Design for print workshop

How to set up documents and layouts in InDesign for print.

How to prepare documents in photoshop, what to check:
1> COLOUR MODE-CMYK/GREYSCALE
2>RESOLUTION-300dpi
3>SIZE-ACTUAL SIZE OF IMAGE
4>SAVE AS .psd/.tiff [for saving a trasparent background save as .psd]

ALWAYS FILE>PLACE WHEN PLACING FILES INTO INDESIGN

How to prepare document in Illustrator:
Some of the rules in photoshop stay the same when working on files in Illustrator:
1> COLOUR MODE-CMYK/GREYSCALE
2>ILLUSTRATOR FILES ARE VECTORE BASED SO RESOLUTION ISN'T A PROBLEM
3>SAVE AS .ai/.eps
4>YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE FILES FROM ILLUSTRATOR

Setting up a documet in inDesign:

Width and Height is always the size of finished product
BLEED is usually 3mm.

Lights

Here i experimented using shutter speeds and exposure with F numbers. This was fun times. I hope to use some of my experimental images in my graphics work in the future.

Puddles

I thought the reflections in the puddles made quiet a cool effect.

Experimental photography

I have a big interest in photography. As i was laying out my jewellery for my style brief i decided to take a few shots of my pieces of jewellery and experimented with depth of field.