Reflection
I thought overall this project was really fun. I liked using different tools to create the collage I thought best suited my time at La Salle using my chosen images. I first went around the school and took pictures, trying to take some from each part. My main goal was to show in my pictures how much I enjoyed everything at school during my four years. After taking the pictures I uploaded them to my folder, and then picked and chose which I felt best represented the mood of my collage. Instead of using a lot of pictures from the server, I only took one, and the rest of my pictures were either from Facebook or the camera. Next came putting the pictures on the background, and picture of La Salle’s campus. I chose the pictures and put them all on the background, then arranging them the way I wanted. I originally had a different photoshop design with a different background, but midway through I decided to change it and go with my current one. After cutting and changing the effects on the pictures, I was able to set the pictures in the order that I felt best suited the background. I wanted the viewers of this collage to be able to see that in my background of the school’s campus, the pictures weren’t on the school. I wanted to keep the school part of the background visible to show that even though I’m a senior, the school will always mean a lot to me. I thought it would be cool to order the pictures like a border, with some overlapping others. I also decided to change the opacity levels on a few pictures to make the collage look cooler. I remember using the opacity tool for my sports illustrated cover project and I liked how that turned out so I figured I’d try it again and I liked my results. I also added in some text, ending it with a picture that says a phrase I thought fit the collage well. I decided to use the warp text tool and it came out well. Overall, this project was a great way to show me and others how much fun I had at La Salle and how I’ll always remember and appreciate my time here. Seeing how the other seniors reacted to their project was cool as well, and I think everyone got the feel that this was our last chance to make a big project that was our own before we graduate.
