Before I took this class, I wasn’t aware of the different types of graphics that allow images to become what they are today. After watching videos and reading articles, I can now say I know the difference between an image that has been created by Vector Graphics and an image that has been created through Raster Graphics.

Raster images are composed with tiny pixels that are formed together. When looking at these images from afar, these pixels can make the image very smooth and clean to the viewer. However, when the image is being examined from very close up, the pixels will begin to show and make the image rougher and the quality of the photo begins to fade. According to Shutterstock.com, Raster images are to be best used in photography and digital applications and the most common tool to use to edit Raster images is Adobe Photoshop.

Vector images are made up of different mathematical paths that make it very limited with how much you want to do with the image. However, unlike Raster images, Vector images when looked at very closely still maintain the same quality instead of the quality becoming worse. Shutterstock.com also states that the best time to use a Vector image is when a company may need to rework or create a logo to help brand themselves. Vector images also can be worked on through Adobe Illustrator and Sketch, and although you don’t use Adobe Photoshop for Vector images as much, you don’t run into the problem of scaling the photo to make it look clean. I also looked at a video from Sticker Mule on YouTube, they have 4.2 thousand subscribers, and according to them it is best to use Vector images when it comes to printing images out rather than Raster Images as well.  If you have a problem with the Vector image, resort to the highest resolution Raster image instead.

After learning about both images, I think its clear to say that I am more of a Vector image person rather than a Raster image person for the simple fact that the image is way cleaner in all aspects then a Raster image. Yes, it may be more work to do, but at the end of the day I would prefer the best possible quality in a photo that I can get.

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vUG2AbZTnI

I have taken all of the recommendations from my viewers into consideration, and decided I definitely need to spruce up my collage.  My collage needed to be more fun for views and to tie in my sports theme.  Giving it a bit of a youth look helped bring my story to life.  I feel the new background has made my collage pop and the viewers will see my passion for sports, more importantly football.  I decided to update my background with a look that I am very familiar with as well.

When I played football in High School, the cheerleaders and community really did much of decorating in our school hallways and through our town as well. We actually had the back ground of my collage on our school floor when we walked into our high school. Our main hallway was carpeted with the same field background that I choose to update my collage with.  I went back and looked through some of my old photos to get a better idea on how to make this collage fun for my views and bring the fire from my high school years back to life.  I feel the background also emphasizes a youth’s perspective for sports and brings completes my story.  

As I have said before, sports is a lifestyle and it teaches us many life lessons that we can use on and off the field to help become better individuals as we walk through the challenge of life. My passion is sports and I hope to someday become very relevant in the sports world because that’s the goal I am chasing. Although I don’t play anymore and it’s said to say, I still want to be around the game that I called my life for 11 years and add a little more fun to it as well. Basketball, baseball, football and more, I love these sports so much and can’t wait to contribute to them when I’m done at Kent State.

Photo Collection

The reason why I chose these photos is simple, sports is a lifestyle. Kids are taught when they are young to always give their best effort. In the world of sports, if you don’t give everything you have, then why do you deserve to play? In this case however, these athletes/coach have given so much to their respected sports of interest, that it paid off  in the long run. All of these photos show pure emotion and with sports you can be proud of your goals that you either achieve when you put your mind to it. From crying in happiness after pulling a miracle, to smiling after you finally win the biggest accomplishment of your career to finally getting drafted to the biggest level in the world. Emotion and sports are a huge reason why so many people love to watch, play and even just be apart of something great in the making. Sports aren’t just games we observe and interact with in our free time, but instead is a lifestyle that we all love to be apart of. 

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