Saturday, April 18, 2020
Double Exposure
Well, it certainly hasn't been as simple a quarantine as I hoped, that's for sure. Not being able to see my friends or family at home has been the biggest blow for me more than anything. I still keep in contact with all of them via phone and email but I just feel this odd disconnection in everything now. It feels like it's so much harder to find ways to go about my day when I can't physically interact with anything. I think "frustrated and overwhelmed" would be the way to describe it.
Friday, February 28, 2020
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Blog 3 - The Impact of Photoshop
As a general rule, I believe photoshop to be an artistic tool of incredible importance. Even just taking the ability to completely change photographs away, Photoshop has proven to be very influential in allowing for an entirely new genre of art. Perhaps more importantly, it's presented in a way that anyone can create art of their own, and entirely without the need of canvas or paper.
That being said, the ability to manipulate images is as dangerous as it is revolutionary. As mentioned in the article from Huffpost the use of doctored images in both physical and digital media is widespread and, perhaps more importantly, often goes without a disclaimer to inform the viewer that the image they see isn't real. This has made the spread of misinformation via news sites and propagandists very easy and accessible.
However, I do feel that the majority of supposed issues caused by Photoshop are misplacing the blame. While I do believe that organized media has a responsibility to avoid misleading its readers, I think much more responsibility lies with the individual to not treat media as irrefutable fact. Even now, I think more and more people are learning to treat media with a sense of skepticism.
The picture below is of me, after I ran it through a filter on my phone, then used a spot healing brush down the face starting from my hair. I thought the result was interesting.
That being said, the ability to manipulate images is as dangerous as it is revolutionary. As mentioned in the article from Huffpost the use of doctored images in both physical and digital media is widespread and, perhaps more importantly, often goes without a disclaimer to inform the viewer that the image they see isn't real. This has made the spread of misinformation via news sites and propagandists very easy and accessible.
However, I do feel that the majority of supposed issues caused by Photoshop are misplacing the blame. While I do believe that organized media has a responsibility to avoid misleading its readers, I think much more responsibility lies with the individual to not treat media as irrefutable fact. Even now, I think more and more people are learning to treat media with a sense of skepticism.
The picture below is of me, after I ran it through a filter on my phone, then used a spot healing brush down the face starting from my hair. I thought the result was interesting.
Blog 2 - Dreams
Personally, I believe that dreams are the essence of the sense of purpose that we give ourselves. More than anything I think dreams exist to keep us focused on our goals by allowing us to envision "what could be" so long as we keep working hard at it.
As for coincidence, I certainly would say it exists. I never liked the idea of "fate" since it often seems used as justification for defeatism. I think just about every aspect of our lives has a sense of "randomness" to it, at least as far as we can prepare for things. I think our personal choices tend to manipulate the events and people we encounter in life, and people often mistake that for fate.
I think memory is like a dream in that it often holds significance to us, whether it be consciously or unconsciously. I've always held a fair amount of stock in the idea that people tend to remember what they want to remember, for better or for worse. I believe that, like dreams, recurring memories are often an indicator or reminder of what's important to us.
As for coincidence, I certainly would say it exists. I never liked the idea of "fate" since it often seems used as justification for defeatism. I think just about every aspect of our lives has a sense of "randomness" to it, at least as far as we can prepare for things. I think our personal choices tend to manipulate the events and people we encounter in life, and people often mistake that for fate.
I think memory is like a dream in that it often holds significance to us, whether it be consciously or unconsciously. I've always held a fair amount of stock in the idea that people tend to remember what they want to remember, for better or for worse. I believe that, like dreams, recurring memories are often an indicator or reminder of what's important to us.
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