College work

1. FMP Evaluation
Your name

2. Production Process Evaluation

3. Research
I think there are a lot of strengths with research as this is what starts off your actual production. But I would say one of the
biggest strengths is that it means from the very start I can get an idea of what my end goal is and what I would like to
accomplish with my product. As with my research I tried to do more for example the first piece of research I did was a
photography book. So from this I was able to see how they laid out their book. But I also looked at this one because I
noticed that it had not writing on it. So all I could get from this is how you can showcase off your work. So I thought this was
a strength but also a weakness at the same time as it was different to what I had in mind for my product. As for my own
product I did what to include writing so I think this was both a strength and a weakness. Then the next thing that I did some
research on was an actual book that included both writing and photos so this was more to what I had in mind for my own
product. This was a strength in my opinion because I got a chance to see how someone else managed to lay out. How they
managed to fit both the writing and still have the ability to showcase off their photos. But I think this was also a weakness
yet again because my product was going to be very different to this as in my opinion I think it should’ve show cased off the
photos more then doing lots of writing. So you see sometimes research can be a weakness because you have to research
quiet a bit of already existing products so that you can get and idea of what yours could look like. But then research also
does have a lot of strengths as you can get inspired for your own product. You can see how other people have done it and
change yours so that its different so your not copying someone else's. Then the next bit of research that I did I focused
more on actual photographs so that it could inspire me for what photographs I could include in mine. This is a strength
because I get to see and analyse the photo for all its details and colours then I can see how I could do that to my own. I
don’t think there is a weakness to this as I think it can help you a lot on deciding what photos you want to do for your own
product. But also how you can edit them so they look as professional as you can make them. The other piece of research
that we did was questionnaires and interviews as this more to do with research about what your audience would like to see
in your product. But I had to come up with the questions which was quiet a hard thing to do as I had to pick things that if
my audience picked which answer they would like for my product I would have to go with that. Which I do find to be a little
bit of a weakness because I don’t get a choice if they choose the thing that I didn’t want to include into my product, I would
have too I don’t get to have a part of my say into it. So I would say that was a bit of weakness because it meant I had to be
careful with what I chose for my questions. Then the interviews I would say was a strength because it meant I got to ask
question that I wanted a little bit more information on so it helped a lot and was a big strength. But also a weakness as you
have no control on how much they would write. So I weakness would be if they wrote only a little when it helps me a lot
more if they write quiet a bit to my questions because then I can get the information I need.

4. Research There are some strengths but
there are some weakness with
this kind of research where your
out looking for already existing
product. But it can be hard to
find ones that will be similar to
what your thinking to do for
your own. But its also a strength
because you don’t want your
product to be the same as
someone else's. You want your
own product to show off your
own personality.
I would say that this kind of
research was helpful for my
product and how it came out.
As I was able to look at other
books and how they arranged
their photos or their writing. So
that I can try and figure out how
I was going to lay out my own
product. It also gave me a
chance to figure out what
photos I would like to take for
my own book.
But in my opinion I think that
this is both a strength and a
weakness but more of a
strength in my opinion.
I think that this is a vey good strength as this is a way
for me to actually hear back from some of my
audience and what they would like to see in my
product when given some options. But I would say
that is a weakness as they could choose something
you might not of wanted so you have to think carefully
of what questions you ask your audience and the
options that you give them.
Then I also think that interviews is a strength as it
gives you a chance to try and get a little bit more
information from my the questions that I had asked
beforehand to my audience. But it is also a weakness
as your audience may not as but as much detail into
your answers as you would like.

