Thursday, January 25, 2007

Blog #4-Newsletters

I am excited to learn how to do newsletters with photoshop. I have had some experience with newsletters but not in conjuction with photoshop. What I mainly do is type the information I need and then do a cut and paste (physically with scissors and glue) and then run the amount of copies I need. I know learning to do my regular newsletters or announcements with photoshop will cut the production in half. I will have everything at my finger tips. I will need a little help with croping and making the words fit with the picture because not all the images are going to go from left to right. This way makes the finish product look much cleaner and visually appealing because you can google different clip art and insert.
I must say that I am starting to some what understand photoshop, some. It is not as bad as the first day/project. I am glad that Fawn is patient enough to explain things that I don't understand.

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Blog #3-Photoshop editing

Of course, I am still having trouble with photoshop. I am still not able to get my projects done at home because the program will not install correctly on my computer. So I am having to send myself pictures via email and do some handy work at the computer lab.
I don't know if I will be using photoshop professionally. I work for the Department of Transportation and they do all of their image work in a specific office. If there is a flyer that needs to be put together, they have a specific office that handles that. The only way I can see me using photoshop is for my sorority for flyers or with the high school that I volunteer at. I am going to try some editing for the Dublin Scioto because in about two and a half months they are going to be performing in a talent show (I am putting together their routine) and I want to have a group picture of the steppers on the flyer.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Blog #2-Photshop Nightmare

I am having the worst trouble figuring out how to use photoshop. I did as I was instructed and everything was fine when I was in the computer lab. But as soon as I took the file home and downloaded it to my computer it did not want to work for me. I am kind of glad that I am taking this course because againg I am using programs that I would never use and now I am getting some exposure to them. Even thought I won't be an expert at the end of the quarter (LOL)!! It is just frustrating!
For my images I choose my nephew Kalen. I think that he looks like a chocolate teddy bear so I put his head on the teddy bears body. I did not fit perfectly because in his picture he had on a jacket and I could not crop the collar out. But if you had not seen his picture before you would think that it belong there.
My second image I used the beach as the background and I put a pair of legs and a whale tale on the shore to make it seem like they were washed in by the waves. I also put some comments.
My last image was that of a lake with a forest in the background but I put a UFO in the sky saying "take me to your leader". All of my images were not that clean and I am still learning how to make them neat but it is hard when the photoshop program does not work at home and I have to sit in the computer lab for hours.
But I got them done!!!! Hopefully they look ok.

Monday, January 8, 2007

Blog #1-Proper Introduction

My name is Chevon and this is the second class that I have had with Fawn. My major is Technicnal Education and Corporate Training. I am returning student and pursuing my second bachelors and plan on going to get my masters in Workforce Development and Human Resoources. I don't know what else there is to say........except that my favorite music group is 112!!!!!!!!!!!! They are the best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Introduction

Hello!