The document discusses the technologies used to create a magazine product. It describes taking photos with a Canon DSLR camera and transferring them to a computer. Photos were then edited in Adobe Photoshop, using features like adjustment layers, to crop images and make edits like changing to black and white. Research online helped with ideas for styles and content. Blogger was used to document the production process.

1. What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing the product?

2. Technology is a fast growing trend. It helps
us advance in taking images, editing images,
and putting things together to get a good
final product. Through this project I was able
to see the advantages of technology and
how it makes production much easier. In
creation of my product I used a range of
different technologies in order to product a
professional looking, well thought-out
magazine. I did a photoshoot, in which i
used a Canon 55OD DSLR as it is a camera I
have used before and I was most familiar
with and able to comfortable use and
experiment with in order to make my
magazine look more professional with good,
attractive pictures. As the camera is digital,
it has many helpful factors as I was able to
take many photos and also check over them,
deleting those I did not feel content with. I
was then able to transfer the photos from
the camera to my computer instantly, which
saves a lot of time.

3. For this shoot I used an 18-55mm 4.6 aperture lens
which enabled detailed photos and it ensured my photos
looked clear and professional. This also ensured I has a
wide range of possible angles to access and I could
capture each image in a variety of angles and sizes.
As I took all the photos and I was happy with the
quality, I uploaded them to my computer. After having
made a decision which photo's I wanted to use in my
magazine, I began to edit them. In order to edit my
photos I used Adobe Photoshop CS3. This software
allowed me to edit, cut, change and even create images
and graphics. I am very familiar with Photoshop as I
have been using it for the past 2-3 years to complete
Media coursework. The key feature of Photoshop that
without would have made my magazine very
unprofessional, is the feature of cutting out images from
their background. There are a few ways in which you
can do this, one way being Magic Wand Tool, allowing
you to attach a line to the outline of your image and
then cut it out. On the other hand, I found this cut my
photos out in a rough and bumpy way and the hair of
my model would look very unprofessional, so therefore I
decided to use the Colour Range, which allows you to
click on parts of the image which you wish to erase and
then edit to perfect using Mask tool.

4. Additionally another feature of Adobe
Photoshop I used often was the
Adjustment Layer option for photos,
which I used to edit my photos further.
Sometimes however, this was used to
make my photos black and white, in
order to highlight some of my skills in
Photoshop and also make the photos
stand out from the page more. I also
used it for saturation, contrast,
highlighting, shadowing, hue, exposure
and many other effects for photos. This
was again, to ensure my photos were of
the highest quality and also to highlight
parts of the photo, such as my models
make up which has connotations of a
feisty female, making my magazine
more appealing, drawing in the reader.

5. Popular sites such as Google, Yahoo,
YouTube, Gettyimages have all
contributed to my knowledge of music
magazines also, as they have: provided
me with information on particular
companies; inspired me on different
angles and poses my models should
experiment with during the photo shoot;
helped me to conclude with a particular
style for my magazine; informed me on
what the register of my article should be
and so on. Lastly, Blogger has obviously
been a huge part of the creation of my
magazine, allowing me to document
every stage of the production process,
showing the different stages and
features I considered when making my
magazine.

6. Popular sites such as Google, Yahoo,
YouTube, Gettyimages have all
contributed to my knowledge of music
magazines also, as they have: provided
me with information on particular
companies; inspired me on different
angles and poses my models should
experiment with during the photo shoot;
helped me to conclude with a particular
style for my magazine; informed me on
what the register of my article should be
and so on. Lastly, Blogger has obviously
been a huge part of the creation of my
magazine, allowing me to document
every stage of the production process,
showing the different stages and
features I considered when making my
magazine.