5. Planning
I think my planning went well for my product as I made sure to plan everything well in detail. As this way I knew it would be
easier for my to imagine what the end result will look like and what I think my end product will look like. The first piece of
planning that I did included fonts and colours. As I wanted to pick a font that people would be bale to read but would still be
able to look nice. So I had a look at three different fonts and I was able to pick one that I liked the most and use it for both
the text I would be writing for my product and the title. I choose the one to me that stood out the most. I also found it to be
the most elegant so I thought it would go more with my photography. I found this to be a strength as it meant that I got the
chance to actually have a look at multiple fonts and to analyse. I then also analysed some colours. As I knew I would have
colours in my photography since it is photos and there is a lot of colour in them as I don’t want to use black and white
photos I want to show people the colour you can have in photos. How it can change your mood. So I tried to analyse some
of the colours that I thought would be in my photos, this was also what gave me the idea for my boarders seeing all the
different colours and how they stand out so much and peoples eyes are drawn towards them. The next piece of planning
that I did was doing some more research on photos and analysing all the colours in the photo as this gave me an insight on
the photos that I could take. So this did help me plan on my own photos to include in my book so I would say this was a
strength but I would also say that at the same time it was a weakness because I don’t have the cameras like they do so my
photos look very different and not as professional as theirs are. So it is both a strength and a weakness when planning the
photos you would like to take and seeing other peoples examples. The next piece of planning that I did was my layout and
trying to imagine what my pages in my book could look like. I think with planning my layout I did need to improve because
when it did come to doing my product, I found out that the layout I had decided didn’t really work out. So this was a
weakness in my opinion. As I don’t think that I thought it out fully and if I had more time I would’ve been able to improve
this and then I wouldn’t have been losing time when having to change how my product looked. The next piece of planning
that I did was actually planning what I was going to do on all of my days which I think did go well I did manage to follow
most of it which was good. I think this is a strength if you actually do look at what you planned. As then you know you wont
be falling behind with time. Which can get worrying. So I do think that this is a strength unless you don’t follow it then it can
become a weakness. I think I don’t think I could’ve improved my planning that much or made it better apart from the
planning of the layout because if I had more time I might have been able to see the faults rather then later on when it was a
bit too late and it did make me lose at least a little bit of time trying to figure out how I could layout it out better so that
when it did come to when I did my production I wouldn’t of lost any time.

6. Time Management
For my initial plans power point my time management went well, I managed to get the power point done even though I did
add more work for myself by adding more slides so that I could make sure that I could get the grade I wanted but to also
make sure that I knew exactly what I wanted to do for my product. No matter which idea I chose. But I would say I was in
good time with this apart from the fact that I didn’t complete one of my slides till late on in my production. But the next
thing I did was do my proposal as I knew this would involve a lot of my time as there was a lot of writing I needed to do for it
so I thought if I could get that done and finished with I would be in good time. I managed to finish my proposal in two days
which meant I was in very good time because also while doing this I started my research power point as well as this is
another power point that I knew involved a lot of writing. So this way by starting this as well it meant that I could get this
power point done quicker then usual too. Which once I had finished my proposal I went on to finishing the rest of my
research production. Then next I did my pre production so that I could get it out of the way, as in my opinion the
experiments power points doesn't take up too much time so I wanted to leave that till last. So I started my pre production
and got all that completed which yet again didn’t take too much time and doing it this way I found that I was in front of
what I was supposed to be and that I was in great time for when it came to doing my production as I would have all the time
I needed. Then lastly I did my experiments and completed that as it didn’t take too long but I do feel as if maybe I did rush it
a little and there is more work that I could’ve done in it. But I think I would be only be able to do that if I had extra time as I
think this would help improve my actual production because this is the stage where I get to learn more skills for when it
comes to my production. So I do think I could’ve spent a little bit longer on that but once I had finished that power point I
got started on my production. Which at first was going smoothly until I decided that I would do my pages again as I found
that I wasn’t showcasing of the actual edited photograph as much as I could have been, so I changed my layout which did
put me a little behind I would say as it meant redoing my work and figuring out what to do so that I could show case of the
edited photograph more. But I would also by doing it this way it was very time consuming and the way I did I would say
didn’t help much either as I first decided that I would do all the pages with the edited photographs in the spotlight and big
enough to fit most of the page. Then after I had done all them pages I went on to the pages that would go with them which
would have the original photograph and the writing to go with it all. But I could only really do all the writing when on a mac
as that way it was easier to download the font I wanted so I had managed to finish all my pages and just had to wait till on a
mac to actually finish of all the writing I needed for my pages. So I think did consume most of my time and if I didn’t do it
this way then I think I would have more time to do more production. I would be able to create more pages for my
book/magazine if I didn’t do it this way and had more time.

