Cropped Image

This is the cropped photo, which completely changes the denotative meaning of the original form of the pictured advertisement. The original ad, was for Dr. Pepper and how it can be an escape or a break from life. After I cropped the image it not looks like an advertisement to take a tropical vacation. In Practices of Looking, it states that our awareness of the subjective nature of imaging is in constant tension with the legacy of objectivity that clings to the cameras and machines that produce images today, even as the increasing availability of digital imaging software makes the alteration of photographs both easy and widespread. This supports the myth of photographic truth.

My Second Medium Collage

Twitter is another example of a medium. Its content is the ability to post what you are doing at any time on the webpage. As you can see from my collage some of the posts made are in different languages, which means that twitter is popularly used all over the world. It helps friends, family, and co-workers keep in touch.

Photoshop as a Medium

The content of photoshop would be all the editing tools it offers. A few examples of this are the magic wand, the spot healing brush, and the red-eye remover. The message of photoshop is to be able to edit and fix pictures, whether its for personal or business reasons.

Questions/Updates

While creating my collage, I wish I could of found more pictures of all different types of people using a computer. Also I wanted to make it more of a collage with more pictures.

McLuhan Medium Collage

The medium I chose was AOL Instant Messenger. The content of AOL Instant Messenger is a buddy list, which is a list of all your contacts that you can Instant Message. The message is the ability for people to stay in contact no matter where they are in the world. AOL Instant Messenger is a simple and easy way to keep in touch with friends and family.

Media Mediums

AOL Instant Messenger


MONSTER.COM

TWITTER.COM