Image editing - Preston North End Football Club

In continuation with the Skills Tests for the Digital Newsroom Module here at UCLan, I had to test my ability with image editing software.

I had to choose one of the following to photograph:
• Lancashire county council
• Preston City Council
• The Flag Market
• The National Football museum
• Preston North End football club
• The University of Central Lancashire

Then I had to edit the image to three different sizes, using cropping tools and resizing. The three sizes were:
• One 100x100 pixel thumbnail in jpeg format
• One 400 pixel wide by 300 pixel high version in jpeg format
• One 200 pixel wide by 500 pixel high version in jpeg format

To take the images I used a Fujifilm FinePix S5000, and to edit and crop them, I used Photoshop Elements 8.0.

This is the original image I took, of Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium, I chose to include the statue of PNE legend, and sporting hero Sir Tom Finney, as I feel it adds more to the image, than just a shot of a generic football stadium.












This is the 100x100 pixel thumbnail version of the photo, I chose not to crop anything, simply to resize, as I liked the editorial content of the original photo, so felt no need to cut any of it out:



This is the 200 pixel wide by 500 pixel high version of the image; in this image, I opted to include the towering floodlights including part of the National Football Museum, whilst keeping the statue of Sir Tom Finney the focus:

And finally, this is the 400 pixel wide by 300 pixel high version of the image, in this image, I decided to not include the floodlights, or anything high up in the shot, but to keep the statue in shot, and show a bit of the side of the home stand, including a map of the stadium, and a half full car park: