Week 1 Blog: Other

This photo really intrigued me. With the work we've done in photoshop lately I tried to see how an image like this was created. I'm assuming the left half is an actual photo whereas the right half is some sort of layering. My first impression of the right half was that the shape resembled a monkey's face. I doubt that's what the intention was, but it could relate to an idea that the image as a whole is about how music shapes who we are. Music is fed into / through our mind shaping who we are as individuals. As there is always new music to listen to (if one doesn't have a post-modern perspective) our "form" is constantly changing and evolving, just like this particular record is shaping the form on the other side. The image is clean, dimensions are well laid out, and the composition use of a line straight down the center and the line created by the arm horizontally attracts clear attention to the image and directs our view right to the record and other form. It is also effective due to the use of color contrast, black on a light blue background. Very eye catching.