This photographic essay explores the way photographic revisionism was used in Soviet Russia and how Photoshop is used in modern Western Capitalism.

This post outlines the different features of Photoshop used when creating my photographic essay. Step 1. I would open the original image first and remove any content that shouldn't be in the final image. This included: people from the images of Stalin and his 3 allies/enemies, propaganda from the edited shop sign image. I used... Continue Reading →

Within this post I collate research surrounding my Digital Artefact subject of Photoshop and Soviet image editing. I consider how Stalin used image editing, how Photoshop is used, and concepts such as remix, copyright and produsage that will feature in my artefact. Photoshop was created in 1989. This was not the birth of 'photoshopping' -... Continue Reading →

Throughout the process of writing this learning blog, I have been considering different ways to explore themes covered in the workshops in a way that resembles my interests in the field of digital media. When exploring Photoshop, my research highlighted two examples of Photoshopping: hiding items/people during Stalin's rule, and Beautifying models for glamour magazines.... Continue Reading →

Simulation noun imitation of a situation or process. Emulation noun reproduction of the function or action of a different computer, software system, etc. History of computer graphics The PDP-1 The PDP-1 was created by the Digital Equipment Corporation and released in 1959. PDP stands for Program Data Processor as an attempt to differentiate it from... Continue Reading →

The Panopticon is a theoretical prison imagined by Jeremy Bentham in the 18th Century. The Panopticon features a tower inside a ring-shaped prison. The tower has windows facing outwards at the prison, and all of the cells have windows facing the tower. This means, in theory, a guard could (from the tower) view any of... Continue Reading →

NASA astronaut, John Glenn, explained that "a glitch is a spike or change in voltage in an electrical circuit which takes place when the circuit suddenly has a new load put on it. You have probably noticed a dimming of lights in your home when you turn a switch or start the dryer or the... Continue Reading →

Recording sound has drastically changed over the past 100 years. My mobile phone can capture audio to a higher quality than professional studios would record a century ago. Analog sound recording is achieved by measuring changes in pressure as a result of soundwaves, and these waves are then imprinted on a medium such as a... Continue Reading →

Hacking: noun The gaining of unauthorized access to data in a system or computer. The Economic Times defines hacking as "an attempt to exploit a computer system or a private network inside a computer. Simply put, it is the unauthorised access to or control over computer network security systems for some illicit purpose". I find... Continue Reading →

The history of the internet is crucial to understanding how it works today, how it was shaped by its creators, and how it shapes its users. Here is a concise history of the internet, with an expanded version available here. 1962 J.C.R. Licklider works on his concept of the 'Intergalactic Network'. He then takes charge... Continue Reading →