7. Time management
For my initial plans it did take
quiet a while to finish as I did do
my work then I really needed too.
For example you were only
supposed to do two mind maps
one explaining and the other one
your final idea. But instead I
wanted to fully explain what it
was that I wanted to and all the
ideas I had come up with. But I
still included a mind map
explaining them all and then a
mind map explaining just the one
idea. But I also included some
writing at the bottom as well just
to explain what I've done and to
just summarise what I've said in
my mind maps. But then also with
the idea that I was planning to do
I wrote that at the top so that
people knew which idea I wanted
to do. I also tried to put more
detail in the mind map for my
chosen idea. But this did take a
lot of time as it was creating more
work for myself and I did move on
before finishing this power point
which then meant that I didn’t
finish this power point until quiet
far into my production. But I tried to finish it as quick as possible so
that I wasn’t getting myself too far behind and I wouldn’t get to finish
it in time but I did manage too. So I was glad when I got it finished as
it meant that I could focus more a little bit on my production rather
then worrying that I wouldn’t get this power point finished.
Next I did my proposal and pre
production which I started both
pretty much at the same time as
these two power points I knew
would include a lot of writing. So I
wanted to get these two over and
done with so that I didn’t have to
worry about getting behind in
power points. As the only other two power
points that include as much writing as
these two were my reflection and
evaluation power points. But I couldn’t
start these until I started my production.
So I did these ones next then I was
planning on doing my experiments next.
As I knew they wouldn’t take as much time
or writing. But they would take a bit of
time as I would have to Photoshop at least
2 photos.
Next I did my experiments which
didn’t take too long at all as you
don’t have to write a lot for this
power point but I did try to do as
much writing as possible. For
example I didn’t just talk about
how I edited my chose photos.
Instead I included more then that for example I first talked about the
photos I had chosen and how their different to the photographs that I
normally take. Then I spoke about how I edited the photos and tried
to show what each thing I did to the photo changed it. Then lastly I
spoke about how I edited them and why I edited them like that so that
people can get more of an idea of why I edited them like I did and
what I wanted to showcase in the photos. But this didn’t take too long
which I liked because it meant I had more time to do my production
which meant I was in good time management at this point.

8. Time management
I had to take a little bit more time with my production but not too much. But on the very last day of production and with
not much time left I noticed that I had forgot to add the piece of text that said edited so in the little time that I had left I
had to try and add them on as without them it would mean that the last 3 pages of my book wouldn't’t go with the first 3.
So I had to quickly fix it as its not something that I would like my work to look like. As then I feel as if people who were to
see my work would think that its unfinished when its really not. Apart from that little thing though my production went
fine I managed to finish all the pages in time. But I do think that if I did have a bit more extra time I would be able to of
checked my work and made sure nothing like that was to happen, instead of rushing it instead. As I don’t like the fact that
near to end I did have to rush my work little it feels as if its not the best I could of done when I think my work is.
My production reflection did take more time then I
though this might be because I added way more
pages and information then I needed too. So I think if
I did have some extra time I would mainly use it to
focus more on my production reflection as I did start
to try and rush when I got to the 12th slide as I was
getting scared that maybe I wouldn't finish it in time.
So because of this I did start to do some slides in my evaluation power point a I knew they would take less time as I find
them to be easier to write about. So by the end of it I started to do both power points as they both require a lot of writing
work but I find one easier then the other. But I also thought starting them both would mean I would finish in time which I
did.

