Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
The photoshop effect
Should images of models that have been Photoshopped be labelled? Why or why not?
I believe that images of models that have been photo shopped or edited in any way should in fact be labeled. Photo shopped models are just giving people unrealistic expectations of how people should look when in reality they don't even look the way that they are portrayed in magazines and advertisements. Photoshop is able to make completely juristic changes to people and its lying to people who see the pictures. ESPESCIALLY when someone is in an ad and they are edited. For example, a makeup ad. It is deceiving to anyone seeing the ad who wants to use the product because it looks good on the model because when they get the product and try to use it they are going to be disappointed when it doesn't work like they thought it would. Pictures should be labeled!
If steroids are illegal for athletes, should Photoshop be illegal for models?
I do not think that it should go that far to saying photo shop should be illegal for models because even though it does change the way they look, it also helps to make pictures look great. I think that there should be a limit onto how much you can Photoshop a model because to some extent its not even the same person. There is a major difference between steroids and Photoshop. Steroids completely effect the performance of the athlete. While Photoshop still changes things on the models that are not true, it doesn't change the way they pose or the way they walk on a runway, they do that on their own.
I believe that images of models that have been photo shopped or edited in any way should in fact be labeled. Photo shopped models are just giving people unrealistic expectations of how people should look when in reality they don't even look the way that they are portrayed in magazines and advertisements. Photoshop is able to make completely juristic changes to people and its lying to people who see the pictures. ESPESCIALLY when someone is in an ad and they are edited. For example, a makeup ad. It is deceiving to anyone seeing the ad who wants to use the product because it looks good on the model because when they get the product and try to use it they are going to be disappointed when it doesn't work like they thought it would. Pictures should be labeled!
If steroids are illegal for athletes, should Photoshop be illegal for models?
I do not think that it should go that far to saying photo shop should be illegal for models because even though it does change the way they look, it also helps to make pictures look great. I think that there should be a limit onto how much you can Photoshop a model because to some extent its not even the same person. There is a major difference between steroids and Photoshop. Steroids completely effect the performance of the athlete. While Photoshop still changes things on the models that are not true, it doesn't change the way they pose or the way they walk on a runway, they do that on their own.
Slideshow reflection
What were your favorite projects during this course? Least favorite? Why? What did you learn? How can you apply this knowledge after high school?
My favorite project during this course was the light graffiti: long exposure unit because it was really fun to get to mess around with the glow sticks and camera settings to write words and create pictures. My least favorite project in this course was the photo montages because it was very time consuming to have to piece all the pictures together to make the same image that I could have just taken one picture of. The effect that the montage made was really cool and creative, but the process to finish it was difficult. This course taught me a lot about Photoshop tools and skills as well as how to use camera settings and features. Without this class I would have no clue how to use the different settings and I probably wouldn't even touch them but now I feel that I am capable of taking nicer pictures in the future.
My favorite project during this course was the light graffiti: long exposure unit because it was really fun to get to mess around with the glow sticks and camera settings to write words and create pictures. My least favorite project in this course was the photo montages because it was very time consuming to have to piece all the pictures together to make the same image that I could have just taken one picture of. The effect that the montage made was really cool and creative, but the process to finish it was difficult. This course taught me a lot about Photoshop tools and skills as well as how to use camera settings and features. Without this class I would have no clue how to use the different settings and I probably wouldn't even touch them but now I feel that I am capable of taking nicer pictures in the future.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Re-Contextualization and Gaze Position Assignment
1. I chose to Re- contextualize a Chick Fil A ad to a funny view point. Since Chick Fil A advertises eating chicken instead of beef by using the cow as their mascot, I changed it to where beef is advertised by chickens. The tools I used were the paint tool, quick selection tool, text tool,the healing brush tool and the move tool. putting the chickens and paint brush in to the picture were the easiest. the most difficult was removing the cow heads and changing the wording on the sign. Unfortunately I was not able to find the matching Chick Fil A font so I had to settle with a font from Photoshop. Next time I would try to download the correct font to make the picture and little more realistic.
Original Advertisement
Changed Advertisement
2. My next Re-Contextualization was a McDonald's advertisement of a Big Mac from a more serious point of view. I changed the ad to show the reality of McDonalds food, because what they advertise is not what you get, not even close. The tools I used in Photoshop were the quick selection, paint brush, healing tool, text tool, clone stamp, and the move tool. The easiest part of the project was taking out the original burger and putting in the realistic one. The hardest part was trying to fix the background behind the original burger and making the font on "LITTLE" look as realistic as I could. Next time I would try to work on the background and fonts a little more to make the picture nicer and look nicer.
Original Advertisement
Changed Advertisement
Monday, May 4, 2015
Re-Contextualization and Gaze Position
Gaze Position:
This is the audience that the photo is intended for. For example, who would we identify with or through when we look at the picture.
Re-Contextualization:
When a familiar image is placed into a different picture/ environment where it would not usually be found in order to create a new meaning.
This is the audience that the photo is intended for. For example, who would we identify with or through when we look at the picture.
Re-Contextualization:
When a familiar image is placed into a different picture/ environment where it would not usually be found in order to create a new meaning.
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