Photoshop as a media medium

Photoshop is a medium because it allows people to entend there abilities through the program. As McLuhan states new technologies are just extentions of the human body and mind. In this case photoshop is available and gives the tools for the professional all the way down to the amatuer. Anyone can use this program to alter pictures or create their own images at the click of a few buttons. It lets people get their message across in the manner in which they choose. A friend can change a picture to send to a friend for entertainment as well as professionals can use it to create images for magazines or online web pages. As a medium it can be seen as an extention of the eye and thought do to the fact that there are so many options in how any image can be displayed. It is a remarkable program that will only continue to grow in my opinion.