9. Technical Qualities
The two on the left are my own that I have made and then the one on the right is an existing product. I have chosen to
compare this to my own because already I can tell straight away that it is very different to my own. For example the already
existing product you can see doesn't have any writing. Where as I do have writing on both pages that I have made as I have
a title where as the existing product doesn't even have a title on its pages. Instead all it has is the photos which you can tell
will all be equal. Which I think is quiet similar to mine in a way apart from to keep mine interesting I've tried to change on
the page where the photos go just so that I can make it different for each page and not just keep them all the same. Another
big difference I think with the pages is that my pages have a lot of colour on them where as on the existing product there
isn’t really any colour at all. Where as I think when there is colour your eyes are more drawn to them pages rather then the
pages without the colour as there's nothing to really catch your eye. But I like the fact that my work is very different to this
because then its not the same to another product as then what is the point. You're just copying someone else's work so its
better to be different and show your own personality through your work.
You can clearly see the difference between the two. Another similarity that I can see is that they are both on white pages
and I think this is because when photos are on white pages they stand out a lot more. Apart from on the existing product
where the photos are on black and white so in my opinion I think they blend in with the whiteness of the page. Where as
because my photos are in colour and my font is black it does not blend in with the white background that I choose.

10. Technical Qualities
I've decided to also talk about the differences between one of my edited photos and an already a existing product that is a
very similar photo to my own. But as you can see there are a lot of difference at the same time no matter if the photo is
very similar. I would say that the similarities are that it is of the same flower. Both photos are of blossom which you cant tell
that much since my photo is a lot darker then the already existing because I wanted to make my photograph a lot darker
because for my photo especially it seemed to bring out the colours more. Where as the already existing photograph the
colours already bright even if the photo itself is really bright. Which is a difference that you can see straight away that my
photo is a lot darker then the existing. I guess a similarity of both the pictures is that they both have a focus point, the
focus point for both of them is also the same as it is the actual blossom that your focus on. But for the existing one it is a
little different as for that one there isn’t as much in the background as there is mine. But also you will find that has been
blurred more. Mine you can still see the things in the background clearly where as with the existing it is way more blurry
and you can only just make out what the background actually is.
But I wouldn’t want my photos to be very similar to already existing as then there not my own. As in my opinion I see
photography to be a way for people to see how other people see the world. To see how people view the world. The colours
they see the beauty. So I don’t think that your photography should be like everyone else's it should be your own and how
you see the world for yourself.

11. Aesthetic Qualities
This is my final look for my cover for my production. I've tried to keep it very simple
and not involve too much writing as then it takes peoples attention away from the
photograph on the front of the page. I tried to pick out a really nice detailed and eye
catching photo for my cover so then it draws peoples attention to my product and
makes them want to pick it up and see what is inside. I then did some boards at the
top and the bottom just so that I could include some more colour into the actual page
rather then it just being very plain. The colour that I chose for the boarders it an actual
colour from the photograph so that there more included and there not just random.
Then next I added the title at the top its not too big either but its big enough to read it
and to be able to see it from a distance. I also chose this font as I liked the way it
flowed to each letter and I think it gives more character to the page its not just a
boring font. I also think that this font is easy to read in my opinion. Then I chose this
title because I actually let my audience decide in a questionnaire that I made and this
was the title that they wanted so to appeal to my audience I choose this title. I do like
my work, as in my opinion I think it looks very clean and professional. I don’t think
there is anything that I could improve with the cover. Apart from maybe moving the
title a little or make it smaller or make the photograph smaller as its touching the
boarders a little so I think I could maybe just improve on that But other then that I don’t really think there is anything that I could improve on. I
would have to get someone else's opinion and see what they think.
These are my two pages after my cover. I decided to use
this photo next because it was the same photo as my
cover so I thought it made sense for it to be the first
page and then to include the writing on how I edited the
photograph and why I took that photograph. I do like the
look of the first page I made sure that the photograph
was in the centre of the page so that people could see it
clearly. Then I only included a little bit of writing which I
like because this way your not taking away from the
photograph. People can still see it clearly and it would be
the first thing their eyes are drawn too. Then my next page goes with this page. As it includes the original photograph so people can see the
difference between the two of them. I put it in the corner and smaller then the edited because on this page I included all my writing that my
audience said they would like. I don’t think there is really anything to improve on this one either apart from maybe where I put the text ‘original’
as even though it is bigger then the writing it still kind of blends in with it all. So maybe instead I could of put it at the top of the photograph
instead of at the bottom where all the writing will be.

