Question 6 Meia

1. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this
product?
Whilst I was making my media product, I learnt about many new technologies which helped
me construct my final product. For example:
Camera: Whilst doing my photoshoot, I learnt how to use a proper camera and all the things
that affected the shoot. This included having to align the camera to make sure you didn’t get
any of the background in your image and having to change multiple settings in order to get
the right shot. This technology massively helped my final product because without, I
wouldn’t have any images for my final product. It was also useful to learn about how to use
a proper camera as it’s something I’m quite interested in. Also, I leant that so many things
affect the photo you take. E.g. deciding if the photo will look better if it’s landscape or
portrait, and what poses you want your models to be in. All of these things have a massive
impact on your images and before this, I’d never really thought about it.
Studio Lights, Backdrop Etc.: Before taking each set of images, I had to decide what colour I
wanted the studio lights to be. This had a huge effect on what my magazine would look like
because the background colours would cement what colour scheme my final media product
will have. Also, I learnt that the studio lights would affect the image as it might clash with
what the models are wearing. This meant I had to carefully consider what colours I would
choose for my images. The backdrop also had a large effect on my photoshoot because it
would shape what my images would look like and effect whether I choose that image for my
final media product or not.
InDesign and Photoshop: To create my magazine I had to learn many new Photoshop skills. I
also had to learn how to use InDesign which was significantly harder because I had never
used it before but with Photoshop I had some previous experience using it. I learnt many
new things during my time using the software’s. For example, in InDesign I learnt how to
mask images in order to give it a cleaner look whilst editing and in Photoshop I learnt how to
make custom text boxes in order to make the text form a circle or other shapes. All of these
thing were useful lessons as it gave me the ability to mess around with different features
until I found one that worked perfectly with my magazine. Also, these lessons were useful
because without it I wouldn’t have been able to get a finished product I was happy with.
This was because my basic skills I already had in Photoshop would not have been able to
help me create a finished media product to a high enough standard.