The document discusses the various technologies and software the author learned to use while constructing their media project. They learned Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, which they used to create the front cover and layout respectively. While initially tricky, the author gained confidence with both programs. They also used a photography studio and learned lighting techniques. Other technologies like Blogger, Prezi, and Survey Monkey were also simple to use and effective for presenting and gathering feedback on the project.

1. MEDIA EVALUATION –
QUESTION 6
What have you learnt about technologies
from the process of constructing this
product?

2. I’ve learnt so much about many
dif ferent technol ogies and
sof tware’s like, Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe
InDesign, Prezi etc. how to use ADOBE
them and the results they can
produce. My front cover was
PHOTOSHOP
done on Adobe U s e d to
Photoshop, before this project I c o n s t r uc t t h e
had never used this sof tware so Fr o n t C o v e r
at fir st it was a bit tricky to get
the hang of, however once I had
mastered the basic techniques
ever ything else was down to
experimenting. I had no major
problems with Photoshop and I
found that it helped me to
realise that maybe some of the
designs that I had planned prior
to the constructi on wouldn’t
have worked as well as I had
hoped but once I got into it
ever ything fell into place well. I
am now confidant with
Photoshop and really enjoyed
using it to create the cover of
Per sona.

3. Using Adobe InDesign was
tricky for me at fir st too
because I had used I had only
used it briefly used it before a ADOBE
while ago so I had forgotten
what to do; but once I
INDESIGN
remembered how to use it, it S o f t wa r e u s e d
to c o n s t r uct
was easy. I liked that it allows t h e C o n te n t s
you to be creative and as Page and
organised as you desire. I felt D o ub l e P a g e
that using this sof tware for Spread
both the contents page and the
double page spread meant that
I could apply some of the same
basic stricture in terms of
spacing, for example where the
page number s ere, fonts, the
size of the text and the
positioning of the masthead.

4. When it came to me using the
Photography studio I found it
relatively simple, because I
have a similar camera at
home that I use regularly. The IMAGES
only thing I struggled with
was getting the lighting
balance right on the opposite
side to the flash, but once I
figured that out it was all
right. One thing that I was
ver y surprised and pleased
with were the quality of the
pictures in the studio. I liked
that the backdrop was black
and not white because the
creases in it didn’t show up as
much. The quality of the
pictures that I took in my
locations weren’t as good but
were all right to use.

5. Using blogger was also ver y
simple, although I had no
experience of using it, I got the OTHER
hang of it really quickly and I TECHNOLOGIES
thought it was a really ef fective
USED
way of presenting my progress
and developments in this project .
Prezi was one of the main
technologies that I used to
present my evaluation got the
hang of it quickly I thought that it
was also ver y ef fective. I liked
the outcome and the animations
it looked great! For task 10 I used
sur vey monkey, I enjoyed putting
it together because it was simple
and easy to use.