Graduate Assignment

I am taking 2 graduate courses this semester and one of those courses is technology.  Now, I must admit that I am struggling to find the connection between this course and it's true relevance to the leadership degree I am getting (unless you are just making the connection that principals need to be aware of technology and how to use it in order to best lead their staff...but that's a discussion for another time).  However, my assignment this week was to take a photo and edit it 3 ways.  Ok, not a big deal and actually one I was happy to do. 

I have Picassa 3 on my home computer and that's the program where I upload all of my photos.  I can then send them to my web album so that they are always safe in case my computer ever crashes on me.  Having this program made my assignment so much easier.

So here's my assignment.

The original photo (one of my favorites from her 3 year old pictures)

Here is the photo as a pencil sketch

Here it is cropped, black and white, softened with a mirror edge

And finally, cropped, softened, with a frame and her name

Now, you tell me what this assignment had to do with becoming a school principal because I'm struggling to find the connection.  But, it's ok because I genuinely enjoyed completing this assignment and learned something new in the process (even if it had nothing to do with my degree).