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Camera in Every Pocket
Question: 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. Support your argument with at least 2 facts that you find through your own research.
Throughout history photographs have been extremely popular. In the past photographers went through so many obstacles and time to capture the perfect image. Photography is hard work, however, today pretty much everyone is a "photographer". People use their cell phones to capture images that they think are brilliant. But are they really brilliant with just a quick click of a button with no preparation or guidance? I think taking a quick instant photo on a cell phone is incredible and cool, but the image doesn't compare to the great pictures captured by actual cameras. Cell phones allow everyone to be photographers, but not great photographers. People are worried that the "camera" is going to die off. "But what I worry about is that Kodak used to employ 40,000 people in good jobs. What have they been replaced by? Twelve people at Instagram," said Antonio Olmos who is an award winning London based Mexican photographer. This statement is true. Are cell phones going to replace cameras? Hopefully not, because quality and effort lack greatly in cell phone pictures. I think photography is timeless and photographs will always be amazing. "What I'm into is visual connection to what I'm taking, not pin-sharp clarity. It's absurd for people to think all photos need to be high-resolution – what matters, artistically, is not how many pixels it has, but if the image works. People fetishise the technology in photography more than any other medium. You don't get anybody but paintbrush nerds fixating on what brush the Chapman brothers use. The machinery you create your art on is irrelevant," said Nick Knight who is a British Fashion Photographer. Photos are much more than a good filter and a little change in contrast. Real photographers spend time on taking a good picture. Thousands of index prints are taken to achieve just the right picture. All this time and dedication really emphasizes the quality of the photographers work. This is why cell phones will never really compete with high-quality cameras. Sure cell phones produce instant photos but people care about quality.
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. Support your argument with at least 2 facts that you find through your own research.
Throughout history photographs have been extremely popular. In the past photographers went through so many obstacles and time to capture the perfect image. Photography is hard work, however, today pretty much everyone is a "photographer". People use their cell phones to capture images that they think are brilliant. But are they really brilliant with just a quick click of a button with no preparation or guidance? I think taking a quick instant photo on a cell phone is incredible and cool, but the image doesn't compare to the great pictures captured by actual cameras. Cell phones allow everyone to be photographers, but not great photographers. People are worried that the "camera" is going to die off. "But what I worry about is that Kodak used to employ 40,000 people in good jobs. What have they been replaced by? Twelve people at Instagram," said Antonio Olmos who is an award winning London based Mexican photographer. This statement is true. Are cell phones going to replace cameras? Hopefully not, because quality and effort lack greatly in cell phone pictures. I think photography is timeless and photographs will always be amazing. "What I'm into is visual connection to what I'm taking, not pin-sharp clarity. It's absurd for people to think all photos need to be high-resolution – what matters, artistically, is not how many pixels it has, but if the image works. People fetishise the technology in photography more than any other medium. You don't get anybody but paintbrush nerds fixating on what brush the Chapman brothers use. The machinery you create your art on is irrelevant," said Nick Knight who is a British Fashion Photographer. Photos are much more than a good filter and a little change in contrast. Real photographers spend time on taking a good picture. Thousands of index prints are taken to achieve just the right picture. All this time and dedication really emphasizes the quality of the photographers work. This is why cell phones will never really compete with high-quality cameras. Sure cell phones produce instant photos but people care about quality.
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