assignment 6

here's my first draft of a business card, i'm thinking about adding some things to it, so if i do I'll post the new one!

assignment 5!

to edit this first beauty i used the quick selection tool to select the two photo-bombers and that created a new layer, deleted that layer and then i clone stamped the beach and the water. Then i used hue/saturation to make the water and sky look sweet and then I turned the contrast up and used the eraser tool to make me look normal after the contrast was way up. I also blurred the weird vein that was strained in my neck. the end. oh and i cropped it. the end.




second photo was blur tool, black and white, eraser, and hue/saturation color work.

readings 3 response

my favorite reading was the MediaShift article on branding yourself as a journalist! The google article was really interesting, I had no idea that they were collecting all that information, although I must say I'm not shocked. I like the idea of students creating their own personal course plans to become better educated in a specific field of interest. In the Journalism world of today we know that it's nearly impossible to get a solid job without published work. I think finding a specific niche and getting educated in that area, is very smart. I agree that investing in a domain name is a smart and solid investment that will last a long time, especially in the field of PR and Journalism.

shamrock

photoshop assignment!

this is my great new photoshop assignment!

readings two

I liked these reading a lot more than last weeks, just because resumes are something everyone needs to know how to do. I liked what the article said about stating your achievements rather than your responsibilites, and that promotions are the best form of an achievement. I always put "references available upon request" in my resume and it was such a good point that it's implied. Of course you wouldn't refuse to give them references if they asked. I also thought it was interesting how the first article talked about embedding the html version into the email you send to hr, I've never thought of taking that approach or making your blogs, profiles, etc. hyperlinked so they can go directly to them. I can see how this would definitely set you apart from other candidates.

readings one response

After completing the first set of readings I'd say i took the most from the rules of netiquette reading. I'm a very frequent user of the internet, and it's so true when you're applying for jobs, facebook-ing, emailing a professor, or writing a blog post for online journalism there are very different etiquette rules that need to be followed. Often I've received and seen posts from others who were inappropriate, YELLING AT ME LIKE THIS, or using improper grammar in a professional setting. I think most internet users could use a little brush up on proper netiquette. The internet is such a professional communication connection, it's gotten to a point where offending someone over poor netiquette could lose you a job or contract. It's worth it to know what's proper in what settings!

hello....again?

This is a different kind of blog,
this is my brand new professional blog.

I'll be writing on this for my wonderful online journalism class, and for just about anything else i find professional and wonderful, including my resume and maybe some stories of professional experience.