Evaluation (Q6What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?)

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


When I manipulated the photos i had taken i used Serif Photo Plus. I was not familiar with this software and it took many attempts to get the right result. Using this software i whitened the models eyes to make them seem brighter like they do in other magazines, I also whitened her teeth in the same way using the 'dodge' tool. On my first attempt i over did the whitening and it didn't look right. I had three more attempts before i finally achieved the result i wanted.



I also used Serif Photo Plus to enhance the dynamic of my photos, to make it look more 3D I used the 'summer' option to make the pictures brighter. This makes the reader feel like they are interacting with the characters in my magazine.

I learnt a lot about taking the pictures themselves. The first pictures I took for my preliminary task were out of focus and dark, this made them hard to manipulate and they didn't look professional. However when I took the pictures for my final magazine i took into account mise-en-scene, which is basically everything within the frame, and i also experimented with a variety of shot types and angles in order to get the right balance between independence and male gaze 'submissiveness'.

For the construction of my magazine i used Microsoft publisher. This was useful as it allowed me to place all the aspects of my magazine together very easily. The range of   colours was also useful as it allowed me to colour my typography in a way that was suitable to my target audience. The range of typography was important as i wanted to address my audience in an appropriate way.

For the construction of my double page spread one of the main issues i had was making use of the space i had and balancing the page so it looks professional. First i added the banners which are consistent with my brand identity and show the pages of my magazine are linked. The info box and design motif came next, i played around with the placement of these in order to get the best result. I decided to change the direction of my image in order to make the flow of the magazine for coherent and as she is facing towards the article it makes it seem more important than if she was facing away from it.