The document discusses what the author learned from their preliminary task to their full product. They learned how to more precisely manipulate images in Photoshop, such as cutting out images, increasing contrast and brightness, and covering up flaws. They also improved their production speed and learned to better organize their time and use blogger to plan out their work. Their preliminary task did not require much time or planning compared to the finished product.

1. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?
The main thing I have learnt from doing the preliminary task is how
to work the software Photoshop. Mainly to manipulate images to
make them fit the house style of the page they are on. During the
preliminary task my knowledge of changing images was how to
roughly cut one out, move it and put a simple effect on it.
Throughout the task and planning for my product the skills I learnt
helped me cut out images more precisely to add a feeling of
professionalism in comparison to my preliminary task. By gaining
more understanding of image manipulation on Photoshop I have
been able to brighten the image itself, increase the contrast and
tint the images also allowing me to cover any faults with the
pictures such as blemishes. By being able to cut out images
properly I could also cover and stray pieces of hair or clothing that
stuck out from the image, making it look smoother.
The overall speed of my production has also increased allowing me
to finish tasks quicker whether they’re simple or not, this also gave
me time to look back and reflect on the work I had done and
improve it which I found extremely helpful. This time was also
useful as it gave me chance to ask my audience on their opinion on
what needed changing, adding or taking away.
The preliminary task as a mock up took no time or serious planning
compared to the finished product, so as I progressed through the
stages of my magazine I learnt how to organise my time better and
used Blogger to show this. My blog shows that in 2012 I don’t blog
as frequently as I should of, which is why towards the end of the
year I found files in my documents that hadn’t been uploaded. I
uploaded them and added labels to them so it’s clear when they’re
from and where they should be.