Photography Then vs. Photography Now
I’ve been “into” photography for over 20 years and I have been actively doing photography for almost 15. During these time I went from APS film DSLR, to film SLR, to fully digital. And I have to say that going digital was a wonderful evolution for my photography. But this is not about digital or film, this is about photography as a form of art and skill.
I consider my self a “old-school” photographer. I use my camera as my main tool for making the picture, I think about what I want to show before I press the shutter, I continuously learn about my subjects and my craft, and I care about my images. Photographers used to work this way, I know many of them still do. However, the new breed of photographers seem to work differently.
This new breed seem to use the camera to take the picture, they seem to take as many as possible and hope to have “the shot”, thinking is no longer a priority, they rely mostly on “post processing”, and they don’t seem to care about the image. That’s right, they don’t care; and that’s the biggest difference.
How? you say? just take a look at the images in the challenges on DPReview. 1 out of 3 images are not even in proper focus in relation to the subject matter. 1/2 of the images are over sharpened to the point that it is just hideous. Not to mention the badly under or over exposed images. The worst part is that some of these images are actually placing high in these “challenges”. So not only people who are taking these photos doesn’t are, people who are looking at them doesn’t seem to care as well.
I can go on and on about this but I won’t. But I will say this, photography is no longer photography. That’s for sure.
Here is someone who cares:
