What is to become of photography?

Hi!

 

Hulchers have been doing 50 fps since the 1950s, and they did specially designed models for the Pentagon that were way faster. Does this mean photography died before I was born?

Since photography was born, it has been evolving and redefining itself. It was hard enough from going into a room with little to no light...to sitting infront of a monitor with some crazy bright contrast ratio. I believe that photography as an art is a state function. It doesn't matter how you get there, it is what the final result is. Every new camera makes me jealous, and I am sure that this technology with help us to see in a completely new way, but, like the theory of common descent...everything has an origin.

Look at Les Berkley's response 2 above mine. Sorry to be redundant, but the photographer takes the picture not the camera. Now maybe they'll be able to program a camera in the future to do that, but what is it going to do go through a ton of lighting patterns, lenses, and consult with a client-on top of making a subject respond to the camera? I think not! And BTW, we had a joke in the old studio I worked at, so here's the story. There was always somebody who came in with a $2-4K camera setup that he'd (usually a he) purchased because he knew it was his camera's fault (not his) that he got lousy pictures. Only now he was wondering, "what's wrong with my camera, it takes lousy pix?!%*&$." No, sorry the photographer takes the picture.

 

In a different vein, film SLRs really improved their metering and capture rate in the late 80's into the 90's. Did this kill photography? No. Now, I think the metering on the Digital SLRS is even better, the capture rate is improving, so it's revitalized photography in the hands of the everyday consumer. Has this killed photography? No.

 

So it's still like my story, and Russell James says the same thing: "Owning a really expensive camera doesn't make you a professional photographer, your vision, creativity and willingness to be open to your clients needs do."

 

In other words, the sky is not falling, and try to look at the positive rather than the negative.

This is only the beginning. Soon cameras will be able to shoot hdr (high dynamic range) in an instant, promising always perfect exposure. Soon after cameras will be able to create a composite 3-d image out of thousands of images, just like the human eye does.

 

Yes, these technological advancements make taking pictures easy that used to be hard. But what is wrong with raising the bar? They also open up new possibilities.