In my feedback for assignment four I happened to mention that I feel I am continuously learning and my tutor commented that "as visual artists we must all continue to feed our knowledge base and learn new skills as the technology we use for our craft is forever evolving". This is very true and something that I had not considered. As a student I expect to be learning all of the time but had never really thought that even experts in the field to not know it all.
My tutor suggested I read this article on the BBC News website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23235771)
This really illustrated the point well that technology is forever evolving and we must all be prepared to move with the times to stay up to date with what is happening.
I found the concept of 'computational photography' fascinating. The idea is that the camera will allow you to see through a crowd and "have a clear view of someone who would otherwise be obscured, a smartphone that matches big-budget lenses for image quality, or a photograph that lets you change your point of view after it's taken".
Whilst these ideas are amazing and they all have their place, I can't help but think that in a way they are ruining the art of photography. What happened to waiting around to get that clear shot of someone? Having a smartphone in some incidences would be helpful when it is impractical to carry a lot of heavy camera equipment, but does camera phones not make everyone a photographer? While some are trying to really learn the craft, others may be their with their smartphones merely pointing and pressing. I have many times taken a shot and post processing wished I had gone for a different viewpoint, but this is all part of learning and going for several different compositions at the time of shooting.
I do welcome advances in technology but part of me will always feel that the fun is being taken out of what we are trying to honestly achieve.
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