Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Post-process: why the smartphone camera changed photography

Post-process: why the smartphone camera changed photography ...
I am a professional commercial photographer. I have been for the last 25 years. Throughout most of my career, I've had a hard time taking personal pictures ...Love it or loathe it (I love it), Instagram has fundamentally changed a great many perceptions of photography, not just my own. This is because Instagram lives on the devices that the vast majority of us are using to take the photos we share. It has fused the act of taking pictures with the act of viewing and sharing pictures. As a result, Instagram created one seamless user experience: Shoot, process, share, view, like, comment, shoot, process, share. Repeat. This process is now both ubiquitous, and a badge of honor. Users proudly tout “iPhone Only” on their profiles to distinguish themselves from those now using regular digital cameras — which many Instagram purists view as “cheating.” (read more at following link)
www.theverge.com/.../post-process-why-the-smartphone-came...

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