Evaluation Question 06

1. Question 06

2. Tools Used:
• Throughout the project, there were a number of different tools used.
These were:
Adobe Photoshop

3. Photography choices
• Along with this was the use of photography and a variety of camera
choices. Most common of these was the use of an IPad along with other
mobile devices. The skills we had for each of these have developed over
this course. Considering how often people tend to use the Microsoft
software’s, it was not until designing our magazines that we developed
understanding of these. The use of basic photo editing and constructing a
presentable layout was important and achieved thanks to the skills we had
developed through trial and error. Our final construction pieces are
evidence of this since they were almost solely constructed through
Publisher. The other main tool was adobe Photoshop, which helped to edit
even the worst of our photos to become presentable. The spotlight effect
on all the covers was developed through this and is one of the few details
that has stood out as a positive development.

4. Developing skills:
• The rest of the tools were all completely new
to us and were helpful in the presentation of
our work. Blogger was our main tool where we
collected all our work and although nobody
was happy with how it worked or the
difficulties that arose from trying to use it, we
developed the skill necessary and now have a
stronger understanding of how the software
works. All the other tools were alien to us, but
we developed skills in all of them swiftly and
produced different sections of our coursework
through these different methods.

5. Camera Difficulties
• The cameras were probably the most difficult part of the technology
to work with as there were times when we tried using proper
cameras that they just wouldn’t work. Charging, temperature and
other factors were issues here but if we couldn’t sort them, then we
would use a substitute device like a mobile phone which was just as
able at taking photos, then using Adobe Photoshop to develop them
further.

6. Overall, it has become obvious now more than ever of the role
technology plays within the media. The production alone was difficult
and the process was long and hard to tackle with at times, as well as
the editing stage taking a lot longer than expected. As society has
advanced, so has technology, as well as the dependency on technology
within the media especially.