BY GEORGIA HARDY

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES

FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING

THIS PRODUCT?

During the production of my magazine I used a range of technologies to reach my final product, throughout the process I have learned about them and used them to improved my magazine.I used the following technologies:BloggerCannon 600DLightingAdobe Photoshop cs3Internet explorerMicrosoft PowerPoint/ Slideshare

TECHNOLOGY

I also Blogger throughout my research and planning process up to my final production. It is a very useful and easy was to store and display all the my research as you can easily type up post and research, as well as attach photos, videos, links and Slideshare, I did this to make my blog more visual and appealing. In this process I learned a lot about blogger, and the layout meant that I could refer to it with ease. I would not have been as easy if it were not recorded on technology (blogger) and would have been much more difficult if it was in another form such as handwritten.

BLOGGER

I used this camera to take all my pictures for my final production. By using this type of camera I was able to get a digital image of my photo straight after I took it. This was very useful as I could see what I need to change straight away, like the lighting, pose or framing, instead of having to do several photo shoots.

The camera also had a large memory card which was able to store all my photos and then I could also upload them onto the computer where I could later finalise which pictures I was going to use and edit them for my final production.

I have learned a lot about this camera including many universal functions such as ISO, aperture and iris, this allowed me to get the best outcome.

CAMERA – CANNON 600D

I used lighting to get very well lit photographs as I decided that artificial light would be best for the type of shots that I wanted for my magazine.

Using the lighting was simple however it required time to get all the lights in the right position to get the look I was aiming for. I used the internet to find tutorials and examples in how to position the lights to get certain effects.

I decided that I wanted to use high key lighting, by using high key lighting it gave a more professional look to my images and made it more like a real magazine as high key lighting was a convention that I found to be

common in my research.

LIGHTING

I used Adobe Photoshop cs3 to adjust the images before using them in my magazine, and to put my final productions together by layering.

By using Photoshop I learned how to manipulate images by adjusting contrast and brightness and remove blemishes on my models. I also used Photoshop to add text and create my whole production. I learned how to use this programme by researching tutorials on the internet which were easy to use and remember for future reference.

One of the images I createdon Photoshop; I adjusted thecontrast and brightness andremoved her blemishes.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS3

I used internet explorer to conduct my research into codes and conventions, including the theorist, before the production of my magazine which helped me during the process of my magazine. I used websites such as existing Slideshare presentations, Wikipedia and other various websites.

I also used internet explorer to research tutorials during the production of my magazine to learn about how to use the camera and how to use Photoshop, via YouTube.

INTERNET EXPLORER

I also used internet explorer to access blogger as it was only accessible online. Blogger is were I kept all my research and progress. Without internet explorer I wouldn’t be able to access blogger making my research and planning very difficult.

I used Microsoft PowerPoint during my research to co-ordinate the common codes and conventions of music magazines, I put it in a PowerPoint as it was a clear and organised way of presenting my research in a concise format which means it was easy to refer to later on when making my final production.

POWERPOINT/SLIDESHARE

I then transferred the PowerPoint onto a Slideshare. This is a presentation of the PowerPoint in a video format which is created on the online website and is accessible to anyone on the internet and it also allowed me to add the link onto my blog.

The use of technology has played a big part in helping me along with my production process and creating the final production.

Without the technologies I have used, my product would be significantly less professional and of a much lower presentable quality.

These technologies have helped me organise and present all my work and research to a professional standard.

I was not familiar with the technologies I have used before producing my construction therefore I have learned a lot about them while constructing my magazine.

TO CONCLUDE