Through creating this product, the student learned about various technologies: - Using a studio space helped produce professional photographs through backdrops, lighting assistance. Technical issues with equipment were overcome. - A digital SLR camera allowed clear, detailed photos and control over angles and a range of shots. - Websites like Blogspot, Google and Prezi were used for research and organizing work. Blogspot specifically helped publish and track progress. - Photoshop skills included editing out blemishes, adjusting brightness and exporting high quality JPEG files.

1. Evaluation – Question 6
What have you learnt
about technologies through
the process of
constructing this product?

2. Studio
I used the studio as a location to take
my pictures for my magazine. The
backdrop and lighting allowed me to
create more professional photographs.
When first taking my photos I had some
technical problems as I struggled to
connect the lights to camera so that the
flash would activate at the right time but
with help from my teacher I then did it
and proceed with my photo shoot.
The white backdrop worked nicely as it
made my models make-up and clothing
stand out. The lighting created the right
brightness for my photographs.

3. Disadvantages Advantages
• Not a very private • Makes photographs
area. look more
• My model felt professional.
uncomfortable being • Assistance from staff
watched. were available if I
• Hazardous wires. needed it.
• You can vary the
• Limited spaces for
lighting to suit your
bookings.
needs.

4. Camera
In order to take my photos I used a
digital SLR camera. The megapixel
on this camera allowed me to
capture a clear image, showing every
detail of my model. Using the camera
I could tell which angles made the
most professional photographs and
captured my model the best. The
memory on the camera allowed me
to take a large range of photos which
I could then later select the ones I
thought were the most effective and
wanted to use in my product.

5. Disadvantages
• Difficult to use at first.
• Heavy.
• Limited number of cameras to use.
Advantages
• Allowed me to take a clear image.
• Makes a more professional photograph.
• Allowed me to take a range of photographs.

6. Internet
I used the internet for many different reasons while
creating my product. The internet allowed me to
discover and use different websites to help
construct my magazine. These websites include:
• Blogspot
• Google
• Prezi

7. Disadvantages
• Some websites are not always reliable.
• Certain websites can attract viruses.
• Internet can be slow at times this means I could not always get
work done on time.
Advantages
• Helped me find the information I needed.
• It is easy to use.
• It is a quicker way to find information.
• Meant I could access the websites I needed from home.

8. Blogspot
While constructing my product I found
www.blogspot.com very helpful as it allowed me to
publish all the work I did and to keep it organized and
showed my progression so I knew which work I had
completed and which work I still needed to complete.
Because blogger is an internet site I could access it from
home making it easier to meet deadlines.
While using blogspot I learnt:
• how to create and edit new posts so that it showed my
work clearly.
• how to embed prezi’s and youtube videos into my blog.

9. Prezi
www.prezi.com was very useful when first creating my product
because it was very straight forward and made it easier to
present my data. Because Prezi is an internet site I could
access it from home making it easier for me to meet deadlines.
While using Prezi I learnt:
• How to create and edit a path which structured my prezi
chronologically.
• How to move text, insert and resize images to keep my prezi
organized.
After completing my prezi I could use the same knowledge I
learnt from using blogspot to embed my prezi into my blog.

10. Adobe Photoshop
To make my photos look as professional as possible I used a software called
Photoshop. It worked fast and efficiently, allowing me to edit and reconstruct
my images to meet my needs.
• For the photographs I took for my double page spread I used Photoshop to
cover some blemishes on my model, I learnt to do this by using a tool
called a clone stamp.
• I also learnt to alter the levels and brightness of my images to make them
look more bright so that they would look summery and link into my
magazine style.
• From using Photoshop I also learnt how to export images and convert
them into JPEG’s.