Evaluation Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your media product?

Throughout the creation of my new media product I have learnt how to do a lot with new media technologies, especially using Adobe Photoshop.

As this was the first time I have used Photoshop, I had to learn how to use very simple tools such as the ‘brush’ tool and working out the ‘layers’ and other features, and altogether more complex tools such as the ‘clone stamp tool’ and ‘spot healing brush tool’.

I have used complex editing such as using the ‘blur - surface blur’ tool and spot healing tool to edit out any flaws on my model’s complexions and to correct anything else wrong the image (eg. Hairs out of place).

For example, this is a is a demonstration of a before and after image of a photograph that I have edited:

During my time working on my media product, I also learnt about different tools that are used to edit the text within Photoshop, such as the ‘stroke’ tool to give my text a bolder appearance and to make it stand out more.

Here is an example of some text that I have applied the ‘stroke’ effect to:

 

 

During my time creating my media product, it was also important that I learnt how to use the professional camera’s and studio equipment properly to achieve the desired professional look for my photo shoot. This required a short tutorial on how to use basic things such as the flash in the studio and how to properly position my model, etc.