#digital media history

[deathcupcake]

I had one of those days that makes me realize how much of my work experience existed before my current staff entered the workforce.

The employee who is 25 years younger than myself asked a simple question today - one that I'm sure she didn't realize would make me laugh.

She was answering a publisher inquiry about photographs that were sent for publication. The publisher wrote back to say that the author of the book had sent low resolution images and to please send high resolution versions.

My employee was desperately trying to find the images. We manage a repository of 4 million+ digital media files, and a sister unit manages a repository of at least that amount, plus several million undigitized film negatives/positives, but she could only find the low resolution images in either repository. So she asked for assistance.

I took one look at the year the images were taken and started giggling.

I had to explain to her that these photos were taken by a digital camera. In 2001.

I had been working here for 11 years when these photographs were taken. I remember them, I remember the event, I remember that our place of business was still officially using film because it would take several more years for digital cameras to be of a sufficient quality to match film quality (I believe we finally switched over to fully digital around 2005/6). But these photographs were digital only because event photography was usually taken for the business records and therefore did not have to be preservation quality (not that we called it that back then, but you get the point).

Hell, even most of the photographers that captured the events of September 11, 2001 were still using film. Film was the standard medium back then.

So I informed her that this "low resolution" was the maximum the camera could output, and what the book publisher has IS the highest quality that ever existed. Thanks to our metadata, we know it was taken by a Fujifilm digital camera with a whopping 3.1 megapixel chip.

Then I did the math. This employee was...six...when these photographs were taken. She wouldn't have ever experienced a world without the Internet, much less digital cameras, computers (and 5-1/4 inch floppy discs! cartridges! zip disks!), and maybe even cell phones. I doubt she had a walkman and probably not even a discman, given that the iPod debuted in 2001, and other digital music players were already on the market.

I do think it's funny, though, that I watched this whole rise and fall of analog and digital media consumer hardware happen, and so my understanding of the technical capabilities of the era are so internalized that I expect everyone to make the same inferences. Gotta check my assumptions. :)

And yes, I am old.

#way to make me feel old! #digital media history #digital preservation #media preservation #i can't get over how fast media technology has changed tbh #it's almost mind boggling

[enjymemink]

Squint your eyes 🍉

#palestine resources #free gaza #free palestine #gaza #palestine #social justice #gaza genocide #gaza strip #imperialism #israel is a terrorist state #social media #documentary #history #artwork #art #digital art #watermelon #fruits #the hunger games #goncharov #british royal family #royals #using other tags cause Tumblr suppressing Palestine tag #twitter #optical illusion

[ukgk]

【Mayura & Kuro Unyu】 Ver 2.0 Reference sheet

#ukagaka #ukgk #mayura #ref #digital witch mayura #nanika wiz mayura #official #concept art #cosplay ref #mine:scans #mine:translation #net history #lost media #oldweb #artist:mukei #webcore #mayurachronicles #zettairyouiki #unyu

[throway444]

The Kingdom of Siam: Trade and Foreign Contracts in the 17th and 18th Centuries

#collage #my scan #scan #art #my art #photoshop #digital collage #mixed media #vintage #17th century #18th century #illustration #history #historical

[wearepeace]

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” ― Albert Einstein

#albert einsteen quote #manchester #photography #nature photography #nature #media #iraq #uk #naturelover #iraqi #albert einstein #ethics #poverty #rights #capitalism #artwork #art #artists on tumblr #digital art #illustration #drawing #artstyle #artist on tumblr #my art #manchester history #manchester united #manchester city #manchester utd #music festival #sweden

[frogboiart]

Curufinwe

#illustration #artists on tumblr #art #drawing #painting #digital media #collage #silmarillion #lotr #lotr elves #elf #elvis history

[robertmatejcek]

Mission Control - digital media - robert matejcek - 2024

"The spaceman says, 'Everybody look down… It's all in your mind'…" - The Killers - Spaceman

tags:

#robert matejcek #digital media #mixed media #frame animation #collage #scanography #scanners #flatbed scan #glitch art #simulacra #virtual experience #60s #1960s #americana #space race #mission control #nasa #pop culture #history #experimental #art #my art #control room #old computers

[glitchphotography]

Had to split my Joan Truckenbrod appreciation post into two because of the horrible Tumblr fold. But here are some of her pioneering works from the 80s using digital imaging and analog glitches:  “On Becoming“ (1984) “Rites of Passage“ (1984)

#joan truckenbrod #glitch art #art #art history #glitchcore #glitch photography #post-photography #80s #new media #digital art #art canon

[littlekingbergara]

it's so crazy how ryan's work in puppet history got him a role in the new ant man movie.

#really goes to show you how the mainstream entertainment industry is finally recognizing talent in the digital media space. #he didnt even have to audition marvel casting directors were watching puppet history and were like we need him. #he's the most talented actor we've ever seen he'll give the most compelling performance in any marvel movie ever. #dont look at the timelines it's true just trust me. #(nobody look im spreading misinformation on the internet for fun 😉) #ri.txt #puppet history #ryan bergara #ryan

[lost-wits]

Terminal Dream (III) by Tim White-Sobieski. LED video tube wall installation, three channels, 2003.

