In this week’s session, we start a new chapter in our CST1160 journey with Dr. Sameer Kishore taking over from Dr. Judhi. With this change comes a fresh perspective on emerging technology by media literacy—a subject that allows us to critically access, analyze, and creatively manipulate various forms of media. This week’s assignment took an unexpected yet delightful turn with Dr. Sameer’s dog, Sujhi, as our test subject.
Dr. Sameer introduced us to the basic concepts of media literacy, explaining that it’s not just about consuming media but also about understanding how media is created and modified. Our homework requires us to put these ideas into practice by editing an image of Sujhi. We used editing tools like Photoshop (or its browser-based alternative, Photopea) to:
A significant shift in our assignment delivery is now the requirement to upload our work directly to our blogs. This change not only reinforces our understanding of media creation but also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a professional online presence.
Sujhi’s original picture
Sujhi’s picture after changing the lighting level along with the saturation levels to make it look like an HDR image
Sujhi’s picture after I used an AI tool to enlarge the image and create the background scenery.
Using the AI tool to enlarge the image had significantly degraded the quality so I used another AI tool to enhance the image and thus upscale it.