The document discusses technologies learned from constructing photography products. It describes learning to use professional cameras and studio equipment like flashlights and backdrops, and how they improve image quality over phone cameras and natural lighting. Photoshop skills like adding noise and cutting out images were also learned. Setting up page designs in InDesign using different fonts, images, and colors helped organize information. Other technologies discussed include learning discipline from blogging, editing videos, sharing slides online, and creating animated summaries in Powtoon.
1. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
QUESTION 6
2. PHOTOGRAPHY, THE STUDIO
AND TECHNOLOGIES
CAMERA
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Samsung phone with 5
megapixels
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Nikon d7000 DSLR
camera
THINGS LEARNT FROM CAMERA
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How to use pictures with a professional camera
How to frame people in to the picture
How to look through the lens and not the screen
How to use aperture priority on the camera to adjust
how much light gets in the lens
How to use shutter priority to adjust the focus on the
camera
3. PHOTOGRAPHY, THE STUDIO
AND TECHNOLOGIES
ENVIRONMENT
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Outside
No flashlight or soft boxes •
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No lightning or scene
planned
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No backdrop
Professional studio
Flashlights, soft boxes
Lightning settings
planned
White backdrop
THINGS LEARNT FROM ENVIRONMENT
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How to use soft boxes and flashlights
What effect a backdrop has on the light
The difference between natural and studio light
What effect high and low settings of flashlights have
How to use reflectors to dim the shadow on particular
areas on the model’s face
How to use depth of feel
4. PHOTOGRAPHY, THE STUDIO
AND TECHNOLOGIES
EDITING OF IMAGE
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Photo(s) not edited
No special tools used to
change anything
specific to the photo
Masthead is basic font
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Professional touch ups
(Photoshop CS)
Effects added (e.g. noise, black
and white)
Model cut out, pasted onto
another picture
Masthead’s font is from
dafont.com, edited colours and
added effects (light gradient)
THINGS LEARNT IN PHOTOSHOP
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Rulers to measure sides, lengths and paralyse
Noise to add an old effect to image
Layers to keep everything organised and clear
Grey scale to make images match the criteria of an
80s magazine
How to cut out an image
* I have used Photoshop before
5. PHOTOGRAPHY, THE STUDIO
AND TECHNOLOGIES
EDITING OF PAGE
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First time using InDesign
No special fonts
All fonts the same
Used dull and not-matching
colours
No effects in text
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Having used InDesign before
Different and imported fonts
(dafont.com, e.g.
masthead)
Used different fonts
Used shadow effects with
fonts
Used matching colours
THINGS LEARNT IN INDESIGN
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Rulers to measure sides, lengths and paralyse
Import fonts to add variety to the page, to make
certain fonts more interesting to attract more
attention
Add images to make the page more interesting
Add texts and columns to make the page
organised
6. SUMMARY:
DEVELOPMENT MADE IN
TECHNOLOGIES
• Learnt to use a professional camera and what
a big difference it makes in quality
• Learnt to use a professional studio and what a
big difference it makes in quality, lightning and
effect
• Learnt about lightning, how to use it and why it
is important
• Learnt more about Photoshop and how to use
it
• Learnt to use
InDesign
7. LOGGER
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Never used blogger before
Learned to keep blog up to
date – made me work
organized with discipline
Learned how to edit the layout of the page
Helped me with analyzing
other people’s work
AVS VIDEO
EDITOR
• Used for evaluation task
• Learned how to edit a
video: adding and splitting
clips, adding text, music
OTHER
TECHNOLOGIES
SLIDESHARE
• Gave me the
opportunity to share
my PowerPoint slide(s)
on my blog
POWTOON
• Used for evaluation task
• Learned how to make
an animated slide
• Learned how to fit
summary in to a 10
second clip (organizing)
