original image
Task Take images of campus: theme of your
choosing Post to social media if you’re considering
turning ‘process into product’ Open a Flickr account and upload your
images (you can also download an app for this)
Embed on your blog and write a short intro
Online opportunities
Flickr for photosharing and slideshows Reach audiences on alternative platforms Embed Flickr slideshows in your work Add meta data
Hosted on your blog Manage your media library Captions and other functionalities are
available to you
OTHER STUFF Investigate tools such as Slideshare to
combine both audio and images Embedded image narratives via thinglink