#experimental video #experimental film #art #art history #contemporary art #art film #cult film #film #film stills #cinematography #cinema studies #digital media #video art #art installation #screens

[pallanophblargh]

Posting the state of the eagles as they are, before I go on a very well-earned vacation. Now with some adjustment levels, some shadows, and a branch for baby girl to perch on. They still need to be scaled (probably), and once that’s settled they’ll have their tails painted in/suggested. Also the branches at the back of the nest need a little more work done, and I think the cottonwood leaves need to be softened somewhat.

That said, I’m actually happy with where it’s at. And a little relieved that I’m finally near the end AND I’m feeling good about it.

#work in progress #bald eagle #haliaeetus leucocephalus #natural history illustration #digital media #photoshop cc #wings #feathers #eaglet #bird #avian #accipitriformes #wildlife art #kinda sorta realism #really dig the color palette and overall tone of this one #came together real nice at the end much to my surprise #which is tricky when you're working piece by piece on a massively large file #I know I'm gonna go back to poking that cottonwood branch it's not really doing it for me? #but also I should leave it alone at some point #I should be sleeping/finishing packing but haahahahahaahaha! #knowing me I'll also prod the clouds relentlessly #but for now I get ready to relax and not give a shit

[disordinarybeauty]

Erasure in Art: A Critical Contrast

In the realm of art, the act of erasure is not merely a subtraction but a layered dialogue between history, memory, and identity. The juxtaposition of two distinct approaches to this act—ancient and contemporary—reveals the multifaceted nature of image erasure.

Hatshepsut's Erased Silhouette: A Whisper of Sovereignty

In the year 1480 b.c., the ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut's reign was marked by prosperity and monumental achievements. Yet, her successor Thutmosi sought to erase her from history, commissioning a stonemason to remove her image from a bas-relief. Despite the decree, the stonemason subtly rebelled, leaving behind faint outlines of her figure. This act of defiance ensured that Hatshepsut's silhouette lingered, a ghostly testament to her formidable presence. The erasure was incomplete, and the remnants served as a historical whisper, echoing her sovereignty through the ages.

Erasing as recognition and conservation.

DISØRDIN∆RY BƏ∆UTY | Bæuty is Ch∆øs: A Glitch in the Influence

Fast forward to the digital age, where I am challenging the pervasive culture of social media influencers. In my glitch art series "DISØRDINARY BƏAUTY | Bæuty is Ch∆øs," I employ digital erasure to dismantle the curated selfies of Instagram's fame. The resulting images are chaotic yet intriguing, stripped of their original context and reborn as anonymous portraits. My work is a modern iconoclasm, an act of redemption for those marginalized by the unrealistic standards of beauty and success staged on social media. The traces left behind are not just remnants but new identities, celebrating the beauty in chaos and the unknown.

Erasing as rejection and redemption.

Through these acts of erasure, both artists engage in a silent conversation across time. One preserves a legacy against the tides of suppression, while the other liberates identities from the shackles of modern conformity. Together, they highlight the power of what is left behind—the enduring impact of what is removed, and the profound statements made in the negative space.

#new media art #digital art #glitch art #art #glitch #Egypt #history #social media #Instagram #influencers #digital culture

[musicofthenightphantomoftheopera]

With KOSA rearing it's ugly head, i decided to make a video on a passion project/archive I've been working on for the past year and why media preservation within fandom and fandom culture is more important now more than ever

Definitely check it out. We need to start keeping our own little libraries of Alexandria and keeping receipts. They can't stop all of us.

#archivist #fandom #fandom culture #media preservation #archiveofourown #fanworks #fanfiction #fanfic #lgbtqia #internet #history #internet history #freedom of expression #digital media #digital media preservation #Youtube

[the-physicality]

also: i didn't like the jerseys

#generally i hate international women's day also [saying this as one] #i think it's a lot of fucking posturing #i can only celebrate ironically #what's even worse is that usually im on the hook for writing a social media post about it #but not this year xD #in fairness there is always something more pressing so #also does the pwhl know that women exist outside of motherhood #nothing against pwhl working mothers but this entire broadcast seemed better suited for mothers day #there is one exception i make to my hatred of iwd and that is my frmr coworker who coincidentally is the reason i support mtl #the same goes for women's history month #does the pwhl know what history means #smh using current players to profile #on the note of player profiles #are we going to acknowledge the anti mtl bias occurring in the digital playing cards #just one and in the away jersey ? #eyeroll

[tiktok-singularity]

“Social media platforms are falling apart.”

Users are now more interested in platforms like forums, discord, telegram and many other social platforms.

Where are we all off to next?

#gen z #gen z culture #tiktok #social media #social media is hell #sociology #psychology #the great digital migration #instagram #facebook #tumblr #history #social media history #society

[netbug009]

GOOD EVENING THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A MOTHER [%$👀!#]ING ANNIE AWARD?????

#holy- #I am too tired to go into why this is a big deal right now #I mean it is for obvious reasosns but also #given the history of the annie awards #the amazing digital circus #given how STUBBORN they can be about new media #and it's not even a shorts/new media specific category??? #it's CHARACTER ANIMATION??? #ALONGSIDE A BUNCH OF MAJOR STUDIOS?!?!?!