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

Photoshop• I learnt and developed my skills from GCSE media. I learnt how to airbrush and

manipulate a picture to remove any imperfections. Tools such as the patch tool were very useful in editing the pictures for my magazine, especially in trying to make the pictures look as professional as possible.

• Although I started my production with slight knowledge as to ho to use photoshop, I now feel as though I have learnt even more skills and developed my techniques even further. I will definitely be able to use it in the future with confidence.

Iphoto

• I used Iphoto to change the contrasts and brightness of my photos. With quite a lot of the photos I used, I changed the contrast and brightness on iphoto before manipulating them in Photoshop.

Blogger

• Before starting my media coursework, I had heard of Blogger before but had never used it. Blogger was my most used technology as it is where I kept my progress for my coursework. I found it useful to upload, as, I could access it from home and read and respond to teachers comments and upload on the go.

Indesign

• I had never heard of indesign until using it for this coursework.I did not like Indesign at first, as, I was so used to Photoshop and wanted to carry on from there. However, as I used indesign more and more I started to like it and was able to insert columns, pictures and pull quotes.