2. Adobe Photoshop
Before starting this course, I had never used this
professional software before. For my production, I learnt
how to use Adobe Photoshop and how to develop on my
skills. It was very useful to edit the images that where in my
production. The ‘lasso’ tool was useful to the models on the
front cover as it enabled me to select exactly what I want as
it draws freehand segments. Photoshop is useful a it allows
layers. After getting used to it, I found it very useful to
select certain things to work on and put layers behind
another. In my production, I used white boxes under
images like ‘Steve K’ to make them stand out against the
background.

3. DSLR camera
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 The portrait setting (shown by the women with a hat
to the side) was my favourite setting to use in my
production. This was because I wanted still images
mainly of peoples faces. Using a high quality camera
like that shown at the top was in my opinion useful
when having to zoom as it has a depth-of-field. To get
close ups but not be in the models face was great.

4. QuarkXPress
 I used this professional software for the double-page spread
and the contents. It allowed me to make columns. It made
my production similar to convectional magazines like
mine. In the double-page spread I used 3 columns to
convey to other magazines. As I wanted to add in images
that I had edited on Adobe Photoshop, I used the picture
box tool. I found it difficult to get the image and the box
size the same. If the box was too big and the image was
small, it would stretch the image if I choose ‘fit to box’.

5. Blogger
 Blogger helped in my production to keep all my work
in one place. I learnt how to set up and us ‘blogger’.
The best thing I learnt was how to upload images into
my blogs.

6.  I've enjoyed learning how to use this technology while
constructing my production.
 As I had never used any of this equipment and
professional software before, one could argue that
anyone including amateurs, like I was is capable of
producing reasonably professional material, however it
isn’t exactly easy to do.