Task 14 - Impacts of Photoshop

Photoshop can have a huge effect on society, both negative and positive. In this post I will explore aspects of both and draw a conclusion on whether Photoshop is a tool for the betterment of the Music Industry or a hindrance.

The Positives

1. The positive effects of photoshop are mainly beneficial for the magazines themselves rather than the consumers, but i'm not going to say that it isn't all bad for the consumers.
2. The music magazines have a more attractive cover and that makes the magazine sell better, which means more money.
3. It can make celebrities look like goddesses and give them a lot of great publicity.
4. The consumer has something nice to look at also.

The Negatives

1. The consumer is given a false idea of what woman look like and that gives them unreachable goals.
2. This can lead to anorexic girls and men with high expectations of woman that are unrealistic.
3. Celebrities can also be negatively impacted by this, the public can get a perception of what they look like when they completely different.

My View

I believe that photoshop is a great tool and no restrictions should be placed upon it as I am completely against censorship of any kind. But I would like a note on the cover that informs us that the image has been altered. Perhaps even just a symbol, like the recyclable symbol.        

                  

Task 13 - Photoshop Challenge

My teacher has just given me a challenge for this lesson. The challenge is to design a cover for a 50 Cent, Susan Boyle album. Yes... you read right. Susan Boyle and 50 Cent. Here's what I came up with.

The only way that I could envision this working is to play it completely serious or take it as a complete joke. Since my teachers would have a problem with me taking my coursework as a joke I choose the serious approach. I am quite happy with how it turned out, if I would do it again then I would use a better picture of Susan Boyle. 

Task 12 - More

I wanted to do another one so here it is...

and it becomes...

Task 12 - Photoshop Introduction

Unlike a lot of people on this course, I have actually used Photoshop before so it isn't really that hard for me to  pick it up and go. Although the iMacs that we are using in school infuriate me to all hell because a lot of the shortcuts aren't what they should be. He is some thing I created to show what Photoshop can be used for.

I have combined these two images...

To create...

Task 11 - Music Magazine Cover Analysis

This is my analysis of a music magazine cover.