For this module we also have to write a report, Last year I wrote a report on the ethics behind using photoshop to edit childrens photos.
I have thought a lot about what to write my report on this year and I am going to go with what people think is acceptable to pay/charge for prints within the photography business.
I'm going use the website www.surveymonkey.com to create a survey, I did this last year, I will get photographers and members of the public to fill in this survey so I can college data and results as to what they find acceptable to pay for prints, here is an example of one of my questions from my survey this year:
I have kept my questions very simple and straight to the point so that I can achieve the best results possible from my survey. I am going to post this survey onto many photographic Facebook pages, onto my own classes Facebook page and also on my photographic Facebook page. I have decided to post it on my own photography page because on there I have clients that have bought prints from myself so they will have an opinion on what they are willing to pay.
I also need to recap my memory on how to write a report Thankfully Jill has supplied us with a presentation of information about writing reports, I took notes from the presentation:
- Not an essay – a more structured form of writing
- Based on fact rather than pure argument
- Identify the purpose of the report – an overall aim with identified objectives of how to get there...This must be linked to your design specialism
The title of the report – this can be the question to want to answer or the overall aim
Your name
Module Title
Course
Date of hand-in
- Acknowledge any help that you have received in collecting the information for the report
- List all the main sections of the report in sequence with the page number they start from
- If you include charts, tables or diagrams these should be listed separately under “List of Illustrations”
- A short paragraph summarising the main contents
- Methods used
- Conclusion reached
- Any recommendations
- Give the context of the report – what you want to find out
- State your objectives clearly
- Define the limits of this report
- Outline the method of enquiry
- Offer a brief background of the subject
- How did you get your research – there must be reference to both primary sourced and secondary sourced research.
- All students will undertake either interviews/ questionnaires or both.
- How did you compare the data and how did you select your subjects for interview/ questionnaire
- Present your findings clearly and appropriately
- Graphs/ tables/ percentages/ diagrams
- Analyse and interpret the data
- Explain the significance
- Identify important issues, only use fact
- Outline any problems encountered and try to present a balance view
- Bring together the main issues – do not bring in any new information
- Keep it clear
- List any recommendations – if appropriate
- Additional related information like the completed questionnaires etc..This should include an analysis sheet of all returned questionnaires
- Information that does not need to be read but can be consulted by the reader
- Include a list of all companies/ individuals targeted both via e-mail and internet
- Leave wide margins for binding – spiral binding is the best and most professional style of presentation if appropriate for your report
- Use clear headings
- Clearly label illustrations i.e. Table 1, so that they can be referred to in the content
- The first draft needs to be carefully read and checked, make necessary changes and present professionally
After looking through this presentation I am prepared and feel ready to write my report, I just need to collect more results using my survey.
