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Monday 2 April 2012

Evaluation question 7










Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product

Looking back at my preliminary task I think I have learnt lots of new Photoshop skills, and I have become much more confident with the software. I have been able to use skills where I can make my pictures look professional. I have also learnt new skills for my sell lines making them stand out better giving them a 3D effect and making them eye catching.

I have become more confident with experimenting with different tools and I have become more creative with Photoshop which has made my magazine stand out more, as my preliminary task magazine looks very boring and simple and I did not use a variety of text like I should do, however, i did in my music magazine and the different fonts I have used has made my magazine stand out and look good.

I also learnt how to surround my pictures with the sell lines, I found creating my contents page difficult however I think it has come out well. I had changed it three times as I did not know how to section it out well, or how i should fit the text around the image. Now i have sectioned out my text in different categories and I also used a large image, as well as small images so it doesn't look too boring and it shows some of the other articles which will appear in my magazine

Overall, i think my Photoshop skills have grown and you can see this by the outcome of my magazine as i think it has turned out good and looks professional.

Evaluation quesion 6


What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

I have learnt a lot about the different technologies available to me when creating my magazine. I first learnt how to use a professional camera as I had to do a photo shoot and have a different variety of images for my magazine so that I can pick the best images to appear on my magazine. I think I have been able to use this skill well as some of the images I have taken have come out very effective. I created different angles like a low angle shot by standing on a chair, and used a close up to create a close up

I used Photoshop throughout the production of my magazine, I learnt how to cut my image fast by using the quick selection tool, which is a faster version of cutting out the image, and then I used the smooth and refine edges tool to smooth out any bits of my image. I also used a tool where I can brighten up the image to stand out and look bold and effective and I used this on my front cover to catch the reader’s eye and on one of my double pages spread where the picture stands out and looks effective. In using these tools my pictures have turned out good and they look professional.

While creating my sell lines I used effects to make my sell lines stand out. For my mast head I used a 3D effect so it stand out well, for the rest of my sell lines I used drop down shadow effect also creating an eye catching 3D look.

I feel like I have learnt many new skills while creating my magazine, and this has helped me make my magazine look professional and I was able to make my images stand out as I was able to change the colour range on my image and I was also able to cut the image out easier to make it look professional. Using a professional camera has also helped my picture taking skills and I have also learnt the importance of lighting I was also able to have a variety of angle shots.

I also learnt how to use premier well while creating the videos for my evaluation, I found it difficult at first to get used to it however after creating three videos I finally got the grasp of it. I also started using Blogger, posting all the tasks that I have had to do, I found blogger using blogger strange at first as it is something im not used to doing however, I like using it now and find it easy.