My Final Evaluation

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

Editing was the main technology used in the creation my magazine. I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 to create the layout, structure, editing my images and also inputting my text into the magazine.
I also used an interactive blog to register my progress and allow tracking of how far I was getting on with the creation of my magazine. I think that my skills with image manipulation improved greatly from the time of my Preliminary Task, as I did not know how to manipulate images very well and found the software difficult to use. After a lot of practice however, I used a wider variety of tools such as drop shadows and fill effects, that before, I had left untouched.
Apart from just editing however, I also learnt how to frame effectively when taking pictures in ways that I thought would draw in the reader's interest. I had to consider angles, shot lengths and also focus depth when photographing - such as my low angle mid shots that created a sense that the subject is powerful and confident.