Before Photoshop, which, in my world existed recently, before this past September, I was not able to manipulate any picture any more than the example given above, with scissors, tape or glue. In the picture above, I am looking exotic, even though I have not yet visited Hawaii , but it is not the same effect as Photoshop. There is something artificial about this picture, and yet Photoshop can make everything so real. It is also more messy to cut paper, there is clean up. Photoshop is very neat, there is nothing to clean up on your table, your hands don't get messy, there are no dried up blobs of glue to scape off later.
My daughter took the Photoshop class at the WAM a few years ago and I was amazed at what she had learned. She kept practicing and one time manipulated a picture of her face until it was only darks and white, looking just wonderful (she still uses this as her Facebook image from time to time). Another time she cut out the image of a friend and had him traveling all over the world, seeing the pyramids, the mountains, etc. From my observations, I was liking what I saw and realized she was having more fun than I was! My daughter-in-law is a cracker jack with the computer and Photoshop, she also has way more fun than me! I knew I needed to jump on the bandwagon.
With Thanksgiving being right around the corner, I am feeling thankful that I am in my own Photoshop class and learning so very much. I have created one picture that has me very excited, and I plan to put it in the student exhibit. The unveiling in my blog will be soon, but I want to wait until after Thanksgiving, since I don't want any interruptions in my process, and I want to take time to talk about this wonderful holiday on that day.
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