Standing in front of Watson Auditorium was a thin woman, nicely dressed in all black, with black cowboy boots, complimented by her long blonde hair. Being a student among many photoshop/lightworks savy adults, I was nervous for the lecture ahead. Instead though, this lecture turned out to be very interesting and beneficial for my Newhouse career.
Kost began by her lecture by speaking about her mother and father. Her father was a German engineer and her mother was an artist. Together, her parents created a perfect combination of a human with the knowledge of tools (dad) and creativity (mom). I was intrigued after learning that Kost had really gone to school for Psychology before coincidently getting a job at Adobe in 1992. After learning her background information, Kost proceeded to show us the blunt of the lecture, her magnificent work.
Kost focused much of her lecture, on showing the audience a few of her 8,000 total pictures she had taken from a passenger seat on a commercial flight, a tactic used for her in order to alleviate the fear of flying. I found the pictures to be absolutely magnificent and envied Kost for her creativity. Her photos included shots taken from Los Angles to San Jose, Tampa to Denver, and even San Francisco to Tokyo.
After taking the pictures, I wondered what Kost would do with all 8,000 photographs. The answer to my question was reveled after seeing Kost make a composite photograph of numerous photographs to produce one end picture. She opened Photoshop and Lightroom, showing the audience useful tools and tricks used to create composite photographs.
I was inspired and enlightened after seeing the “Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography.” I loved to see a successful woman pursuing a career which she loved in something she was both skilled and compassionate about. Kost inspired me to be more creative in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Below is a link to one of Kost’s tutorials!
