Question 6 of my Media evaluation.

1. Technology What doesit
do?
How was it
used?
Problems Solutions Lesson
learned
Mac The Mac isa
computer
developedby
Apple thatcan
be usedto
access the
internet,store
files,use
applications
and other
computer
relatedtasks
I usedthe
mac to access
the internet
so that I could
do research
and planning.
On topof this
I recordedmy
researchand
planningon
the Blogger
website also
accessed
throughthe
Mac. I also
createdmy
magazine on
an application
that was
installedonto
the mac, I
editedimages
and storedmy
imagesonthe
mac.
I didn’thave
that many
problemswith
the mac.
Having
already
owningone
for yearsI
alreadyknew
how the
interface
workedas
well ashow
the Operating
system
differentfrom
that of a
windows
machine. My
only
encountered
problem
howeverwas
justthat the
fontbookon
the mac suite
didn’thave
particular
fontsthat I
wantedformy
magazine that
fitmy genre.
To fix thisI had
to install my
ownfontsonto
the mac using
DaFont(dot)com
. Thiswebsite
enabledme to
add to the macs
fontbookand
have a fontthat
fitmy genre and
my style of
magazine.
I learnthowto
add features
to the mac
that
previously
were noton
the mac
before.
DSLR camera
– Canon
1000D &
SonyA58
Took Photos
for my
magazine,set
correct
exposure with
aperture,
shutterspeed
and ISO.
Usedin the
Studioand
outside for
the shotsall
inmy
magazine.All
imageswere
takeneither
on Canon
1000D or
SonyA58
Getting
correct
exposure with
the DSLR as
opposedto
the mirrorless
A58.
Usedlight
meterto gauge
the Aperture
and shutter
speedtogeta
correctly
exposedimage.
I Learnt a light
meteris
sometimes
usedwhen I’m
havingto use
a DSLR ina
studio.
Photoshop Make my
magazine
whenI have
all my
resources.
Editan image,
It was usedon
the Mac to
make my
magazine,
everythingon
that magazine
Notknowing
some of the
keyshortcuts
to helpme
makingthe
magazine (eg
Learnt the basic
shortcut
commandsthat
helpedme
efficiently
progresswith
Learn all the
shortcutsand
to not be at
an amateur
level whenI
am against

2. create
graphics,
create text
was created
within
Photoshop/
Cmd + T –
Transform
layer),which
was a time
costingissue
as the vast
numberof
layers
confusedthe
computeras
to whatI
wantedtodo.
the magazine time to deliver
a project.
Blogger To document
my research
and planning
as well as
development
of my
magazine,
whyI made
changes,
where Igot
the
inspirationfor
these changes
as well asmy
evaluation
beingposted
on to the
website.
It was
accessed
throughthe
safari website
browseron
the Mac and
then
information
was postedto
the blog
website in
relationto
thistask,such
as all my
researchand
development
isnotedon
that blog
Embedding
certainHTML
linksseemed
to be a
problemdue
to the
difficultyIhad
embedding
PowerPoint
through
slideshare.
Researcha
solutiononline
and founda
YouTube
tutorial that
shownme how
to embed
anythingonto
blogger,from
here I uploaded
embedded
postsas I learnt
thisskill.
I learnthowto
embed
PowerPoint’s
so therefore I
can embed
othertypesof
technology
intothe blog.
PowerPoint PowerPointis
a feature from
the Microsoft
Office suite of
whicha user
isable to
create a
presentation
withthe use
of graphics,
mathematical
graphics,text,
speechand
animations.
I used
powerpoint
for some of
my research
postsand is
usedfor
Questiontwo
of my
evaluation.
As previously
highlighted I
had some
issues
regardingthe
embeddingof
these
PowerPoint’s
viathe
slideshare
website.Idid
not have any
issuesdirectly
with
PowerPointas
it isa program
I have been
usingforyears
and am
confidentin
Researched
how to embed
slideshare
PowerPoint’s
intomy blog
I am able to
use the
PowerPoint
software in
my blogvia
slideshare.

