Myth of the Photographic Truth

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Photos are typically used to capture specific moments in time or to send a message. People tend to trust everything they see; however, there are so many ways in which images can be changed from their original form. According to the reading, there is no way to know if what you are seeing is truly reality. The cropped picture above shows a man kayaking in the ocean on what appears to be a peaceful sunny day. The un-cropped image shows that same man kayaking in shark infested waters. One simple crop can completely alter the message. 

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Photoshop as a Medium

Medium: Photoshop
Content: Pictures, images, graphic design, digital media
Message: I believe that the message of photoshop is that you can no longer trust the images you see. Photoshop has made it possible for people to completely alter appearances, which can be both positive and negative. The positive aspect is that images can be made to be more visually appealing. The negative side of this is that the media can use this to create unrealistic and unattainable body images. Another positive message of this program is the enhancement of digital media and graphic design

Problems with Photoshop

I definitely had some problems with photoshop. The image I hoped to create was not what I ended up with. Originally I hoped to take the medium of an iPod Touch and show all the content that it has. The biggest problem I had with this was actually finding images. I decided to focus on one area of content and chose music. At first I found photoshop to be extremely frustrating. It was difficult to erase the background on certain images, and I feel like there should be an easier way. Some images were difficult to cut and paste onto another page. The more I played around with photoshop the easier it became, but I still have questions. I was wondering, is there a way to make images fade into the background? Also, how do you washout a picture or make it transparent? And is there a way to outline a picture? The message I hoped to portray was that iPods have become a common part of society and everyday life, but once again a had a hard time finding images that actually showed this

Photoshop Assignment

I used an iPod touch as my medium. The content I focused on is music. The message I hoped to portray was that iPods are everywhere, used by all different people in their everyday lives.

Medium Assignment

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GPS Navigation System

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