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Blog 5: Memey



I think we can all agree with Kanye right now...
Step 1: Inspiration
I chose to do this as my meme because this is how I feel everyday past mid-November. Walking to class at 7:45 a.m. suddenly feels like I'm charging through a blizzard, my lips are chapped, and I need to wear multiple jackets/sweaters to maintain a functioning body temperature. 

Step 2: Photos

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I chose Kanye West because he is known to possess a "pissed off" look in many of his photos. I thought his facial expression accurately portrayed how I feel when it drops below 60 degrees. I also feel like I'm living in photo #2 when I'm walking around campus towards the end of fall semester and at the beginning of spring semester, despite the fact there has yet to be a single snowflake in High Point, NC.

 Step 3: Editing!
                                                                                       

I downloaded my photos and opened them in Photoshop. Once I imported them into Photoshop, I immediately created a new layer on both images. By using the quick selection tool, I was able to eliminate the background of Kanye's photo and solely focus on him. I made the mistake of accidentally removing him, but was able to fix it by reverting my image. From there, I converted my image into a smart image and dragged it into the snow photo. By utilizing the youtube video, "Scaling, skewing, and rotating with Free Transform," I was able to proportionally adjust Kanye into the scene. I zoomed into his face and noticed some darker pixels around his head that was causing an inaccurate photo, so I went back to the other image and feathered them out using the paintbrush tool. It removed the halo looking pixels and outlined his head better. I then inserted text by clicking the text box tool and typed in my phrase. 





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