For my image, I am showing the before and after to showcase the differences. I wanted the picture to look weathered and older than it was. I blurred some of the trees and changed the coloring to make it appear older. I also curved the sides of the pictures which were what printed pictures looked like when I was a kid.
I can see utilizing photo editing programs for high school students taking photography and art classes. It gives them an expansive look at how technology can affect art. I also find that I will use these photo editing tools in my current position for the printed materials that we produce including a magazine, annual report and invitations/flyers. It would be beneficial for students to explore these options for potential future use in their career or academics.
Also, I can see programming like this in a makerspace area of a library to encourage creativity as well as technological usage. A drama class could photo editing to create a program for their Shakespeare play or an Environmental Science class could use photo editing to create a flyer about reducing carbon emissions. A picture can draw people in and teaching students the art of photo editing can be a useful, creative and fun tool for many applications.
We have a Makerspace in our library as well, and I agree that this would be a great tie-in.
I love the idea of having this opportunity in a Maker Space- I never thought of that! I like the way you edited this photo to look like it was taken at a different time. Great job!
I like that you included both photographs so that we could see the differences between them. I can definitely see using these tools to make flyers and other items more eye-catching!
True on the makerspace observation, but I just had to comment on the actual photo editing you did. That second one really does have the character of an older photo–the coloring, that orange-ish wash, is apparent all over my photo albums from the ’70s and early ’80s. You convinced me!
– AnnaLisa
I agree with the statement about high school students, also yearbook students. I did yearbook in high school and had no clue about licensing or editing tools outside of adobe photoshop which was not very user friendly.
We will be building a makerspace in our school library this coming year. I tend to think of “stuff” we will need: legos, keva blocks, art supplies, etc… but I love the idea of different computer programs in this case photo editing tools as part of the makerspace. Well done!