Week 2-Collage

Hi again!

It's almost week 3 of the term, so it must be time to write about week 2! :)
This week in class we learned about images. We began class by looking at several pictures and trying to guess if they were real or fake. We learned a lot about the fact that while photoshop is a really useful tool, it isn't infallible. Pictures that have been altered with photoshop may look really good at first glance, but usually under close inspection the faults become obvious.

We got to start using photoshop ourselves. We're making collages. I need to take some time outside of class to make mine because, of course being me, I came up with a cool idea for my collage, but it's turning out to be kind of difficult to accomplish. I'm hoping that it will look really cool when finished though. :) We have some criteria for our collages. We have to have pictures from 3 different sources: one that was scanned, one from the internet, and one that we downloaded from a camera. We also have to add text to our collage, and make it fancy by adding an effect to it. Then we have to post it to our flickr account that we made during class.

I think flickr is a really useful resource. We learned about an option in the advanced search section when you search for a certain type of picture. It allows you to search only for pictures that aren't covered by a copyright, so you never have to worry about copyright infringement when you use the pictures. I really, really like that function. It will make me feel so much better when I use pictures off the internet from now on.

Well, that's all about week 2. I do believe that this week we're going to start talking about the videos we're going to make. I'm excited for that! I think this term is going to fly by. It's already week 3, and I think I have whiplash.

A side note about my weekend. I ran a 5k with my family! It was the Pear Blossom that takes place in Medford, OR. It was a lot of fun doing it together as a family. I met my goal of running the whole thing. I thought it was a good goal since I really haven't run much since high school. :) I ran the whole 3 miles in 31 minutes and 45 seconds. Yay! :) Now, it's time to work on cutting those minutes down, but always having fun in the process. :)

Until next time, keep on the sunny side. :)