The document discusses the various technologies the author learned during the process of constructing a magazine as a media product. The author learned how to properly use a Canon camera, including adjusting settings based on the type of photo. Photoshop was used to edit photos, create the magazine cover and masthead, and add images to a polaroid frame. Page Plus allowed the author to add text and guidelines to pages and control transparency and color. Prezi and SlideShare were also used to creatively present ideas for a blog.

1. QUESTION SIX
What have you learned about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?

2. SETTING UP PHOTO SHOOT AND USING THE
CAMERA PROPERLY.
 During my photo shoot for the main task of
making a magazine I used a professional camera
which was a Cannon Camera, by doing this I was
able to get high quality original photos for my
magazine.
 At first, I had to be taught what each button on the
camera meant because I had never used it before
but then I had a practise taking photos and started
to feel more confident with being able to take
clear photos of different types of camera angles.
 I found it easy towards the end of the day to use
the camera and I felt as if I could do this task
again as I managed to gain a set skills on how to
use certain effects.
 I included props in our photo shoot, I was able to
use Makeup, Sunglasses, Hats etc: it added a bit
more interest to the magazine images and would
make my media product look more interesting.
 The models that were used for my media product
were me and my friends we managed to take
images of each other in groups and take images
of people from outside our group.
 With the camera I was able to experiment with
shutter speed and change the settings on the
camera due to what type of picture I was taking.The picture above is of me using the
camera with the set up background and
illuminating lights which lit up my friends
features for the clear view on the
camera and a sharp image.
Above is a picture of me using the
Cannon Camera again taking a picture
of one of my friends. I thought it would
be a good idea to have a different
person feature in my magazine.

3. USING PHOTOSHOP AND PAGE PLUS
 In the beginning, I had no knowledge of how to use Photoshop during the time we had, I
managed to gain insight on how to edit my photos, such as sharpening certain images
and enhancing the brightness of them.
 I had to use photoshop to be able to make the front cover of my magazine and I also
had to use it to be able to edit all my pictures for my double page spread and contents
page. I decided for my double page spread that I was going to Polaroid some of my
photo shoot images and I used photoshop to be able to put the image in the polaroid
frame.
 To be able to make my masthead I also used photoshop and I managed to put the
masthead text behind the main image on my front cover and I felt as if I achieved
something.

4. USING PHOTOSHOP AND PAGE PLUS
(CONTINUED)
 On Page Plus this is another software I didn’t know anything about before I got taught how
to use it in my media lesson in order to complete my media product.
 On page plus it allows me to be able to put text onto my magazine pages. I used guidelines
on page plus to be able to justify and line up the text on my columns within the double page
spread.
 I learned how to add transparency and colour to the text I was adding to my double page
spread and contents page. Coming to the end of the finishing product of my media I felt
more confident with being able to use page plus it became easy to me once I knew what
the options at the side of the page meant. It allowed me to be able to make a finishing
media product that I felt was successful and I was happy with.
 Each image I used on the magazine product were all original images that either me or my
group had taken in the photoshoot so that photoshoot day really helped us in order to make
us think about how we needed our images to look using our creativity.

5. PREZI AND SLIDESHARE
 Prezi is a software which I have learned to use through my media lessons. It
is a different way to be able to present different ideas using slides and
colours. I didn’t know what this was before having to use it through my
research for a media product. I like using this now because it helps make
presenting fun and it is really easy to use I was able to understand this within
a couple of minutes and I have used it a lot on my blog.
 Slide share is another software that I have used in order to present my ideas
and thoughts and research that I can put onto my blog. I learned that I could
make a PowerPoint presentation and upload it onto slide share which I then
had to embed onto my blog. Once I was taught how to do this once I was able
to do it for much more information on my blog.
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