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 What have you learnt about technologies from the process of

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From start to finish including the productions I have been using technology to produce my work. I have used blogger to display my work and a number of different technologies to produce it. the pieces of software and technologies that I have used to produce my entire blog are;• Microsoft power point • Slide share • Googles Blogger • Adobe Photoshop CS3 + CS5.1• Cannon 600D + 50mm lens• Light setup for photography• Facebook for focus group • Youtube• Plus search engines to find relevant information

PhotographyFor every photo that was taken and used in my final pieces I had taken about 60 photos for every different lighting setup and every photo would be slightly different as I change setting such as shutter speed, focus, aperture and iris. To learn how to use the camera I firstly took some one on one instruction from my teacher and secondly done some of my own research into how to use the camera and lens online. As fa as lighting was concerned I had 3 soft lights and one ultra bright light these I also had a white background that I took full advantage of. To learn how to light the photos I once again consulted YouTube for information.

I used adobe Photoshop to edit my photos this is because it’s the software I am able to use both in school and outside of school. also it is a standard software that is very powerful if used correctly. there is load of information online about Photoshop so finding out how to get different effect is really easy. I have used Photoshop in the past for art and dt project it therefore has a very common interface that I'm at home with. With the basics already pretty much mastered I decided for the front cover I would try and make a double exposure something that I had wanted to do for a long time. I therefore had to find out how to used different features of Photoshop such as merging layers tool and light levels. Although a lot can be enhanced in the editing stages good well photoshopped pieces to really on the original photo being good quality with no blur.

Photoshop

The Internet

The internet to most people of my generation is second nature. I am therefore at home with the idea of using search engines, social media and forums to find out and post information. However I was learning how to use blogger and slide share as there are two websites that I have previously not used. I think that I have used these platforms affectively to achieve a really nice looking blog that should be easy to follow for anyone that might visit the site.