12. Aesthetic Qualities
These are all the pages that included my edited photographs,. These are the first pages then they will have other pages to
go with them that will include writing and the original photograph. I like how these are simple but it still looks like there's a
lot to them since the photos fit most of the page. With these pages though I mainly had to keep the photos in the middle
because then they wouldn't’t really be as big as I would want them to be. But these pages the photo needed to be as big as
possible so people can clearly see the picture. They can see all the detail in the photo because without this there's nothing
really to the photo in my opinion. But I like how all the pages seem to look the same but their not. They all have their own
character as the photos some are different in sizes and then where the edited is with some pages that has changed so they
do all have their own different things but yet still very similar.

13. Aesthetic Qualities
These are the pages with the actual writing on. I've put them all together like this so that you can see them all together. You
can see that there all very similar but still different in their own way which I do like. I do really like the fact that I have tried
to change where all the photos go on the page. Another thing that I do like about my work is the fact that I changed the
boarder colours for the pages apart from the two highland cattle pages. But I do think if I had extra time that is something
that I would've done so then all the pages would have done so that then every page did have its own colour as then I feel as
if each page has its own different character. But overall I do like the outcome of these pages. I think that in my opinion they
do look like an actual product you would buy at a shop. So I am happy with what I've done and my production. I think the
strengths of my pages is that there different and that I managed to do quiet a lot of writing for all the pages. The only
weakness that I can think of for my pages is that pages 2 and 3 have the same coloured boarders.

14. Audience Appeal
I think I have appealed to my audience in a way as I have changed some things about my product while in the
middle of production. To start of with I was basing my product around all the feedback that I did get from my
audience. For example having two photographs on one page but to also include the original photograph as well as
the edited version. As this is what my audience said they wanted so to do this easier fro my self. Too make this so
that I could appeal to my audience and make it easy for me I just made the two photographs per page be the edited
version and original as it easier to understand as well. I was also able to include most that my audience said they
would liked in my questionnaire apart from a couple things that I did have to change all because it wouldn’t all fit on
page. For example my audience said that they would like the fact that I had two photos on each page and that they
would like to see both the original and the edited which I did do. But I was unable to include both photos on the
one page as my audience also said that they would like to see writing. So it was hard for me to fit all that on the one
page. So to still try and include what my audience liked. So I made sure that they still had what they wanted apart
from the two photographs on the one page. As I also asked them what writing they would like to see on my pages
and I wrote what they said they would like to see but then also when doing my interviews I got a little bit more
information on what people would like to see and someone gave me a different option on what they would like to
see written. So I thought I would include that as well as I knew they wouldn’t be the only person who would want to
see that so I thought it would be safe to include it. But also it means that I will appeal to wider range of my audience
as well. Another think that I did so that I could appeal to my audience was I gave them the choice of what my
product could be called as I thought by giving them the choice it would engage them more with my product. I also
did like the name that the majority of my audience on my questionnaire chose. I think overall my product will
appeal to my audience because I really did try and include all that they said they would like to see in my product as I
wanted to make sure that the end look would appeal to them but I did also try to include the things that I would like
to be in my product as well. I think something that didn’t really appeal to my audience would be the colour of the
font as when I asked about font colour on my interviews I didn’t get a detailed enough answer to know what I
should do. So instead I just left it normal black. But if I got more of a detail response from my audience I think I
might of change but then again I don’t know if I would’ve because then I think that it may have been a bit too much
for people to handle as there is a lot of colour on my pages already in my opinion. So adding anymore I think may
ruin it.

15. Peer
Feedback

16. Feedback 1
What did you like about the product?
I really liked how the colours in the highland cow were brought out, the hair that was blown
across its eyes was made much brighter and I feel it made it look rather majestic. I also really
appreciated the brightness that was changed in the sky behind the blossom that was In the
clouds of blossom picture. I feel that the colour been brightened in the sky really helped bring out
the colour in the sky and blossom.
What improvements could have been made to the product?

