Adobe Photoshop

I learned two things stand out in my mind from the tutorials. When you are placing an importing an image from Adbobe Photoshop into Indesign put first put a frame box on the page then go to file place and select the file from the appropriate file. Then once it is in the frame go to Object then select filter size. Another thing I learned was that in Photoshop all that you have to do is click on w (or option w) and the brush size will change.
The video that I found most helpful was the video on making selections because even though I use Adobe Photoshop often I have never really used that tool.
I thought that the presenter Terry White was the best presenter as his voice had an even tone, went a good pace and I could not find anything in his presentation that annoyed me.

Adobe Indesign

I learned that when using both the selection and direction if you click on the corners and drag the whole shape will change in relation. I also learned that to select an object behind another object you must command select on the object. In order to group or ungroup a selection once the action has already occurred double click with the selection arrow. The thing that stands out the most in my mind is that when you are editing text in any capacity you can make it set it up so that if you set it in paragraph or character styles it will be uniform in the same area you wish to work in. I learned that it does not matter whether or not you are in the same text space for captions that have numbering because CS3 has changed from previous editions and will know allow you to carry the numbering over.
The video concerning working with text styles was the most helpful because I think that will be one of the aspects that I may use the most.
I think that the presenter who had the clearest speaking style was Terry White. The presenter Anne-Marie Concepcion did not have a serious speaking voice for me and I felt my self wandering and had to force myself to pay attention.

photobucket journal reflection

When I did this project I had a print out of the elements and principles of Art handout next to me on my desk as a reference to help me choose which photos on my computer fulfilled the criteria. I then uploaded the photos to Photobucket and had the program play a slideshow. It was an easy program to figure out all I had to do was upload my photos, then choose an album to create a slideshow. This was my first experience using Photobucket because I was never interested or had a reason in sharing my photos online, besides an occasional profile picture on Facebook. I can see how this may be useful in an art classroom as you could assign students to create their own album for a project similar to this or in a photography class, this could also be of use in a yearbook class.

logo project helpful web site

I found a website that focuses on providing tutorials on how to make logos in adobe illustrator and some tips on how to start the design process on making a logo and what are some requirements on what constitutes a successful logo. I will use this website when I have some questions on how to do edit text and editing an project in adobe illustrator.
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/15-excellent-logo-design-tutorials-using-illustrator/

Adobe illustrator

Almost everything I watched was new to me. I had not really used Adobe illustrator before and this was helpful. I noticed that some of the applications wee similar in the manner that they were used in Adobe Photoshop. I found out how to use the type on a path tool- I knew it was possible to wrap around text on an object, but did not know the specifics. I learned how to use the advance settings for the shape, line, pencil, and eraser tools. Previously, I did not know that you could click on one spot and then determine your measurements for the object you are creating.

There were two videos that were helpful above the rest to me: selecting and manipulating objects and creating type on a path. I thought that selecting and manipulating objects is a key video to understand because if you master the concepts in that video then you can use them when learning the tools by applying what you just learned with experimentation. The creating type on a path was helpful in that it was different from a regular tutorial on a tool and taught me something I would not be able to easily find out by myself.

I found that the first presenter (videos 1-6) had a clearer voice and better diction. I think that in his videos scenarios that could come up were explained in better depth.

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http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-take-portraits-19-portrait-photography-tutorials
This website would be useful for teaching students useful techniques on taking successful portrait photographs. I would either have the students look at this website for a webquest assignment or lesson or I might copy and paste sections of the website into word to give the students a handout before they are let loose on their assignment.

PowerPoint

I found out how to print slide presentations in black and white and how to control the printing size and layout of notes that I would want to print. I used the website for help on PowerPoint 2008 for Macs that Professor provided the link to and I looked under the print and handout section. I would use this information to help me provide handout notes on an artist that I am teaching a lesson around or on in. To resize the notes/text boxes in a simple step you only have to go to View, then Master, then Notes Master, edit your notes, and lastly click on Normal under the view menu. To print your presentation in black and white, go to File, then Print, then Show Quick Preview Box, then click on the Output pop-up menu, then click on Grayscale/Black & White, lastly click on Print.