MC Fall 2020

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
JORGE ZAMUDIO
By Fatima Rivera
The photography world continues to rise
and students on campus are taking advantage
of the scenery every chance they get. Jorge
Zamudio is one of those students who create
magic with the camera and editing skills.
Born in Mexico, Zamudio immigrated to
the U.S at a young age. He lived in Atlanta,
Georgia for seven years until moving to Virginia
Beach in 2011. He is currently a senior
with plans to graduate in 2021 as a mechanical
and aerospace engineering student with
a minor in engineering management.
When did you first begin
photography?
Zamudio: “March 13, 2019, was the day
I started taking it seriously because it was
the first time I ever had an actual shoot and
saw that it was possible I could take it seriously.
I just kind of woke up and I saw it on
social media and decided to try it out. I had
a few people ask me to do some shoots for
them and they really liked it so I decided to
pursue that.”
What’s the story behind
these pictures?
Zamudio: I was really trying to learn photoshop,
I didn’t have it at that time so I was
trying to experiment, I was out in the woods
on the day and It sparked an idea. What if I
had someone step out of their frame and then
I photoshop the rest of their body into it. I
pitched the idea to her [the model] but she
didn’t get it because it was hard to explain,
she was agreeing to it and then we did it at
First Landing State Park at Virginia Beach. It’s
between Chic’s beach and Oceanfront.
What program do you use?
Zamudio: I use photoshop, its a powerful
program and you can’t go wrong with it.
It’s been over a year and I still have so much
to learn because its a powerful machine and
there’s so much you can do with it. Every
time you use it, you learn a new lesson, you
learn how to do something better or efficiently
in a new way. And I can see that between
my older pictures and newer pictures
in my editing styles, colors make more sense
I learned more about the color wheel and
complementary colors. I go more towards
warm tones than cold tones,
What direction do you hope
your photography goes in?
Zamudio: I always see it as being a part
of me and don’t plan on stopping anytime
soon. I definitely would like to get published in
a bigger magazine or more people to see my
work. I think that’s what every creative want.
What advice can you give to
those aspiring in photography?
Zamudio: Just keep shooting, its the
simplest and most used advice you can give
to anybody. I was given it back then and its
first-hand experience that you need to learn
to become a better photographer. Shoot
your friends and others to create magic. You
learn to ride a bike by going out there and
riding it and it’s the same concept.
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