Evaluation Question # 6

 What have you learnt about technologies from the process of construction of your media product?

The process of creating my magazine involved the use of technology, this made the whole process easier and quicker. For the research part of my coursework I used the internet in order to find out information and search for magazines to analyze. This was a quick and convenient way to do so. Otherwise I would have had to buy many magazines which would be inconvenient and expensive. Using the internet for my general research meant that I could get very accurate and reliable information.

I used a professional digital camera, this is because it produces high quality images, something you would expect in a magazine. The camera allowed me to do a variety of things such as zoom, using flash and choosing profiles such as ‘portrait’. This meant I could get the best photo possible. I learnt a lot of things buy using this digital camera such as how to actually use it to its best ability. To edit these images I used the program ‘Photoshop’. I did a variety of things while editing photos including tools which let me change the look of an image, I adjusted the contrast and brightness in my images to make them look more dramatic and brighter. I used this on some images because it was getting dark when I was doing the photo shoot so this let me restore it to normal.  Overall I have learnt that this kind of technology is very useful because it allows me to create a very professional look to images. This will hopefully give my magazine a professional look.

PowerPoint was used in the making of my magazine a lot. I used it to show most of my work, from the research and planning to the evaluation, which I then uploaded to slide share, and then eventually putting all of the power points on my blog.

Overall I have learnt that technology is a very important aspect in creating a professional looking magazine. I have learnt that without these technologies no professional designs can be made. It took me a while in producing this project but because of this, I have learnt to use a lot of other technologies I have never used before such as: Slideshare, Blogger, Powerpoint, Photoshop and many more. Now that I have the skill in using these different technologies, I will be ready for my upcoming projects.