Photoshop: How it distorts perceptions of beauty.
I have a seriuos case of Mondayitis today. So tired, so unmotivated. Oh well. Today the lecture was on Current Emerging Technologies and photoshop (yet not much was mentioned on photoshop). At the start of the lecture, Adam showed us a clip about how photoshop can be used to create and distort an image. It was actually really facinating watching the image of an ordinary looking girl be altered into something people see as "beautiful". Not only does the clip show that makeup and a hairstyle can make someone look beautiful, but the complete altering of the image can do the same thing. The clip proved to me that the so-called beautiful images we see in magazines and billboards are not that perfect, and are most likely digitally enhanced. If you are interested, the clip is at this site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT4dpFpiTgk."No wonder our perception of beauty is so distorted"
The lecture went on to the topic of:
What are some current applications that will impact our lives?
- MSN and ICQ - instant messengers
- Portable Audio and Podcasting
- Peer to peer and filesharing
- Voice over IP (VoIP) and Voice Chat
Addiction to Technology
Also in the lecture today the topic of addiction to technology was brought up. The question, what makes the addiction was asked. This question was answered with the fact that humans are so connected with the internet, and it allows them to be connected to easily with other people like them. Technology is so accessable, and many people these days would rather be online than watch TV. People can get news and information much easier online and faster than waiting 6pm for the nightly news. People are able to download T.V shows, instead of watching it.
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