Mary Ellen did really well at BYU last winter. Though she was really nervous about the classes, and especially about trying to compete with a very bright BYU student body (average entering gradepoint is about 3.8), she actually did a lot better than when she was going to BYU 40 years ago. She ended up with a 3.75 for the semester! For summer term, she had to take a Technology class (a class that didn't exist 40 years ago) which normally is taken as a freshmen. It covered Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. She was really nervous about the class. Although she raised a bunch of computer nerds, she is pretty much at the opposite end of the scale when it comes to computers. She got permission for me to attend with her to "translate" what the teacher was saying. After the class was about 60% done, I stopped going and she did great. Her final project was to "enhance" a photo. She started with this shot of the Salt Lake Temple:
After changing the sky and adding tulips and getting rid of a building and some people, it ended up like this:
Although I wouldn't call her an expert in Photoshop or Illustrator, she is amazing at what she can do in both programs, even if she doesn't understand everything.
The pieces she did in the winter are equally amazing. Several friends and family have been lucky enough to stop through and get some of her prints. I will try to post a few if I can find a way to scan them.
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