My header image of choice is a frame of sunglasses, and inside of the sunglasses are another pair of sunglasses, giving a lens effect. Sunglasses are on for some of life’s most exciting, joyous and blissful moments, and the second pair of sunglasses on the inside exemplify the pure life that we see through the lenses. My viewers will be able to grasp the topic from the start without even taking a glance at any words. People can see that my blog has to do with sunglasses trends and it is quite literally repeated in the header. My blog is geared toward fashion lovers and people who have an interest in trends. Sunglasses trends change based off of time period, age, demographic, and of course preference. My header explicitly states what my blog is about and it should draw people to the rest of the entirety of the blog.

My source images were found from google and flickr. I am most definitely able to reuse the image I chose from google for the heaer because under our settings I was able to manipulate the search to offer non commercial reuse with modification.In terms of flickr, I chose an image that was Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).

In his article “Inside Photoshop”, Manovich hones in on editing and techniques. We are able to choose the width and height of a frame and programs cater to the needs of our layouts. When I created my header, I truly utilized the program’s functions to be able to create a convenient space for me. I needed to create a layer affect with the glasses, and this feature allowed me to do so. When it finally came together, I was pleased with the ability to make two separate pictures come together.

Davidson’s single layered bitmaps were not the same as the two images offered in the header I created. It was not done in one layer rather than two.The header created with the sunglasses allows for two layers to play a part in the whole picture. My photos are combined at a certain point but are still transparent, so the viewer can see they are separate. Technically, the header itself is one layer, but in my own work two are very clear due to translucence.

Image 1: Background

“Sunglasses” by: PNG Images https://pngimg.com/uploads/sunglasses/sunglasses_PNG95.png“Sunglasses” by: PNG Images https://pngimg.com/uploads/sunglasses/sunglasses_PNG95.png License Free for commercial use no attribution required Creative Commons 4.0 BY-NC.

Image 2: Background

:”Sunglasses” by by Flickr user Jelle, Drawing made with my Staedtler Pigmentliners (0.05, 0.2 and 0.6 mm nib size) License: Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/jelles