Internet marketing lab day with Adobe Photoshop
Posted By Lauren Labrecque ~ 28th September 2011
Today in class we covered Adobe Photoshop fundamentals. Students were acclimated to the software- we covered topics such as resizing, cropping, layers, and filters. In addition to Adobe Photoshop, we discussed differences of digital image file types (e.g., .jpg, .gif, .tiff) and copyright issues. Copyright on the web is an important topic, which is often ignored or misunderstood. Many students fail to realize that images found using Google’s image search (or another search engine) often lack clear copyright information, which may lead to potential legal issues such as this one. Many of these images may be copyrighted and therefore cannot be used without the owner’s explicit permission. Even if an image doesn’t have a copyright notice, it is still protected under copyright law. Oftentimes, owners will gladly allow others to use the image with attribution. In order to avoid any legal confrontations, it’s always best to ask permission before using any materials found online.
There are many websites specifically designed for sharing and offer clear copyright information. These sites vary in terms of charges—some are free, others offer images for a small one-time fee as low as $1, while others offer images with more complicated licensing fees.
The class visited a number of these sites including the following:
