Photoshop, getting to grips...

Finally I can safely say that I have gotten to grips with Photoshop and feel comfortable to be left alone with the software to explore the tools and manipulate images. Yay!

After a long while, and with the help of a certain 'Ian Gardner', I feel much more at ease with said software. Post production is quite honestly my weakest point in the media. As I have stated many times throughout my blog, I was rather scared and had a tendency to shy away from the many buttons and tools to hand. I know now however, that it is just a case of easing yourself into it at your own pace and really getting to grips in using the software by playing around with it yourself and by also learning through the help of online videos.

As 10% of our final grade for the module 'Beyond The Camera' is to use Photoshop to manipulate a series of images to create an illusion, I therefore created a piece of work on my Mac yesterday that I can honestly say I am very happy with. The funny thing is is that after all this time of panicking and shying away from the software, I found myself not wanting to pull myself away and so wanted to carry on through the night working on more images! Im really happy, even though it may sound ridiculous because lets be honest, it's not rocket science, but I now have the comfort of knowing that when it comes to using After Effects in the next assignment, I will have a much better and clearer understanding of some tools and where to begin!

Have a little look at the image I have manipulated below. It is the image I am using for my assignment.
This took me a few hours as I had to source one image online, the other images I used were all my own. They are ones that I took when out for a walk around the St James' Gardens in Liverpool where I found a wonderful arch that I wanted to use as the 'window' effect. The idea behind the image I have created is that of another world. I wanted to create something that you would look at as if you are looking through a window into a world you would call perfect, or perhaps looking through a window into the past or even a dream. Well, however you want to look at it, here it is.

My finished piece

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