About Me- Weekly Response 1

Hello, my name is Darren Brautigam and I am a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown pursuing the Multimedia and Digital Culture major. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and am the youngest in my family with an older sister and older brother. I have always been intrigued in the magic of photoshop and unique photo editing, so I figured this major would fit pretty well for my interests. The main purpose of this blog and future ones is to discuss and give my opinions on certain readings done throughout the course.


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