Technology used in producing my magazine

Sophie Moran

I used:

Adobe Photoshop

Quark Xpress Passport

SLR Digital Camera

Blogger.com

Photoshop

I used Photoshop to create my magazine front cover. I had used Photoshop before and I felt reasonably confident in using it. I was able to cut out my image using the lasso tool and make it look professional using the blur tool.

I understood how to resize images and text using ctrl and T. I could also add effects on text using the effect tools like bevel and emboss.

Quark Xpress

I used Quark to produce my contents page and double page spread. I had never used it before and found it challenging to work out how all of the features worked. I needed some help to get things to look the way I wanted them to.

In Quark I learnt how to use the different arrows to edit text and images. I learnt how to add effects onto images and used the guide lines to make sure everything would fit on the page.

SLR Camera

I used the SLR cameras to take the pictures that are used in magazine. I learnt about the different lenses and the zoom. I also learnt about shot types and angles that I used to create strong images. The cameras are high quality so the image were not blurry or pixelated when they were stretched.

Overall the technology helped me to complete my tasks much quicker and I was able to produce a magazine that looked reasonably professional.