The document discusses what the author learned about technologies from constructing a magazine. Specifically, the author learned how to use a DSLR camera and photography studio setup, including lighting techniques. The author also learned how to use Adobe software like Photoshop and InDesign, which helped in creating covers and page layouts for the magazine. Photoshop allowed for editing photos with vivid colors and high resolution, while InDesign made page layout and scaling simple.

1. QUESTION 6
JESSICA ISAACS 0115

2. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
When I was in the construction process of my magazine, I
was really envisioning using lots of floodlights of different
colours, mirrors and shots. I thought about using high angle
shots for my magazine as well as midwaist, low angle and
headshots.
To do this, I had to learn how to use a professional DSLR
camera. As well as this, I learnt how to set up the
photography studio for a session. This included:
• Best angles for the best shot
• 3 point lighting – best positions and default positions
• How to operate the lighting
• How to focus and adjust the settings on the DSLR camera
• How to get the most out of your session
• How to upload the pictures to the pc
In addition to this, I used a lot of Adobe
technology. Amongst the pack, I used Photoshop
and InDesign the most. Because I started late in
the course, I had to attend a catch-up seminar on
how to use Photoshop, in design and other adobe
technologies.
Photoshop really helped me in terms of creating
my preliminary as well as my final magazine
covers. The colours available on Photoshop and
the overall quality of the final results were
absolutely stunning – the colours were so vivid,
the resolution was perfect and it was just really
nice to look at.
InDesign really helped me in the creation of my
contents pages and my double page spreads. I
found the setup of InDesign easy to use, to scale
the pages were fairly simple and the overall
experience of using the software really paid off.

3. Photoshop
I decided to use Photoshop
because I had used it before
in core art in years 7 through
9 so I had a good
understanding of how to use
it effectively. For my final
magazine, I used Photoshop
for my front cover.
I took a lot of
pictures in the
studio had a
wide variety to
use, edit and
perfect. layout
was portrait -
and I used
gutters to make
sure I didn’t let
the
images/masthe
ad bleed out.
the overall quality of the final
results were absolutely stunning
– the colours were so vivid, the
resolution was perfect.

4. InDesign
I used Adobe InDesign™, originally, I was meant to do the contents as
a single page spread, but I decided to do a double page spread with a
rip out poster.
This made it look so much better. My page layout was portrait - and I
used gutters to ensure I didn’t let the images/masthead bleed out.
I found the setup of
InDesign easy to
use, to scale the
pages were fairly
simple and the
overall experience
of using the
software really paid
off.InDesign really
helped me in the
creation of my
contents pages and
my double page
spreads.

5. DSLR CAMERA
WORK
On November the 14th, Scott, (the head of
the department), taught us all how to use
professional DSLR cameras and the
photography studio.
From this day, I learnt how to use 3 point
lighting effectively, which really helped
me in my photoshoot in terms of giving
my coverstars a nice glow. I also learnt
about the effects of the backdrop – and
how the backdrop can affect or improve
the quality of the pictures taken.
Scott
additionally
spoke to us
about safety in
the studio,
rules and
hazards. One
of the hazards
addressed was
about the
lights.
Scott told us
that the lights
are extremely
hot whilst on –
to touch the
bulbs would
burn our
fingers off and
this is a
danger to not