What have you learnt about technologies from the process of

constructing the product?

What is the process you went through to create your product?

To construct my contents page I used the software ‘Photoshop’ To edit the pictures with effects and adding other sub-images onto the main image, as well as including different text fonts and colours for the mast head, contents page numbers/sub-text. Although I used a flat plan for my contents page, I did not stick to it as my ideas changed during the process of the production as I was being inspired by other soul magazines.

How have you used an SLR camera? What have you learnt about using it?

I used a canon SLR camera which was perfect to use with a studio background and lighting, as I was able to use the focus for my model as the background lighting made the models stand out. Any changes made was done on Photoshop e.g. Contrast on the model. When using the SLR camera, I learnt how to use the flash of the camera for my contents and double page spread as the images of the models are brighter compared to my front cover as I did not use flash and only studio lighting; then using Photoshop to manually make the image brighter.

Front cover

DPS

Contents page

For my research and planning, I used a variety presentation websites such as Prezi, Emaze, Slideshare and YouTube as it allowed me to present my results and plan in more detailed but to also make my presentations look or sound more interesting.

To present my foundation portfolio, I used blogger which was a great way to show the journey of my work and how much progression I have made throughout this project. It is also to navigate around to present my work in a formal and sophisticated manner. In terms of font, I was able to experiment with different types using Dafont, which had a range of fonts that I could choose from for my magazine.

My evaluation consists of more creative presentation software such as powtoon and voicethread, as well as using the same presentation websites that I used for my research and planning (prezi, emaze, slideshare, YouTube). The reason why I used the additional software is because I wanted to present my work not only visually but also through audio, bringing my work to life.

How have you used web applications and online forums?

In terms of planning the layouts of my magazine (front cover, contents page and double page spread) I used PowerPoint presentation because it was quick and easy to use and create flat plans of how I wanted my magazine to be laid out.

I used Photoshop to construct and edit my photos so that I was able to create effects to the photos as well as changing the brightness of the photos. I also used Photoshop to edit the fonts with it’s size and colour. I was able to create shapes (e.g. buttons and banner) for my front cover on Photoshop.

What post production programs have you used?