17. Feedback 2
What did you like about the product?
The pictures- they look really good, also I like how you took pictures in different angles.
The detail- I think the amount of detail in the paragraphs you wrote are spot on.
The layout – the layout of the text is really good, also l like how you put the paragraphs separate.
The fonts- I like the font you chose because its different and makes me want to read the
paragraph.
What improvements could have been made to the product?
I don’t think you need to Improve anything.

18. Feedback 3
What did you like about the product?
This has a very decent and good photos. I like the picture of the blossoms best of all because they
are colourful and bright. The animal photos that has Swans and Cattle in it has a bit of range to
them.
What improvements could have been made to the product?
The text you chose is a little too difficult to read and took me a while to figure out what was
written. I suggest getting a text font that would be easier for readers.

19. Peer Feedback Summary
What do you agree with from your peer feedback?
I think with the first piece of feedback that I was given I agree with the comments they made. As they made very nice
comments. Mainly commented on my photos rather the page itself but I didn’t mind as much as it was still good feedback
either way. As they got to see how I see the world, what I picture the colours to be like. As I think in my opinion they did see
that as they did make a lot comments on the colour of the photos. I could also tell that they had a favourite out of my
photos from reading there feedback and I think that is a good thing. As then I know that what I've done is good and that it
does appeal to my audience as the person that gave me my first piece of feedback was someone that I said would be in my
audience for my book. The second piece of feedback that I got did try and comment on everything that they could about my
work. For example the colour, the layout, the font I choose and more. I think there feedback was really good and I do agree
as you could tell that they really looked at my book and tried to spot all that they could. I like that they did comment on the
fact that my paragraphs were separate as that was something I wasn’t too sure my audience would like but I still did it as a
risk. So I was glad they were able to comment on that. Another thing that was good about what they commented on was
the font, as I think in my opinion that was a little bit of another risk as when small it is very hard to read the font, but when
at the right size it is better to read in my opinion. But that is my own opinion but know I also have someone else and
someone who would be in my target audience which is a good thing. Then my last and final feedback was also good I would
say but they were the only one to actually give me something that they think I could improve on with my product. For their
feedback they didn’t really give me a lot to go off on for what was good. They mainly commented on my photos like the first
person they didn’t give me anything really on the pages themselves just mainly about the photos. They even told me how
they had a favourite.
What do you disagree with from your peer feedback?
I did disagree with the little bit of feedback that I got on how I could improve on. As the in my opinion the reason that they
couldn’t read the text that much was because for it to fit on the screen I had to make it a lot smaller then the book pages
would really be. When it is the size that it would be printed out in, then you are able to read it a lot easier. But I do see the
persons point at the same time as for some people it can be seen as too hard to read. So I think maybe next time I would’ve
gone with the same font but an easier one to read. As in my opinion I think the font is fine and I wouldn’t really want to
change it in my opinion as I think it is fine. But then again it may not be fine for my audience.

20. Peer Feedback Summary
I don’t think there are a lot of improvements that I would make to my work even after my feedback. But then again I didn’t
really get much feedback on what I could improve on my product so I guess it is a little harder for me to think about what
improvements I could make. Apart from the ones I maybe could think of my own improvements but even then I really cant
think of my own improvements I guess it would’ve helped if I got more people to give me feedback so then maybe I would
be able to get more improvements and get a wider range of feedback from my audience. So then I can really know what it is
about my book that my audience like and what they don’t like. So then I can now the improvements I need to make instead
of improvements that I don’t agree on. I think this because when the person that gave this feedback was looking at my book
he wasn’t seeing it for how big it would really be instead he was seeing it smaller so maybe that is where his opinion was
coming from. Maybe if the person was actually seeing it for how big it would really be then maybe he would've changed his
mind about the font.
But I don’t think there is any feedbacks as even the majority that did give me feedback did give me any on any
improvements that I could make so it makes it harder on me because then I don’t know what I could fix about my book that
would make it appeal to my audience more. Even though I did get some feedback that could maybe appeal to my audience
more but I think I also need to agree to my improvements as well since it is my product at the end of the day and I don’t
want it all to be decided on my audience as then its not really mine is it. So I think I shouldn't do feedback that I don’t agree
on.