Evaluation 6-What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Blogger is something that I've used  briefly in the past however, I have learnt a lot more features such as, that blog posts can be scheduled to be up at time of choosing and also, I have learnt how to change the order of blog posts (of which I have had to do many times!). Very easy to use in recording and displaying work. This platform also, allows you to present in a variety of forms to allow your blog to be interactive and different.

I use microsoft powerpoint and word regularly and i am very used to using it. They both allow me to type down information instantly as there is no internet needed to use them and both enable to present information. Powerpoint was used to create mind map of key ideas and where I analysis other magazines easily all in one place. It also, allows a slide to become an image as it is the only way it can be presented on another platform/ software.

I have never used iPhoto and did not know how to use it before.It is a software on older versions on apple desktop/ laptop of which allows photos to be seen and downloaded from an memory card. I used this software to create a digital contact sheet which allowed all the photos from shoots to be all clearly displayed.

I have no experience in using slideshare however, it was very easy to use and a much easier way of displaying a powerpoint on different platforms instead of having to change all slides into a picture. I also, learnt how to display the slideshare onto blogger via a embed link resulting not just having a link to the presentation.

Another way of effectively displaying information similar to slideshow is Prezi which enables information to be active and is something different to other forms of presentation. One of the main difficulties I found is ensuring the end text in the edit is visible and clear but I resolved this by keep looking at the main edit and changing the font size so it is no longer an issue.

Picmonkey is what i use to display photos in the form of collages and is very easy to use and is accessible to editing photos when photoshop is not available. It is very easy to use and has a range of effects to provide when it comes to editing.

Pages is a application of which i have never used and is now I've developed knowledge in using as the magazine mocks and content pages I made were using pages. It becomes quite easy to use once it you use it regularly. I learnt using templates can be useful in establishing a border and formatting the work.Font is avaliable to download to use and also, there are many different shades to use. The photos widened do not make the photo look pixelated or stretching. I have become more comfortable with using this than when i first used it and is now is something that I would use for other work.

Photoshop is something i use regularly for photography however, my skills only extend to the simplistic of tasks but throughout this task i have learnt new skills and been able to experiment with them.

I believe that many  I watched tutorial videos on youtube of which i have learnt to experiment and use certain tools that i have never used before.




Here is one of the many tutorials i watched:

Using photoshop

One of the editing hacks I have learnt is duplicating the changes on an another edit to enable all the photos to be edited the same way this ensures that they are all coherent and look well put together on the page and allows the effect to not permanently effect the picture which enables to experiment and remove the change instead of restarting.

The photo in which i duplicated editing paths

Example of editing 

original photo

Attempting to remove the background by using the magnetic tool to draw the outline of the model.Which I have learnt watching a tutorial and now attempting to achieve.The aim was to remove the two models from the background as i hesitate about the background being included in the magazine.




Of which i had to create separate layers for both the outlines and pasted them into pages.


These photos were going to be used as a contents page however, I have disregarded the idea as the photos clearly looked cut out and was not in the right position to enable the photos to look like that of a rock magazine however, the experience allowed me to experiment with photoshop and learn more about the different things that it allows you to do of which i have never had the opportunity to fully spend time on.

I was very fortunate to have access to many to many programmes and technology at home and school.School had difficulty with the Internet as a result I was unable to access many applications but I was able to go and complete the work at home.I also,at home researched different forms of presenting my work such as presenting my work in the form of a prezi.