2. BLOGGING
• I enjoy blogging, and I have roughly six years of experience
creating blogs.
• For this latest blog, called “Pillars of the Past,” I have narrowed
upon a historical focus for the content I publish there.
• This played a key role in how I organized the images and
compositional style of the blog.
• For instance, I have chosen to create a collage of famous
historical images for the background.
• For these images, I chose all black and white photographs to
avoid clashing colors.
• The color of the text is somewhat subdued and professional, with
my “About Me” photo showing a similar desire for formality.
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4. BLOGGING (CONT.)
ADVICE AND TOOL UTILIZAITON:
1. Stay consistent : Be sure to update your blog regularly in
order to keep your audience interested and engaged. You can
see how much daily traffic you have received by following My
Blogs/Stats/Overview
2. Do your research : If you’re writing about current events, try
to be completely up to date on the issue before posting.
Opinions and interest areas may change quickly, its best to
stay on top of them.
3. Compositional Purpose : Try to make your blog’s
composition and design match the purpose of your blog. Be
formal if you need to be professional, but make it as fun and
exciting as the topic allows.
5. BLOGGING (CONT.)
ADVICE AND TOOL UTILIZAITON:
• Always add pictures to keep posts interesting by clicking on the
insert image icon while creating a new post.
6. PHOTOSHOP
• So far I have enjoyed using Photoshop more than
anything else in class so far. Its very fun to play
with, and has many options and settings to
discover and explore.
• I’ve found that Photoshop has been a very useful
tool for adding images to my blog. It allows me to
enhance my photos and pictures to a point where
they are far more presentable on a public level.
7. PHOTOSHOP
ADVICE AND TOOL UTILIZAITON:
• Quick Selection Tool : This tool is extremely useful in singling out
the background of an image, or a certain component of the picture.
• It can be found here:
8. PHOTOSHOP
ADVICE AND TOOL UTILIZAITON:
• Contrast and Saturation : By using the quick selection
tool, you can specify specific objects to change the
saturation (vibrancy of color), and the contrast (amount
of black as opposed to gray in the image). These options
can help make certain areas of your image stand out
much more, and alters where a viewer’s eye will focus
on.
