What have you learnt about Technologies throughout the process of this product?

The iMac computer was essential to complete the final product. I would be using the iMac every lesson to fulfil the different task that were set. When initially doing research, I had to use the computer to get onto the internet and complete my research. The iMac would also be used to producing the magazine, I would upload all my photos onto the blog and with that edit all the photos and choose my final photos. Before this task I had never used the iMac, to begin with I find it quite difficult to adapt to the structure of everything, however through constantly uploading posts onto my blog, I got comfortable with how the iMac worked.

Picnik was the website where I uploaded all my photos and edited them. I found Picnik really useful, I could choose the font I wanted for the magazine. As I was aiming for an ‘Indie/pop’ genre, I wanted a different font. Picnik supplied all different fonts and sizes, and I had the chance to play around with it and apply the font to my image. It also had different shapes that you could apply to your image, for example in one of my drafts I used a circle on the front cover, which added more detail and interest to the front cover. I found that Picnik took a lot of time to perfect your final product, which was useful as then you could appreciate the final piece and upload it onto my blog.

                                     

 

Safari was another vital part of technology that contributed to the final product of the task. I used Safari for almost everything for the project. I would research previous music magazines to identify conventions that I needed to follow. From Safari, I could access Picnik to edit my photos, and get onto blogger to update all my work. I would not have been able to complete the task without Safari. Again, I had to get use to Safari as it is extremely different to the internet I use at home; the keys and tabs are different, after time I had thoroughly got used to Safari.

It was vital to use a professional camera for this project. My aim was to provide a professional product for the targeted audience, for me to follow this task I had to use a professional camera to produce high quality images ready for my magazine. The camera also enabled me to change the zoom and the precision of the lens to produce the shot that I wanted.