Question 6

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

From the process of constructing this product I have learned many different skills from different types of programs and technology, I have learned and adapted to programs such as Photoshop  and blogger, scribd, I ask had to use and learn from websites off the internet such as UK tribes, YouTube,  have learned skills such as editing photos and text to my advantage to make my final piece to a higher quality.

Adobe Photoshop

 I did have problems with Photoshop to begin with because it was a new program that I had used and I only knew the basic to begin with but over time I learnt new skills from using it over quite a long period of time. I learnt how to add and change a photo filter to add effect to the photos for my magazine. I also learnt how to crop images onto my magazine.

Photo Equipment.

I learnt how to use a camera effectively for when I was taking pictures of my models. I learnt how to zoom and adjust the picture for my liking. When taking the pictures I used equipment such as lighting so that the photos I took came out better and I was able to get rid of the shadow on my models. I used a Nikon D3000 to take the photos of my models. Because I had never used the camera before I was unsure how to choose the correct settings but after a while I began to understand the setting and was able to adjust the photo to my liking. I learnt to use the zoom feature effectively and was able to produce good quality photos for my magazine.

Computers

I have used computers for a very long time and have had a lot of experience on them and most of there features. In this process of making the magazine I did encounter new programs that I had very little knowledge of but it did help having a lot of experience with computers in general. Other from the new programs I already knew plenty about computers and they played a vital role in creating my magazine.

Blogger

I used blogger throughout this production task as it was were I posted most of my work and how I planned for the weeks ahead. I posted all of my ideas and how I decided to design my magazine on my blog and why I chose each feature. Also with blogger I was able to look at other peoples blog to get ideas and so that I could leave feedback on there ideas and they could leave some feedback on my blog.

Animoto

I used Animoto so that I could create a 30 second presentation to shows what my magazine was about and what it represented. It was a very easy program to use and I did not have any trouble when creating my presentation.