Technical guide

Technical guide

During this project I have used lots of technology from technology that I already new how to use and technology that I have just been taught about.

The list of different technologies I have used during this project are:

·        Adobe photoshop

·        Nikon DSLR cameras

·        Nikon remote control

·        Professional lighting kit

·        Windows computers

·        Apple Mac book

·        Adobe photoshop free download

·        Blogger/blogspot.com

·        Media studies disk box

·        Transcend memory sticks

Photoshop

I used photo shop to edit all of my music magazine and my school magazine. I also used Photoshop during the lessons when we were learning how to use it and edit on it. This technology allowed me to have all 3 pages of my magazine open at once and working on which ever I wanted to work on.

Nikon DSLR cameras

I used my own Nikon D500 to take some photos but for the photographs in school I used the media departments Nikon D3000. Both cameras produced great quality photos and made them look really professional.

Nikon remote control

For my magazine I would like a photo of me to go on my contents page as an editors comment photo. I wasn’t allowed to get someone else to take it so I set my camera up on the tripod and then set my camera to the remote control setting and then took a photo of me working for my magazine and it is a good use of technology.

Professional light kit

The media department had just invested in a brand new lighting kit with a white and green screen for the background. This was excellent because we could get a great photo using the lights and the background was easy to take out or it gave a good effect that’s why I left it in on my front cover photograph.

Microsoft windows

The school computers were Microsoft computers and I used windows for the software that adobe photoshop was loaded onto.

Apple Mac book

For the work I did at home I used my Mac book, it is hard work because you have to save the file as a Microsoft format as well as Mac format.

Adobe photoshop free download

When I wanted to edit my magazine at home I downloaded the free 30-day trial for photoshop, this was really useful because it was practically the same as the photoshop at school. This is a really good use of technology because it means I can be working on my magazine as homework and class work.

Blogger/blogspot.com

Blogger/blogspot.com is what I am using to upload my entire project we do this so it is easy for the examiner to read it and mark it. I had to create a website for my blog, I upload everything that I have done involving this project from preliminary sketches to my final evaluation. This also means that I can access my blog anywhere with and internet connection.

Media studies disk box

The disk box is where I am saving all of my work in school for my project. The school had to create the disk box because there wasn’t enough room on my personal documents. It is very easy to access and has the whole of the year 12 media on it so all the teachers can check how the students are coming along.

Transcend memory stick

I used my memory stick to transfer my work from the school computers to my Mac or from my Mac to the school computers. This was also an advantage because if the school network went down I have it backed up on my memory stick.