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Prpject 1 Questions
1. What did you learn?
I learned a lot during this project about how much you can change the appearance of a photo with a few simple adjustments. I probably could have done less with some of them but I was really experimenting with the different tools. I could have done a better job of cropping some of the photos. I think i left too much extra space in some of them. I was trying to keep the 2/3rds rule in mind but wasn’t necessarily using it in the right manner.
2. What was easy?
I would not say that it was easy, but I very much enjoyed using the healing brush and the stamp tool to remove unwanted things such as outlets on the wall or to remove blemishes from the skin.
3. What was challenging?
I am still struggling with removing and replacing backgrounds. Picture 16 could certainly use some improvement and is clearly fake. Something else that I find challenging is understanding the difference between some of the tools and adjustments. For example adjusting levels seems very similar to me as adjusting the brightness? I don’t quite understand the subtle differences or when it is best to use one adjustment or tool over another. I need to do some additional research / reading to understand that.
4. How could your submission be improved?
I think I may have done too much to some of the photos. Less might be more but I was experimenting. Again I could have done a better job of cropping both the full image and the thumbnails for the web portfolio.
5. How could the professor improve the assignment for the next class?
Perhaps going more in depth regarding what I mentioned above, understanding the difference between those adjustments or tools that seem to have similar effects on the photos.
6. How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?
These skills will definitely serve me in my work as I work a lot with creating marketing materials and managing website contact. I now have some additional skills to optimize photos for both print and the web.
7. How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?
All the demos you provided in class helped to give me some ideas about what I might do with my photos.