Personal Portrait/Collage
The purpose of this project was to get us familiar with using Photoshop in the beginning. We took images of ourselves or people we knew and edited them. I made simple changes such as whitening teeth, changing hair color, and changing eye color. I enjoyed being able to experiment with different color combinations and test things out using trial and error. I improved my selection tool skills, as well as just simply getting more comfortable using Photoshop.
What is different?
For this project we had to choose a picture and use Photoshop to make a copy of it and change certain things in one of the copies so that it was a "What is different?" picture. Some of the tools I used were hue and saturation, brightness, content aware, and the paintbrush tool. The original image is on the left, and I made my changes to the one on the right. (1) The first change that I made was the color of the water. I used hue and saturation as well as the brightness tool to make the water brighter. (2/3) Then, I deleted a few small buildings from the shoreline using the content aware tool. I counted each building I removed as a change. (4) I also moved the little sunspot in the upper left corner of the water a little bit to the right. (5) Then, on one of the bigger buildings on the left, I removed the glare on one of the buildings using content aware. (6) I also deleted the tall point on the tallest building. (7) Then, using hue and saturation along with vibrance, I made the trees on the bottom a darker shade of green. (8) Using content aware again, I deleted the small building in the background in the far right. (9) With the paintbrush tool, I made the sky brighter on the entire image. (10) On the left, I removed two of the smaller buildings in the background. (11) I also removed the shine on one of the buildings in the middle/right of the image. (12) I took out some of the windows on the bottom of one of the bigger buildings on the far right. (13) Finally, I made the long white building near the trees a light shade of pink using the hue and saturation tool.
Chimera
The animal that I created is called the Rupou. It has the body of an ostrich, the head of a lamb, and the tail of a persian cat. Even though this animal is extremely vicious, they survive off of a strictly vegetarian diet. They are native to Australia, but rarely seen because they do their best do stay in hiding. Only one human has ever tried to catch a rupou. Clearly, that expedition ended with one less person. Because of their long legs, they are very fast runners. The rupou also "baaaas" like a sheep, but only when in distress.
In this project, the point was to create an animal of our own using photoshop. We had to use the body of one animal, the head of another, and a limb of another. I really improved my blending skills, as well as other techniques. To me, the hardest part was getting the colors of the images to match each other and look somewhat natural. This was probably my favorite project so far though, because it was so open-ended and easy to use creativity.
In this project, the point was to create an animal of our own using photoshop. We had to use the body of one animal, the head of another, and a limb of another. I really improved my blending skills, as well as other techniques. To me, the hardest part was getting the colors of the images to match each other and look somewhat natural. This was probably my favorite project so far though, because it was so open-ended and easy to use creativity.
Environmental Poster
For my environmental poster, I chose the topic of beach pollution. I started with the top image of the water bottle laying in the sand. Then, I copied that exact same image, removed the water bottle using the content aware tool, and added in the image of the sand castle. After that, I blended the sand castle into the original sand to make it look more natural. To add in my third image, I put footprints in the sand in front of the sandcastle. The most difficult part of this project for me would be trying to blend the footprints into the sand to make it seem like they actually belonged there. Some minor changes that I made included removing some of the people from the edge of the water so that my text was more visible.
Photoshop Essay
Is Photoshop Manipulation Ethical?
In today’s society, photoshopping images is so normal for us. In fact, most of the ads we see on television or billboards have been photoshopped. However, is it really ethical to photoshop these images? I believe that we are being tricked into believing something that isn’t true. Photoshopping in media isn’t something that should be accepted and so natural to us.
One of the biggest arguments surrounding the idea of photoshopping is models. Whenever we go into a store, we see big posters of beautiful models showing off their clothing. For most of us, these models are our idea of perfection. Are these models really perfect, though? In most of the ads we see on tv, in stores, and in magazines, these models are edited. They’re either airbrushed to make it seem like they have no blemishes, their skin is made more tan, or they’re made to look thinner. The people creating these ads are changing our idea of perfection in our society. Young people are so involved with media. When they see images of these perfect models, they want to be like them. Our standards are increasing with every photoshopped image, and we are giving graphic designers the power to do so.
Although many stores do photoshop their models, many people may argue that there are also stores that don’t. This is true, but only to a certain extent. Recently, Aerie, a women’s clothing store, has taken a stand. They have launched a revolutionary campaign against retouching their models. Aerie has stopped photoshopping their models in order to give girls an idea of what a “real girl” looks like. Even though Aerie has begun this campaign, it is one of the few stores to make this switch. Hopefully, in the near future, many more stores will follow in Aerie’s footsteps.
Not only do companies photoshop models, many of them also manipulate their food. One example would be McDonald’s. When you see a picture on a billboard or a commercial for a burger, it looks perfect. The bun is perfectly aligned, the burger is actually on the bun, and the lettuce is centered on all sides. When you visit McDonald’s and order this burger, though, it looks nothing like the original image.
When we manipulate photos using photoshop and other editing tools, we are giving people an unrealistic idea of the products that they’re selling. As a society, we need to take a stand and stop making these unrealistic images so normal for us to see.
In today’s society, photoshopping images is so normal for us. In fact, most of the ads we see on television or billboards have been photoshopped. However, is it really ethical to photoshop these images? I believe that we are being tricked into believing something that isn’t true. Photoshopping in media isn’t something that should be accepted and so natural to us.
One of the biggest arguments surrounding the idea of photoshopping is models. Whenever we go into a store, we see big posters of beautiful models showing off their clothing. For most of us, these models are our idea of perfection. Are these models really perfect, though? In most of the ads we see on tv, in stores, and in magazines, these models are edited. They’re either airbrushed to make it seem like they have no blemishes, their skin is made more tan, or they’re made to look thinner. The people creating these ads are changing our idea of perfection in our society. Young people are so involved with media. When they see images of these perfect models, they want to be like them. Our standards are increasing with every photoshopped image, and we are giving graphic designers the power to do so.
Although many stores do photoshop their models, many people may argue that there are also stores that don’t. This is true, but only to a certain extent. Recently, Aerie, a women’s clothing store, has taken a stand. They have launched a revolutionary campaign against retouching their models. Aerie has stopped photoshopping their models in order to give girls an idea of what a “real girl” looks like. Even though Aerie has begun this campaign, it is one of the few stores to make this switch. Hopefully, in the near future, many more stores will follow in Aerie’s footsteps.
Not only do companies photoshop models, many of them also manipulate their food. One example would be McDonald’s. When you see a picture on a billboard or a commercial for a burger, it looks perfect. The bun is perfectly aligned, the burger is actually on the bun, and the lettuce is centered on all sides. When you visit McDonald’s and order this burger, though, it looks nothing like the original image.
When we manipulate photos using photoshop and other editing tools, we are giving people an unrealistic idea of the products that they’re selling. As a society, we need to take a stand and stop making these unrealistic images so normal for us to see.