Media Studies Evaluation - What have you learnt about technologies from constructing this project?

Before this project I only had a small amount of knowledge on technologies including Quark express and Photoshop. This project has taught me how to edit photos effectively in photoshop including changing the opacity and contrast of photos to manipulate them into the photo that I wanted. Also i have learnt how I can remove small objects and anything of dissatisfaction to me from the picture. For example on my contents page the camera case was left in the picture and due to this I have removed this from the photo using various tools.

With Quark Express I have learnt how i can use various colour schemes and layouts in order to completely change the feel of a photo and manipulate it in order to create a completed project with a completely different feel to it. An example of this is how i have hidden the trees in the background of my contents page by arranging the contents page around this to take the focus away from the trees. During my preliminary project i would not have known how to do this effectively.

Also with this project I have learnt how to use a camera in a more effective way than just taking photos in a standard way. To get the photo i wanted for my project I have used zoom and changed the focus in order to fit everything in the photo and give it the feel that the image is bold and very prominenet and dominating. I also changed the brightness settings in order to make the image seem darker to give it that underground feel that before was not possible due to the weather on the day of my shoot.