Evaluation Activity 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have used a range of technologies during the construction of my final magazine Here's a list of the main tools I used to achieve my finished product.
Camera: I used a couple of cameras for my photography for the magazine. For all of my at-home shots with the brick wall I used the lovely Canon 40D camera with a Helios 44m-2 58mm lense. Whereas for all of my test shots in the studio, where i got my front cover picture, I used a more common Nikon D3200 camera. I felt the Nikon photos looked more classically professional however, the Canon photos look much more skilled and I prefer them far more as they look very suited to my genre. I found I couldn't capture any natural light with the studio and Nikon camera and so i didn't use many of the photos from that shoot. For my preliminary I actually used my friends iphone 7. The camera on this was inevitably going to be fairly good as it is the latest iphone however smartphones are never usual any match to proper camera shot pictures. The photo i got wasn't bad, but there wasn't much depth to it at all - it was okay for that task in particular. I loved using the Canon for my final images as the saturation and contrast was set perfectly already and gave a really nice warm look to all of my photos. This also meant that when it came to editing, not a lot had to be done to the photos themselves as they already looked how I wanted them to.
Photoshop: this was an absolute essential when it came to actually making my finished magazine pages and luckily, it was already installed on my college's media computer i was using. when i first started using it i knew nothing about it other than the fact that you can cut out people's heads from photos and stick them onto other bodies in a different photo. However, this wasn't going to help me in the task of constructing a magazine and so i had to find my way around the software. All three of my pages (cover, contents and double page spread) were made from using Photoshop CC2017 and CS6, which i got a free trial for so that i could use it from home. All three of my pages consisted of lots of layers, that when are placed in the right order together form my final piece. The layering tool was really useful for my front cover as it meant i could experiment with all of my different borders. i could see what sizes looked best in what covers and it helped me level them up evenly. The more i used Photoshop, the more i understood it and a lot of the tools where very self explanatory and quite simple to use once i had a play around with them. I eventually adjusted to the program and it resulted in me having the final product that i hoped for, despite my lack of knowledge or skills on Photoshop.
Online sites and programs: During my coursework and the construction of my final piece, i have used multiple websites and online resources. Blogger was by far the most used site as it allowed me to keep all of coursework up to date, in one place, neatly and consistently. this also enabled me to receive feedback from my teachers and peers along the way. I could also see my teachers blogger account, where i could check due dates and advice on what to do with coursework. As well as that, i could see my fellow classmates' blogs and their approaches to coursework to inspire or help me. I mainly used websites such as Google and Wikipedia for facts and figures and then sites such as Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram for inspiration on aesthetics and style. I used the channel 4 website, UK Tribes to help me figure out my target audience and understand the sort of things they might like to see. I used google slides to layout a lot of my research too. I used Microsoft word to double check a couple of spelling mistakes on my final piece also. Finally, for my evaluation posts I have used Microsoft Word with Scribd, Piktochart, slide share, Photoshop (again), Animoto and glogster.
Photoshop: this was an absolute essential when it came to actually making my finished magazine pages and luckily, it was already installed on my college's media computer i was using. when i first started using it i knew nothing about it other than the fact that you can cut out people's heads from photos and stick them onto other bodies in a different photo. However, this wasn't going to help me in the task of constructing a magazine and so i had to find my way around the software. All three of my pages (cover, contents and double page spread) were made from using Photoshop CC2017 and CS6, which i got a free trial for so that i could use it from home. All three of my pages consisted of lots of layers, that when are placed in the right order together form my final piece. The layering tool was really useful for my front cover as it meant i could experiment with all of my different borders. i could see what sizes looked best in what covers and it helped me level them up evenly. The more i used Photoshop, the more i understood it and a lot of the tools where very self explanatory and quite simple to use once i had a play around with them. I eventually adjusted to the program and it resulted in me having the final product that i hoped for, despite my lack of knowledge or skills on Photoshop.
Online sites and programs: During my coursework and the construction of my final piece, i have used multiple websites and online resources. Blogger was by far the most used site as it allowed me to keep all of coursework up to date, in one place, neatly and consistently. this also enabled me to receive feedback from my teachers and peers along the way. I could also see my teachers blogger account, where i could check due dates and advice on what to do with coursework. As well as that, i could see my fellow classmates' blogs and their approaches to coursework to inspire or help me. I mainly used websites such as Google and Wikipedia for facts and figures and then sites such as Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram for inspiration on aesthetics and style. I used the channel 4 website, UK Tribes to help me figure out my target audience and understand the sort of things they might like to see. I used google slides to layout a lot of my research too. I used Microsoft word to double check a couple of spelling mistakes on my final piece also. Finally, for my evaluation posts I have used Microsoft Word with Scribd, Piktochart, slide share, Photoshop (again), Animoto and glogster.
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