Andrew Cookston
The ocean's a big place...
This image came to me after the first Aquaman Movie Stills were released online a few weeks back. I've been pumped for this movie for a good long while now and, honestly, I had an itch to photograph something Aquaman! :P
This photo was a tinge inspired by George Probst's work with underwater photography with sharks in particular. He's actually got an account here on flickr if you're keen!
Now that the trailer is out (and I'm sure just like me, you've watched it plenty of times by now), so I just wanted to chat about it! :P
Boy that trailer was action packed to the brim and I loved every second of it! :D
Right of the bat, my initial thoughts are (along with SHAZAM!) is that Geoff Johns is taking over the movies after taking over the comics, and we're gonna get everything New 52 from here on out. I suppose that's a good thing. It'll be a decent jumping on point for new fans that were burned out by BvS and JL.
There seems to be a level of restriction in terms of where they're pulling source material now, and honestly I think that's a good thing. (Unlike trying to fit the two very different tones of TDKRII and Death of Superman into the same film)!
Like really though, this trailer indicated to me that we're gonna get the first twenty-or-so issues of N52 Aquaman as a live action movie and I'm totally on board for it! New 52 Aquaman was one of the better series to come out at the time anyway! :P
I have this anticipation that it’s gonna get really weird and crazy really fast, with everything from giant shark battles, to Black Manta’s crew being up to no good, to Orm and The Atlantians being crummy like they do, to then Mera and The Deluge from The Mariana Trench, and just... oof... there’s a lot to balance there and I can only hope it pays off without crumbling into itself like Spider-Man 3...
Also (maybe this is just a tangent) but it feels like those N52 Aqua-books only just came out! But thinking about it, 2011 was like seven years ago!
Since when did that time go by so fast?!
Idk, I'm just in the mindset that most of the current superhero movies are generally based around book titles anywhere from the early 80s into the early 00s and just like... sheesh this is all happening so fast!
But you know what?! I'm proud of you DC! You're growing up! (finally!)
Just... DUDE! I don't even know which movie I'm more excited for! Maybe this one, because it feels just a little bit more of an original take on a story, where as SHAZAM! Feels almost like a beat-for-beat retelling of John's run. But the fact that we've got two upcoming DC movies within the next year or so has me super hyped up! (and even more so for the Lego sets we'll inevitably get)!
I'm really keen to see where they take this universe now that Zach Snyder is out of the picture. I'm hoping that how the adjustments in the JL movie felt out of place, with a fully realized tonal direction, we should really start to see some cool shit in the coming films! :D
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For those wondering, Aquaman's torso and legs are from one of Onlinesailin's old BvS figs which I've photographed before with it's original custom head: flic.kr/p/JmgaPs (UV printed)
Patreon also has some great behind the scenes stuff too, including how the shoot was photographed and how I made the surface of the water!
It's only a buck, so what are you waiting for?! ;)
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This week I’d like to thank Jack from Jam Pot Studios! He’s my newest patron this week and deserves a big shout out and a follow from me and you! He’s been here on Flickr for a few years now, along with a great stop motion presence on YouTube (JampotAnimations)!
He’s a champ! Go check him out! flic.kr/ps/SDgFP
Thanks for your support Jack! :)
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Patreon: andrewcookston
Facebook: andrewcookstonphotography/
Instagram: a.cookston.photography
The ocean's a big place...
This image came to me after the first Aquaman Movie Stills were released online a few weeks back. I've been pumped for this movie for a good long while now and, honestly, I had an itch to photograph something Aquaman! :P
This photo was a tinge inspired by George Probst's work with underwater photography with sharks in particular. He's actually got an account here on flickr if you're keen!
Now that the trailer is out (and I'm sure just like me, you've watched it plenty of times by now), so I just wanted to chat about it! :P
Boy that trailer was action packed to the brim and I loved every second of it! :D
Right of the bat, my initial thoughts are (along with SHAZAM!) is that Geoff Johns is taking over the movies after taking over the comics, and we're gonna get everything New 52 from here on out. I suppose that's a good thing. It'll be a decent jumping on point for new fans that were burned out by BvS and JL.
There seems to be a level of restriction in terms of where they're pulling source material now, and honestly I think that's a good thing. (Unlike trying to fit the two very different tones of TDKRII and Death of Superman into the same film)!
Like really though, this trailer indicated to me that we're gonna get the first twenty-or-so issues of N52 Aquaman as a live action movie and I'm totally on board for it! New 52 Aquaman was one of the better series to come out at the time anyway! :P
I have this anticipation that it’s gonna get really weird and crazy really fast, with everything from giant shark battles, to Black Manta’s crew being up to no good, to Orm and The Atlantians being crummy like they do, to then Mera and The Deluge from The Mariana Trench, and just... oof... there’s a lot to balance there and I can only hope it pays off without crumbling into itself like Spider-Man 3...
Also (maybe this is just a tangent) but it feels like those N52 Aqua-books only just came out! But thinking about it, 2011 was like seven years ago!
Since when did that time go by so fast?!
Idk, I'm just in the mindset that most of the current superhero movies are generally based around book titles anywhere from the early 80s into the early 00s and just like... sheesh this is all happening so fast!
But you know what?! I'm proud of you DC! You're growing up! (finally!)
Just... DUDE! I don't even know which movie I'm more excited for! Maybe this one, because it feels just a little bit more of an original take on a story, where as SHAZAM! Feels almost like a beat-for-beat retelling of John's run. But the fact that we've got two upcoming DC movies within the next year or so has me super hyped up! (and even more so for the Lego sets we'll inevitably get)!
I'm really keen to see where they take this universe now that Zach Snyder is out of the picture. I'm hoping that how the adjustments in the JL movie felt out of place, with a fully realized tonal direction, we should really start to see some cool shit in the coming films! :D
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For those wondering, Aquaman's torso and legs are from one of Onlinesailin's old BvS figs which I've photographed before with it's original custom head: flic.kr/p/JmgaPs (UV printed)
Patreon also has some great behind the scenes stuff too, including how the shoot was photographed and how I made the surface of the water!
It's only a buck, so what are you waiting for?! ;)
***
This week I’d like to thank Jack from Jam Pot Studios! He’s my newest patron this week and deserves a big shout out and a follow from me and you! He’s been here on Flickr for a few years now, along with a great stop motion presence on YouTube (JampotAnimations)!
He’s a champ! Go check him out! flic.kr/ps/SDgFP
Thanks for your support Jack! :)
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Patreon: andrewcookston
Facebook: andrewcookstonphotography/
Instagram: a.cookston.photography