What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
The first piece of software I was introduced to was the Mac. This was a first for me. I found it difficult to navigate my way around. Initially, I would have much prefers to work at home using Microsoft windows. After a while the Mac I settled using the Mac and began to realise what an amazing piece of software it was. Another new idea was the idea of blogging all our work online rather than folders. At first I was unsure about the benefit of doing this and was also worried that other people would have access to my work. However, after my first few posts I realised how convenient it was. Mistake could be fixed immediatly and the idea of other people seeing my work and commenting became beneficial. The next thing I had to do was to take my photos which required a camera. I took my photos using my 10.2 megapixel Samsung camera. For most of my photos I took I adjusted the settings to black and white as I decided that this would be a theme throughout the magazine. For some of my photos the flash came in handy. One location for my photos was in a woods where there was very limited lighting and the flash was necessary. The also created a nice effect, shining off the sunglasses, in my main image on the front page. Too this there were also negatives. By takeing the photos in black and white I was left unable to edit them back into colour. Whereas if I had taken them in colour I could have played with the effects and maybe created a greater final product. In future I will take a combination of both for this reason. The Next thing I learnt to use was Photoshop. I immediatly disliked this programme as I felt it required a real control and fine motor skills. These I do not have. However after lots of practice, I managed to gain a control and begin to make some progress. During my premlimary task the first complex tool I used was the magnetic lasso tool. This required a steady hand to cut around my model so I could place him on a different background. This proved very difficult and took many attempts before it was done correctly. The other tools I seemed okay with after some practice. One problem I encountered was that Photoshop would crash. This happened on 2 occasions to me during my contents page causing me to lose all the work and start again. I learnt to save my work onto my memory stick and the desktop and anywhere else I could so if photoshop were to crash again I would have a back up. The tool I used most during my time using photoshop was the scale tool. This helped me increase or decrease the size of my photo without loosing the current proportions. I also used the eye drop tool to get the red I used throughout the 3 pieces. I acheived the red I wanted by using the eyedrop tool to get the red from the model Cydney's hair which achieved a continuity in my work. The smudge tool was used twice also to give an edge to Masthead box and some of the photos.
The first piece of software I was introduced to was the Mac. This was a first for me. I found it difficult to navigate my way around. Initially, I would have much prefers to work at home using Microsoft windows. After a while the Mac I settled using the Mac and began to realise what an amazing piece of software it was. Another new idea was the idea of blogging all our work online rather than folders. At first I was unsure about the benefit of doing this and was also worried that other people would have access to my work. However, after my first few posts I realised how convenient it was. Mistake could be fixed immediatly and the idea of other people seeing my work and commenting became beneficial. The next thing I had to do was to take my photos which required a camera. I took my photos using my 10.2 megapixel Samsung camera. For most of my photos I took I adjusted the settings to black and white as I decided that this would be a theme throughout the magazine. For some of my photos the flash came in handy. One location for my photos was in a woods where there was very limited lighting and the flash was necessary. The also created a nice effect, shining off the sunglasses, in my main image on the front page. Too this there were also negatives. By takeing the photos in black and white I was left unable to edit them back into colour. Whereas if I had taken them in colour I could have played with the effects and maybe created a greater final product. In future I will take a combination of both for this reason. The Next thing I learnt to use was Photoshop. I immediatly disliked this programme as I felt it required a real control and fine motor skills. These I do not have. However after lots of practice, I managed to gain a control and begin to make some progress. During my premlimary task the first complex tool I used was the magnetic lasso tool. This required a steady hand to cut around my model so I could place him on a different background. This proved very difficult and took many attempts before it was done correctly. The other tools I seemed okay with after some practice. One problem I encountered was that Photoshop would crash. This happened on 2 occasions to me during my contents page causing me to lose all the work and start again. I learnt to save my work onto my memory stick and the desktop and anywhere else I could so if photoshop were to crash again I would have a back up. The tool I used most during my time using photoshop was the scale tool. This helped me increase or decrease the size of my photo without loosing the current proportions. I also used the eye drop tool to get the red I used throughout the 3 pieces. I acheived the red I wanted by using the eyedrop tool to get the red from the model Cydney's hair which achieved a continuity in my work. The smudge tool was used twice also to give an edge to Masthead box and some of the photos.
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