6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- 1. When I was initially told about the task of creating my very own music magazine, I was instantly intrigued and couldn’t wait to being production. However having not studied media in my past, I realised that the task was not going to be a walk in park. I was learning from scratch and it was time to embark on something new, with elements which required programs that went beyond my comfort zone.
- 2. The main program that I used to create my music magazine was Photoshop, and as a student that was new to media, I had never used the program before. When looking back at the preliminary task, I think that it is safe to say that since then, I have made sufficient progress. In order to become more familiar with Photoshop, I studied a booklet provided in class which explained the basics of the program as well as tutorial videos on YouTube. Bit by bit, the resources became more and more helpful, allowing me to create the magazine which I have formed today. I now feel more confident with photo shop and the way that it works. I have even begun to use the program for fun, to edit photos outside of the classroom.
- 3. Another program that was used for the creation of my magazine was IPhoto. The photos that I took had to be imported into the Macs and put into IPhoto. However this element of the process took little time, due to my familiarity with the way that Apple products such as the Mac work.
- 4. I'm no photography student, however another technology that I had to use in the creation of Origin was a still camera. I regularly take photos on my phone, and this wasn’t so much a new experience. All I needed was a bit of assistance as to which buttons I pressed to take the photos, but other than that I was fine. This taught me how to properly function a still camera.
- 5. I know that when one takes a photo in the dark, they like to use the flash in order to get a better picture on camera however, this task taught me the true meaning of lighting and the effects that it can have on a photo. With the help of photography students I was kindly given the lowdown on the effects of lighting, and this allowed me to form a judgement as to where my photo-shoot was going to take place and how much extra lighting was going to be required.
- 6. A final piece of technology which was used in the construction of my magazine was the Mac. As stated above, I'm an Apple person and I am very familiar with the ways that their products work, allowing my work to flow naturally. I believed I knew everything that there was to know about a Mac, however this task did allow me to learn things such as various shortcuts.