A camera in every pocket
Question 1: How do you feel the popularity of cell phones embedded with high-quality cameras has changed the nature of photography?
(Consider not only today, but also what you know about the early days of the medium and the lengths photographers went to get the images they envisioned.)
I feel that with the new technology we have today, traditional photography is dying out because most people have easy access to good cameras. We dont have the same need for professional photographers to take head shots, family photos, or the use of expensive high- quality cameras to take pictures for the media. Alfred Steiglitz was a photographer who introduced photography to the masses as an art form. He was a modern photography promoter and put his effort into everything he did. Now people can catch a moment with only a snap which makes the result worth less, because there was no effort to it. Most professional photographers go out of their way to get the perfect shot, and i feel like today people dont appreciate it as much as they used to.
According to petapixel you should not study photography in college because it is expensive and you will get tired of it, this is also a reason why photogaphy is dying out. People arent as passioned about it, it might be because anyone can take goos quality photographs now a days which makes studying photography less interesting and different than it used to be.
Support your argument with at least 2 facts that you find through your own research.
Question 2: Speculate on what you think that the future of Photography will be. Holograms, wearable cameras, organic lenses?
I think the future of photography will be higher quality cameras in smaller form. Like a phone camera just higher quality and with more functions. Also recently polaroids and the vintage style has been really popular, so i believe old photo "methods" will come back and hopefully stay for a little while.
Question 3: Respond to this quote from the article: "It's really weird," says Antonio Olmos. "Photography has never been so popular, but it's getting destroyed. There have never been so many photographs taken, but photography is dying."
Do you agree with Mr. Olmos? Why or why not?
I do somewhat agree with Mr. Olmos, photography is dying out because of new technology. But at the same time, I have not lived long enough to know how it was like back in the day, so in some way this is how people my age know photography. In the article they mention that in 1850 when photography became popular, former painters became photographers, these were both professions. Today the smart phones takes over the photographers job, anyone can take high quality pictures.
(Consider not only today, but also what you know about the early days of the medium and the lengths photographers went to get the images they envisioned.)
I feel that with the new technology we have today, traditional photography is dying out because most people have easy access to good cameras. We dont have the same need for professional photographers to take head shots, family photos, or the use of expensive high- quality cameras to take pictures for the media. Alfred Steiglitz was a photographer who introduced photography to the masses as an art form. He was a modern photography promoter and put his effort into everything he did. Now people can catch a moment with only a snap which makes the result worth less, because there was no effort to it. Most professional photographers go out of their way to get the perfect shot, and i feel like today people dont appreciate it as much as they used to.
According to petapixel you should not study photography in college because it is expensive and you will get tired of it, this is also a reason why photogaphy is dying out. People arent as passioned about it, it might be because anyone can take goos quality photographs now a days which makes studying photography less interesting and different than it used to be.
Support your argument with at least 2 facts that you find through your own research.
Question 2: Speculate on what you think that the future of Photography will be. Holograms, wearable cameras, organic lenses?
I think the future of photography will be higher quality cameras in smaller form. Like a phone camera just higher quality and with more functions. Also recently polaroids and the vintage style has been really popular, so i believe old photo "methods" will come back and hopefully stay for a little while.
Question 3: Respond to this quote from the article: "It's really weird," says Antonio Olmos. "Photography has never been so popular, but it's getting destroyed. There have never been so many photographs taken, but photography is dying."
Do you agree with Mr. Olmos? Why or why not?
I do somewhat agree with Mr. Olmos, photography is dying out because of new technology. But at the same time, I have not lived long enough to know how it was like back in the day, so in some way this is how people my age know photography. In the article they mention that in 1850 when photography became popular, former painters became photographers, these were both professions. Today the smart phones takes over the photographers job, anyone can take high quality pictures.
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