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3 take-aways from readings

1. Digital image editing most readily reminds me of a painting by James Rosenquist titled, F-111, 1964-65.  In this painting, Rosenquist combines and layers an assortment of imagery on 23 canvases covering 10 x 86’.  A U.S. Air force F-111 plane extends from one side to the other amidst cropped images such as a tire, light bulbs, spaghetti, etc.  Today, artists and virtually anyone can combine imagery with Adobe Photoshop on a computer.  Lankshear and Knobel recognize Photoshop as an efficient way to remix images by layering and editing (102).

2. I would like to hear more from Peppler about the changes in “aesthetics and genres of photography today” (34).  With the advancement of smart phones, virtually anyone can take a photograph effortlessly on Auto Focus.  While many skilled photographers use Manual Focus and make their photograph by adjusting various settings, anyone can use an iPhone to take a sharp photograph.  Digital cameras allow people to do more with their photographs, but smart phones remain easily accessible and receive ample attention.

3. Frazel introduces Audacity, a sound editing software, as one of her many tools to create a digital story (84).  While I am fairly unfamiliar with this type of software, I would like to learn more about integrating audio remixing into the classroom.  While I would not want to take time away from teaching another medium such as painting, I could ask students to remix music at home using Audacity to make playlists for class.

                                                             F-111,1964-65