Joshua's Image Editing Project

My image editing project was an attempt to show a decision we make everyday, but in our lifetime; that’s deciding whether we want to do good or bad. My photo was supposed to show two roads. One leading to God ( good ) or the Devil ( bad ). Throughout this project I had hoped to learn how to edit pictures and to step out of the box and be more creative or artistic. I was struggling a lot throughout this project. The first struggle was getting my mind to realize that it’s not that hard if I would just try. I’m not artistic at all, so I automatically thought I would fail. I got over that thought when Ms. Hertz let me know it’s about perfection, it’s about a lesson. I like to learn, so it was easy for me to adapt to that. Another problem I went through while completing this project, was the software. I was using the wrong software for the first 3 checkpoints so it was hard, and not until the 4th one Mrs. Hertz noticed it when I kept telling her how complicated it was, she had to see why. The old software wasn’t so much hard to understand, but it was very limited. I had big expectations for myself, and I couldn’t do nearly what I wanted. There were very few limitations on the correct software, but it was hard to use. I realized that was okay, because that’s why I’m doing the project; to learn it. My project didn’t turn out how I seen it in the beginning but I believe with the knowledge of the software I gained during this project, if we had to do it again, I would do way better. A failure in the process that I encountered was using my time wisely. We had a week in-between every checkpoint, but I was trying to do the most without enough time. I

overcame this challenge by just lowering my goals and expectations which isn’t a bad thing. I just had to adapt to the time. Throughout the completion of the project, I learned how to use the software on a basic level good enough to edit a photo. I’ve learned about myself also, that I expect myself to be good at everything I do and it’s okay to not be. Also that I have to handle myself better under pressure. I felt like when it was time for the deadlines I would get mad at myself for not having something perfect to present and that made me miss a deadline because I felt like it wasn’t good enough. If I was to do this project again, I would handle my time better and take advantage of my free time if I want to meet or exceed expectations. That’s a tip I would have for someone completing this project, have a dated plan and use your time wisely.