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

In my production I learnt a various amount of new information about technology. Photoshop was completely alien to me and I now feel that I have a certain amount of skill on operating Photoshop. I would usually have avoided using the program as creating things seemed daunting however with a certain amount of guidance I was able to expand my skills. With being able to edit images and create my magazine mast head I feel that my skills have grown immensely.

I learnt how to use the varying tools that are available on the program, such as brush tools, burn tool, smudge, clone and dodge tool. I used these to edit photos and create the layout of my final pieces. I made certain parts of texts look more appealing to the audience by creating a new way to represent them. An example of this would be on my double page spread, the header has been edited with the ‘WILD CHILD’ aspect being more prominent that other sections. The style of font also makes this look unique and interesting to the audience, emphasizing the reason to buy it to the audience. The Gothic looking writing and the way it looks almost like blood abides with the idea of a wild child, also attracting the audience to the destructive text and the seemingly innocent image. 

I also edited photos using the brightness and contrast tool as well and the dodge tool to portray the effect I wanted. I was able to correctly adjust the aspects I did not like to create this effect; I removed things such as imperfections on the background and lighting adjustments. These aspects are things I would have little knowledge on when starting my production.

With the use of frames and texts effects I was able to make things appear to be 3D, this is something I would not have been able to do in starting the production. The look of my magazine would have been completely different if I had not developed the understanding of Photoshop I now have. Therefore I feel that my skills have advanced dramatically and I can now produce good and exciting images/products with the skills I have gained.