The document discusses various technologies the author learned about through constructing their AS media product. They learned how to use a DSLR camera properly by thinking about lighting, background, and whether to use a flash. With Photoshop, they developed skills by editing magazine images, such as brightening and changing images to color. In InDesign, they learned how to add images, layers, text, and change text color and add shapes. For Blogger, they initially found it difficult but learned to add a header image, background, and customize the layout. They also embedded a slideshow. Finally, they discovered that while initially hard, Prezi became easier to use for creating online presentations.

1. WHAT HAVE YOU
LEARNT ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES
FROM THE
PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING
THIS PRODUCT?

2. CAMERAS
I used a DSLR camera to take
pictures of my main model, before
this project I had never used one of
these cameras so I learnt quite a lot.
I had to think about lighting and
background, as well as choosing
whether to use a flash or not.
I used a compact digital camera to take images
of the other model. I already knew how to use
a compact camera since it’s an everyday use
camera, but whilst using this I also learnt when
it is appropriate to use flash and when it isn’t.
During this project I also learnt what type of
images look good landscape and which look
good portrait. And also, because the quality of
these images were really good I learnt that they
do not need to be edited too much.

3. PHOTOSHOP
Before AS media, I hadn’t ever used PhotoShop before, my skills in using this program
d e v e lo p e d f i r s t b y c r e a t i n g t h e c o l l e ge m a g a z i n e , b u t t h e n I r e a l l y g o t i n t o u s i n g i t p r o p e r ly w h i l s t
c r e a ti n g t h e m u s i c m a g a z i n e . O n e o f t h e i m a g e s t h a t I p h o t o - s h o p pe d w a s t h e i m a g e o n t h e
c o n t e nt s p a g e , a n o t h e r i m a g e w h i c h I p h o t o s h o p p e d q u i t e a b i t w a s t h e i m a g e u s e d o n m y c o v e r
page.
As you can see from these two images, I brightened it up, As you can see from these two images I photo shopped
and then chose to change the image from black and white the picture quite a lot. I cropped the image, the I
into colour. brightened it quite a bit.

4. INDESIGN
Before AS Media I hadn’t used InDesign before. Whilst using
InDesign during my project I found out a lot how to do a lot of
things for example; how to add images, layers, text. I also found out
how to change the colour of text, and add shapes and objects.

5. BLOGGER
Before AS Media I hadn’t used blogger before. At first I found this site quite difficult
to use, however after a while I discovered it isn’t as hard as I thought it to be. I found
out how to add an image as my header, how to add a background, and how to
customise the layout and theme. Adding a post is easy to do, and whilst adding a post
you can add images, videos and you can also embed things that you have done online,
for example this slideshow which was uploaded via slideshare.

6. PREZI
Before AS Media I hadn’t used prezi before. Prezi is quite hard to
use, however after using it for a while I kind of got the hand of it,
and it got easier to use. You’re able to create great presentations
online and they’re easy and fun to watch aswell.