Photos are a way of
capturing memories so that they can be cherished and easily recalled in the
future. They can also be a means of capturing emotions or sharing art/history
with future generations.
While film cameras
were once the choice instrument of professional photographers, they could prove
to be a pain for those not adept in their use. Digital cameras have eliminated
this issue, reducing risks of damage to film due to light or X-ray exposure and
allowing people to take hundreds of photos at a time without worrying about
needing to run to a store to buy more film. As a result of the rise of digital
photography, film is now hard to find and is very expensive,
whereas digital photographs with cameras and smart phones are very durable and
affordable.
Likewise, people used
to keep printed copies of their cherished family photos. While this made it
easy to pull out a family picture album, the advent of computers allows people
to keep thousands of photos just a mouse click away, and it enables them to
create infinite copies which they can share with the world. As a result, almost
no one ever prints out photos any more as there is little (if any) need to do
so, because the online world can view these photos easily whether they are at
home or far away.
The primary way people
share their new family pictures is using Facebook photo sharing options and/or
using the photography smart phone app Instagram. These applications let people
easily take quick pictures and share them with ease, thus supplanting the
expensive hassle that is film-based photography. As a result of all of these
trends, it is no surprise that few people bother with film cameras and printed
photo albums in this day and age. Instead, the internet has become the greatest
tool for sharing family memories for generations to come turning Instagram and Facebook into the new family photo albums.
Ever since the creation of photography people have
been saving photos of their important family memories in family photo albums,
however the digital age has led to certain changes in the way people approach
photography. Specifically, most people no longer purchase difficult to find film and
instead take high quality digital pictures. Likewise, they no longer print out
copies of these pictures and instead share them on the new online versions of
family photo albums such as Facebook and Instagram.
While film cameras
were once the choice instrument of professional photographers, they could prove
to be a pain for those not adept in their use. Digital cameras have eliminated
this issue, reducing risks of damage to film due to light or X-ray exposure and
allowing people to take hundreds of photos at a time without worrying about
needing to run to a store to buy more film. As a result of the rise of digital
photography, film is now hard to find and is very expensive,
whereas digital photographs with cameras and smart phones are very durable and
affordable. |
| Creative Director JW |
