AICE Media Studies Blog 2019

For my spread, I wanted to write a short article on philosophy and science. To accompany this, I thought I'd take my favorite photo and edit it in a fashion similar to one of Andy Warhol's famous paintings. To do this, I used Photoshop, some YouTube tutorials, and loads of trial and error. In the end, I think I can say I have created a cool piece of artwork to accompany my writing and that also goes with the theme of the magazine. This post will detail my creative processes: how I moved from point A to point B when using Photoshop, and my thoughts and notes, among other things. I originally came up with this idea when I was watching a video about the life and work of Andy Warhol. I thought it would be interesting and challenging to try to recreate his style using one of my images. I also believe that I could pull off something that would be very fitting for the sort of science-related article I had in mind, along with the thematic elements of the magazine as a whole. ...

An establishing shot like this could have worked given slight adjustments. I was going for a Joseph Wright of Derby Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrey  setup, with everyone looking in on the purple plant lights, but unfortunately most of my class was unwilling to pose in unison. Shots like these are a product of my being very quick and moving from place to place in order to catch short movements, gestures, and happenings. My goal with this photo session was observational photography anyways, so random, natural moments like these were what I had in mind. The lighting is a little strange here. I wasn't sure of what I was going for, but I do like the ethereal glow of the box in the background, which you will see is something I focused on in later photos. This shot is dynamic and, as it happens, follows something like the Rule of Thirds. It might be useful if I need an image that feels "centered." Some students agreed to pose f...