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

2.  Before starting my AS Media Studies course I did have
a basic knowledge of Photoshop from doing my GSCE
course.
 This can be seen in my Basic Photoshop Skills
PowerPoint.
 However, to create this magazine I need to develop
my skills, especially in image editing.
 To create the right signs for my audience I had to edit
my images to make them more intense.
Furthermore, as some of my images are taken
outdoors, I needed to edit the brightness to create a
clearer image.
 However I did not change the images too drastically
as that would not fit in with my indie magazine
conventions i.e. ‘airbrushing’ a model’s figure etc.

3.  I took most of the images and my DSLR camera
because I felt this produced a higher quality image
within my budget. However for the live images I used
my own smartphone camera.
 I used different settings to create the right image
composition. For example I change the white
balanced for my studio images because I wanted my
background to be light and bright. I also used
reflectors and extra lighting from lamps to increase
the white lighting for my image. This helped my
image greatly as all I needed to do when editing my
images was edit slightly the brightness and contrast.
 For my outdoors images, I changed the settings to
outdoor, so that my images would not be washed out
by the sun.

4.  Slideshare – This allowed me to put my work and research on my
blog. It also allowed me to do further research and present my
work neatly and effectively, making it easier to navigate through
my work.
 Youtube – I used Youtube to upload my video and present it to an
audience. I had not previously used Youtube or video editing
technology so this gave me a chance to develop new skills and
present my work on a different media platform.
 Wordpress – I decided to put all my blog work onto the blog
website Wordpress. This allowed me to upload any research and
ideas quickly and easily from anywhere. It also means that I
display my work efficiently and neatly so it is easier to navigate
around. I also learn how to change themes, images and widgets
to create my own individual blog. Using a blog to present my
work meant that I had to embed links, save images and files as
JPEGS and put my posts into categories.
 Scribd – I did not want all my work to be displayed on just
Slideshare formats so when I create my timetable I chose to use
Scribd. This allowed me to present Microsoft Word documents
onto my blog.