LO4 Task 5: Be able to prepare information and a portfolio of media work for use when looking for an employment or higher education opportunity

LO4: prepare information and a portfolio of media work for use when looking for an employment or higher education opportunity

I have decided that for my next step I will gain experience in the area. By working with different photographers on projects given to me in order to achieve the right amount of varied work to build up my portfolio. 

 One of the major things photographers will come across when hiring me to work with them will be experience in using different adobe programs which is shown below.

Editing software:
 As I want to go in to the photography industry, I have had experience with Adobe Photoshop. This is helpful mainly because this broadens my skill range in the area, this also helps fulfil the skills I need for the job.

Camera skills:
I have experience with the camera's and the camera settings. This helps me to understand what sort of setting the camera needs to e on due to the different conditions of things like the light and the weather.

Unit 31 Photography: 
I have experience in the field of photography in this unit as we had to get all the material together in order to make the shoot a success. This will come in handy if applying to higher education as it will be these sort of field of learning they will be looking at.

Unit 14 Magazine: 
Within this unit I had more experience in doing photoshoot's as I would need photos for the overall magazine. So for this unit I arranged a photoshoot at the rocking chair with three bands that was playing; Tandem, heart shakes and Humbar. This gives me experience in being a photographer.

The work from my photography work on unit 31 would be helpful as that shows me sticking to a theme within a given brief. Another unit that will come in useful to my work would be the indesign work for unit 14 the magazine unit, this would mainly be because i did numerous photo shoots with bands and this experience of doing band photography could really come in helpful.However next year I will be taking up a full two year of photography in a yer therefore will be getting the time keeping skills, and management skills I will need to get into the industry. The photography a-level would allow me to research  photographers in the  depth needed to understand in which field I would like to place myself. 

During the years at the UTC I have had many client based briefs too. Including bands such as; Heart shakes, Bone Lab, Soul Fire saints, and Tandem. I have also worked for an event called 'Propa Local' this would help me understand how to keep to a real client needs. 

Skills needed for higher education: 

To communicate with other team members and models I would need to be more comfortable and confident in communicating with people.

I feel confident with my written work to, so I think i can easily communicate with people about photo shoots and details through email. This would also make it easier to reach the dedicated deadlines.

 Another skill that could come in useful for higher education would be eye for detail. Well this would be useful for both to be honest. However I would like to take close notice of all the small details within a photograph like it has been well thought about and not just thought bout for a second. This is generally becasue I flick through so many photos I have taken and think how they are improved. This is clearly not as easy to do with say live band shoots and things but would come in very handy when doing photo shoots. The a fact that at college I have worked with a real client base, will help me within further education, this is mainly becausein further education I will be working with a client base again and will need to stick with strict deadlines and work at the very best standard. 

Another skill that will come in handy will be my communication skills. This is because I want people to look at my photos and see my personality through them, as I think this will give my photos a unique look.

 Next year I will also be doing the full photography a level.This will help me to think outside the box and be imaginative about my work. However I want to  challenge myself within this to come across my weakness and be able to come out of my comfort zone and create something spectactular. 

In order to put my show reel together I will use adobe premier and after effects. I have learnt this from previous units within the media course such as Unit 46 the music video, and unit 17 the promotional video. This helped me gain the skills I need in order to create the show reel. I have also used a royalty free track that I found on you tube in order to make it something no one was expecting.