1. Q6: What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
2. Throughout this term and the production of my
magazine I have picked up some very valuable
skills, some of which that I can use later on in
life. This task has helped my broaden my
knowledge of the technology that is out there
and taught me how to use them in order to
create my music magazine.
3.
4. The blog-publishing website Blogger helped me achieve my goal and keep track of
my work and as a result of this I managed to stay organised and upload my work in
chronological order. Blogger also allowed me to create and edit posts and embed
videos, PowerPoint presentations, Prezi presentations etc...
Blogger helped me present my research and planning as in a clear way .
5.
6. Prezi is a presentation tool which allowed me to
organise and share my ideas. I had no previous
knowledge of this website nor of how to use it
and now I am more than capable of displaying
my ideas on this website.
7.
8. I used the Nikon D40 DSLR camera to take the
photos on my front cover, contents and double
page spread. I was lucky to have access to a DLSR
camera as it allowed me to produce good quality
images quickly. I was able to change the settings to
get the perfect image.
I used the Portrait setting when I took my photos as
it set the camera on a larger aperture which
allowed me to create a shallow depth of field, so
that anything in the background stayed out of focus
and didn't distract my main object.
Portrait
9.
10. I used the photo editing software Adobe Photoshop CS6 to edit my photos
and make them look more professional. I had some previous knowledge of
the software however I still learned to use tools on Photoshop that I had not
used before.
I used the Magnetic Lasso Tool to
select a particular part of my photo.
in this case I used it to select a part
of my models head, copy it, in
order to place my Logo behind her
head. I also used this tool to crop
and remove a unwanted
background image by selecting my
object (my model), copying it and
posting it into a new layer.
11.
12. I had never used Adobe InDesign before, it took me a while to get used to
using it, I followed tutorials and asked my teacher for help whenever it was
needed. Now I know how to create a professional looking contents and
double page spread. For example:
InDesign allowed me to upload photos onto the my contents page with the
help of the Rectangle Frame Tool.
13. To Conclude,
The technology that I was lucky enough to have
access to helped me create a professional
looking music magazine. I was able to produce
quality photos, edit my images and assemble my
magazine using the software most professional
editorials use in order to produce such great
results. I did hit a few obstacles but I tackled and
overcame those obstacles and picked up skills
along the way that I will be able to put forward
and use in the future.
