Week 5: The Wonders of Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a computer application that can allow a user to change an image in almost any imaginable way or create a new image using an extended library of tools. In class we went over the process of using layers to generate an image based upon using tools in the application to generate a background while applying text boxes and altering ready-to use images of athletic shoes. This is just one of the many demonstrations of the fascinating and seemingly endless possibilities of photo editing available via Photoshop. The following images are of a box containing the software:



The picture of the Photoshop container is even designed to let the consumer imagine the editing possibilities. The image, taken from Adobe Photoshop CS2, shows color effects and is just inviting in general. The fact that a simple feather could look interesting speaks volumes of Photoshop.



The picture of the application of Photoshop being used, taken from Graphics and More! Online store courtesy of Google Images, is very relatable to the topic as it is a pure demonstration of the software and shows the materials and tools as the user would see them.



The final image is of a Photoshop text effect which I believe is so interesting that I would like to hopefully incorporate it into my Visual Literacy Project in some way. This is just an example of how layers and text effects through using Photoshop can create many visually stimulating pieces. The image comes from a Photoshop Text Tutorial at http://psdtuts.s3.amazonaws.com/145_Text_Overlay/large.jpg.

Photoshop is an incredibly useful application. As a Public Relations major, it commonly applies to common activities such as doing an advertising campaign, running a publication, or creating a brochure or media kit. Applications that provide assistance in creative and media arts are very applicable to this field of study. All in all, Photoshop opens doors for many fields. It may be complicated, difficult to master or even time-consuming to learn, however the benefits of using the application easily outweigh the costs.