3. using.
Survey
Monkey
Survey
Monkeyisa
free online
survey
website
where a user
isable to
create a
surveyand
have people
online answer
thissurvey.
I usedsurvey
monkey to
conduct
market
researchfor
part of my
researchand
planningand
evaluation.
Havingserious
answersinmy
Questions,out
of
approximately
25 repliesonly
underhalf of
that were
answered
seriouslyby
people online.
Take these
resultsoutof
my planning
and instead
onlyfocuson
the smaller
range of
answersthat
were serious
Don’ttrust
everyanswer
youreceive on
the internetto
be completely
true,have a
large number
of answers
and handpick
the serious
repliesfor
part of your
market
research.
Tripod A Tripodisa
piece of
hardware
usedto holda
camera still
for a steady
shotat a
determined
heightand
angle.
I Useda
tripodinmy
shootso that
the camera
couldstay
level withthe
model
throughout,
howeverI
onlyuseda
tripodonce,
as I preferred
usinga free
handto get
multiple
heightsand
anglesina
shorter
amountof
time,rather
than adjust
the tripod.
The nature of
my shots
beingat all
different
anglesmeant
re adjusting
the tripodand
movingit,this
large area it
takesup on
the floorwas
impractical
whenmoving
the camera
backwardsor
forwards,as
well as
impractical to
change the
heightor
angle.
Removedthe
tripodformmy
shootand shoot
free hand
instead,this
gave me the
freedomtotake
my shots
A tripod
restrictsyour
freedomfor
shotsas
multiple
anglesbutis
veryeffective
at keepingthe
same shot and
angle when
needed.
Lighting There are two
typesof
lighting,
Natural and
Electronic.
Natural
lightingisthe
lightthat
comesfrom
the sun where
as synthetic
lightingisthe
lightemitted
from
I usedthe
lightinginthe
studio
(Electronic) to
lightupthe
facesof my
modelsand
cast shadows
where
needed.This
was effective
especiallyon
one image
where
Gettingthe
correct
lightinginthe
studiousing
electronic
lighting, as
there are a lot
of settings
and presets
withthe lights
to get
different
strengthsof
the light.
Keeptaking
imagesat
different
brightness
levelsandthen
findthe correct
one and shoot
my image in
that lighting.
Almosta trial
and errorrun
inmy first
shoot,
howeverin
the shoots
afterthisone I
had already
knownthe
settingtoget
correct
lighting.

4. electricity. shadow is
hidingthe
eyesof one of
my models.
Natural
lightingwas
usedformy
double page
spreadas the
shotwas
takenoutside.
iShowu/
Quicktime
For recording
my podcasts,I
used
Quicktime as
opposedto
iShowU
howeverthey
bothcarry out
the same
function,that
isvideo
recording
alongwitha
voice.Iused
Quicktime asI
had it
installedon
my computer
alreadyandI
was more
familiarwith
thisprogram
than iShowU.
I Used
Quicktime to
record my
screenwitha
voiceoverat
the same time
to detail my
progressin
the blogat
the time it
was
uploaded.
I had an issue
withthe
voiceover,
due to the
microphone
beinganinput
device the
computerdid
not initially
readit and I
had to install
driverssothat
I couldrecord
thispodcast.
I had to install
driversformy
computerto
make the
microphone
compatible with
it.
That not all
technology
will workfirst
time,
sometimes
driversand
some
configurations
are neededto
make this
technology
compatible
withsoftware
such as
Quicktime.
iPhotoor
image
capture
iPhotois
Applesown
photostoring
and editing
software.
Image capture
isusingthe
Cmd,Shift
and 3 or 4
buttons to
take a
screenshotof
the computer.
I usediPhoto
to store my
photosfrom
my shootand
I usedimage
capture to
screenshot
my
development
of my
magazine.
I encountered
no issues
iPhoto
howeverIdid
encountera
clutterissue
with
screenshots
beingthat
they
completely
clutteredup
my desktop
and made it
hard to finda
specific
screenshotI
I deletedall
used
screenshots
that I had
uploadedtomy
bloggersothat
there wasno
confusionor
repostsonthe
blog
To keepa
cleanand tidy
computer
desktopso
that there is
no confusion.

5. was needing.
Prezi Prezi isan
online version
of PowerPoint
witha heavy
highlighton
animation.
I usedPrezi in
my research
and planning
and
evaluationto
showthe
range of
technologiesI
had usedin
my task.
I had an
embedding
issue,like with
slideshare
aswell asan
issue with
usingPrezi,as
it wasa
complicated
GUI
For thisI had
learnthow to
embedthe prezi
presentationin
my blogas well
as learnthe GUI
fromthe helpof
my teacher.
I learnthowto
use Prezi for
future
reference
shouldIneed
to use it again
inthe future
as it isa good
business
presentation
website.
Social media Online
websitesthat
have a
networkthat
connect
people form
all overthe
worldon one
platform.
Noteable
examples
include
Facebookand
twitter.
I usedsocial
mediain
gettingmy
survey
monkeythe
attentionto
getresponses
formmy
peersand
people off the
internetin
general.
The onlyissue
there would
have been
was thatyou
needan
account that
has a lotof
connections
withother
people
(specifically
my age) to fill
out a survey
Thiswas not an
issue asI had in
the excessof
400+ people
approximately
whocouldhave
potentiallyfilled
out mysurvey.
Postsurveys
on a website
where itis
populatedand
visitedby
people of that
target
audience.
Excel/Word These
programsare
part of the
Microsoft
office suite
like
PowerPoint.
I usedwordto
type up my
double page
spreadstory,
thisenabled
me to check
for anyerrors
inthe syntax
of the words
or any
grammatical
errors.I didn’t
directlyuse
Microsoft
excel inthis
project,
however
typinginthis
gridsystem
here within
Microsoft
wordis as
close to excel
that I have
got. The excel
I didnot
encounterany
problemswith
Microsoft
wordor excel
for the same
reasonas the
PowerPoint,it
isa programI
have been
usingfor
manyyears
and I’m
confidentin
my
capabilitieson
these
programs.

6. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing
this product?
formaton
wordallows
me to type in
a grid style
where the
textisbroken
up into
individual
categoriesin
fields.