Image skills test

For the JN2053 image skills test, I had to take a picture containing the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) logo and crop it to three specific sizes.  I could have also used an image of four other places around the city of Preston.

This is the original photo.  I chose to use this image as I knew there were several ways I could crop it and still have a useful picture. With the image being just left of centre, I could incorporate the students walking past, while still having the UCLan logo, for example.  With this particular sign being outside one of the major buildings on campus, there are always students in this area.  The original image is of the campus sign, making sure that this is the focus of the viewer’s attention.



1) 100 by 100 pixel thumbnail in jpeg format.

I chose this part of the picture for the thumbnail as it is the main fixture of the page, describing where the picture has been taken.  The complete focus of the picture is on the university's logo.  This highlights the main part of the original image.

2) 400 by 300 pixel high version in jpeg format

This cropped picture still contains the part of the thumbnail, but gives the viewer an idea what is around, such as students at the university as well as a busy street view.  I cut out the traffic lights on this cropped image as it was distracting from the focus of the page, the UCLan logo. However, this primary focus of the image is still the sign, whilst still showing signs of activity on campus.

3) 200 by 500 pixel high version in jpeg format.



This photo has been cropped to focus purely on the entire sign, cutting out everything possible around it.  I chose to use this part of the original image as it shows where the sign is without showing its surroundings, as there are two main campuses for this university (the other being in Burnley).