Q6. What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing Your Magazine?

Over the past few months i have come to use alot of different software. Some of it i have used before such as photoshop and a stills camera. Which helped my knowledge alot because this way i was able to deepen my understanding of the technology so i was able to be creative with the software. Plus by using the knowledge i've learnt from making my magazine. I will be able to take that on into the future, if i ever need to do something similar, i will be able to perform the tasks without problem.

Photoshop was a main element of what i used to help create my magazine, without this software we would have struggled to have created something to  the same quality. With doing graphics at A level as well, i already knew some of the things that photoshop had to offer and i could use these skills to help me with my magazine. But because i was doing a different project i was able to gain more skills and use this to create a decent magazine. Below is a short video of how i created my front covers in layers.

Also another main technology used was the stills camera i used to create my images for my magazine. the camera i used was my own camera, so i was used to using it and messing around with the settings because i used it in my spare time as well. My camera is a Cannon S3 and personally i think that when used in the studio is able to create brilliant images and shots, even in low lighting and really high lighting. I don't think that without the use of my camera i would of been able to get the shots i got for my magazine. Below is a picture of the camera i used and also in the video on the next post is the real camera i used.

Below are some pictures which are taken before and after my shots were edited in photoshop. All photo's on the left are the orginal images and those on the right are the edited verisons.

This picture i changed the contrast, by making the shadows darker it gave off my images a more emotional and stricking feel to it. But it could be argued that the faces look oddly white and unnatural, but i think that this adds to the overall feel of the magazine. I also changed it to black and white to link in with the colour scheme of my double page spread.

This picture is one of the posters. I decided to change it to black and white to make it stand out and look more professional feel to it. i also used highlights around the face to make it stand out and to make the face more pronouced.

Again like the first picture. This picture has been altered in contrast and colour. By changing the contrast, it makes the eyes stand out more and look deeper and to show off the facial expressions more and make them appear more emotional.