http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography-blog/2012/nov/29/smartphone-journalism-photography
I actually gave this article a lot of thought and can see it from both perspectives. I have instagram myself but have never thought to use it to take 'serious' images, tending to instead use it to capture spur of the moment things in a light hearted way. The advantage of apps such as instagram is that they give you so much more freedom when shooting a scene. Aside from the fact that smartphones are easy to carry and so much lighter than a digital camera, they also remove having to think about which setting should be used so compostiton can be concentrated on. Like the article mentions, IPhones are inconspicuous,every other person has one so it is very easy to blend in as opposed to poking a lens in someones face.
But I also think that these kinds of apps remove the skill and techniques used to produce a beautiful image. I think that there is a time and a place for these apps and serious journalism may not be one of them. They make every other person a photographer, does this make a mockery of the profession if 'anyone' can do it??
I actually gave this article a lot of thought and can see it from both perspectives. I have instagram myself but have never thought to use it to take 'serious' images, tending to instead use it to capture spur of the moment things in a light hearted way. The advantage of apps such as instagram is that they give you so much more freedom when shooting a scene. Aside from the fact that smartphones are easy to carry and so much lighter than a digital camera, they also remove having to think about which setting should be used so compostiton can be concentrated on. Like the article mentions, IPhones are inconspicuous,every other person has one so it is very easy to blend in as opposed to poking a lens in someones face.
But I also think that these kinds of apps remove the skill and techniques used to produce a beautiful image. I think that there is a time and a place for these apps and serious journalism may not be one of them. They make every other person a photographer, does this make a mockery of the profession if 'anyone' can do it??
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