Photo editing for memes

Among all the heavily edited and crafted images on Instagram, one can almost immediately tell that sloppily-edited images are memes. It’s almost as if the worse the cropping and the worse the resolution, the funnier it is. Sloppy photo editing is not necessarily bad; it ultimately comes down to the cohesiveness of the editing with…

Disposable cameras: Instagram film dumps

Many forms of photography and video are peaking in popularity, and a rising trend among contemporary young adults is Instagram accounts dedicated for posting film dumps about miscellaneous subjects that wouldn’t be cohesive to their personal Instagram accounts: cityscapes, late-night parties, and products. Celebrities all over the world have picked up on this trend as…

Ukiyo-e: The Wave

This is The Wave by Hokusai, circa 1820-1821. Ukiyo-e artworks are woodblock prints originating from Japan, to which its meaning translates to “floating world”. In other words, they are ideal and visionary representations of Japanese society at the time. This artwork is meant to be read from right to left, with special attention to Mt….

Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet

Claude Monet was a French-born impressionist painter from the 19th century. Impressionism was an art movement that featured flat and rough strokes whose coloration was independent from the real world, meaning that the purpose of strokes and their colors were meant to capture the impression and overall feeling from the artist’s field of vision. This…

Let’s talk about a recent fashion trend: bandana tops

Crop tops were a trend from the past decade, and the trend transitioned to hair bandanas in the mid 2010’s. However, a surging trend among millennial and Gen-Z women are bandana tops. While they may seem flimsy and uncomfortable on the outside, they are a great way to emphasize the neckline and shoulder width for…

Contemporary fashion trends: square necklines

https://www.purewow.com/fashion/square-neckline-trend Women’s clothing features a myriad of different necklines, whether it be V-neck, crewneck, turtlenecks, or even asymmetrical. But there has been a surge of Victorian-style tops and dresses with wide and angular square necks. This is one of my favorite trends of the last year, as it flatters women who have narrow shoulders and…

Let’s talk about K-Beauty and photography

https://www.instagram.com/3.48kg/ The days of the mid-2010’s “unnaturally straight eyebrows and red lip-tint” look are gone. Korean fashion and beauty is more pervasive than ever, and since their expansion into international markets, Korean beauty companies all share a similar format and feel to their celebrity-sponsored advertisements: clean, silky-smooth photo editing with dewy skin and mild color…