This document discusses different methods for sourcing images and their advantages and disadvantages. It examines sourcing images from books, Google Images, stock image libraries, and taking one's own photos. It also covers processing images, including cropping, scaling, adjusting resolution for print versus web, and manipulating images through techniques like overlaying, photo filters, and blurring. The key takeaway is that each sourcing method has benefits and drawbacks depending on the intended use of the image and the resources available.

2. Images sourced from books:

3. Advantages of sourcing images this way:
• No one can tell you off for not reading a book.
• You may find images that you may not see on the internet because they only exist in the book.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
• You can get a fold in the book which can make the image distorted. The fold can also create a line
of light on the image which make the image inaccurate.
• You will need other equipment like a photocopier.

4. Images sourced from google images:

5. Advantages of sourcing images this way:
• There is a lot of them so more choice which means
• It is a lot easier to find images because all you have to do is type what you want in the search box.
• It is quicker to find images on google images than looking for a book.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
• Sometimes google can’t find what you want because what you need is very obscure.
• Too many choices. Maybe the image that you want is buried under a bunch of images you don’t
want.

6. Images sourced from stock image library:

7. Advantages of sourcing images this way:
• You get more high quality images if you pay because the photographer is professional and the
company only excepts a certain standard of images.
• You get choices about what format you need depending on what you want to use it for e.g. personal
use, website.
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
• The ******* watermarks because it covers the image.
• To remove the watermarks you’ll have to cough up some dough.
• You get limited time on how long you can use the image for.

8. Images sourced from your own existing images:

9. Advantages of sourcing images this way:
• You get to create image that no one will have ever seen before which makes your special.
• You know exactly what you want
• Its free
Disadvantages of sourcing images this way:
• If your not a skilled photographer then your not going to get a great image.
• You may not have the proper equipment for what you need e.g. a green screen to cut your subject
out
• The image you want to take may be out of your reach like taking a photo a volcano but you live in
the UK.

10. Processing
Images

11. Original image:

12. Cropped image:

13. Scaled images:
A4
A5
A6

14. Resolution image:
300dpi for print
72dpi for web

15. Advantages of different resolutions:
• The 300ppi is better quality and it will allow you to print in bigger sizes because it’s in more detail.
• 72ppi loads quicker and is easy to share because of the small file.
Disadvantages of different resolutions:
• 300ppi requires more storage and is slower to load.
• 72ppi isn’t the best for printing because the image wont be very detailed.

16. Manipulated image with appropriate caption:

17. Explain the changes you made to the image and explain why you made
those changes:
The first thing I did was find a old paper image on google image and pasted it
into Photoshop then I chose the option overlay. After that I used the gradient
tool and turn the colours to a bronze like colour and white. I used the photo
filter to the deep yellow option and turn the density to 40%, also, I couldn't
decide whether or not to preserve luminosity or not so I save one of each. After
that I made a new layer selected everything using the selection tool then I right
clicked on the image then chose the stroke option. Almost finished, I made the
colour to that bronze like colour then I turned the width to 10 and set the
location to the outside. Finally I used filter>blur>Gaussian blur and set it to 50. I
also lowered the opacity to 67 and put the layer underneath the paper layer.
The reason I did this was because the railway looked so old I thought
something like this would be fitting.