Robert Draper, a professional journalist and nonfiction writer, as well as a contributor to The New York Times Magazine, once stated, “Photographers use their cameras as tools of exploration, passports to inner sanctums, instruments for change” (“Draper”). As we all know, digital single-lens reflex cameras, better known as DSLRs, are being replaced over time with a variety of various modern smartphone cameras as they are becoming the new standard of photographic convenience and affordability among ordinary, everyday camera users. However, the simple convenience of smartphones can also be a strong shortcoming when it comes to photography as it forces manufacturers to fabricate products that are capable of far less than a professional camera, …show more content…
Liz Peckler explains that one of DSLRs superior capabilities lies within its ability to become more adaptable to photographic scenarios by allowing the user to change between different perspectives through different lenses. Where smartphones, with their built-in lenses, lack the desired photographic elements that a DSLR can provide (“Pekler”). The lack of ability to simply switch out lenses makes smartphones vastly inadequate to be able to obtain the necessary conditions to achieve the “perfect picture” that all photographers strive to capture. DSLRs however, not only manage to surpass the limitations a photographer is stuck with when using smartphones but also go above and beyond expectations by providing the photographer with the proper tools to improve their skills as an artist. In addition, Darren Rowse, a professional blogger, consultant, and avid photographer, touches on the topic of manual control as well by listing standard lenses, which are generally in the 50mm range, prime lenses that have one set focal length, telephoto lenses that have a range of zoom abilities, macro lenses for shooting objects up close. He also includes wide angles lenses can range from a prime lens to a zoom lens or even a specialty fisheye that will distort a photograph in a curved or circular manner (“Rowse”). With more artistic and situational control comes better photographs, therefore making DSLRs and their products superior to smartphone cameras and theirs. If a photographer seeks to capture more than just the artistic value of an image and would rather wish to express the realism and accuracy of the moment, then a DSLR should be the photographer's preferred photographic tool as it is able to draw out the best qualities of their focal point. Something that vastly outclasses
In the early 1800s a young French inventor, by the name of Nicéphore Niépce, began to perfect the science of modern, camera photography. From “selfies” with Pope Francis, to Eddie Adams famous, Vietnam era photograph of Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Nguyễn Văn Lém . Photography has revolutionized the way that we communicate to each other; the world has not been the same since. When used candidly, the camera’s innate ability to capture the world it sees accurate is skewed only by the the person controlling its direction.
Susan Sontag’s essay on how photography has limited people’s understanding of the world contains many interesting points that can be agreeable while at the same time having few that I tend to disagree with. Photography can be good and bad; it can open our minds up to new cultures and experiences through its imagery. However, at the same time it can limit our understanding of the world around us and of the world around the image it is portraying.
Shadow Sniper crouched behind a boulder and wet his lips. His hand trembled as he checked his silver rifle and made sure it was loaded. It was an unnecessary action, but it made him feel better. His title was at stake, and he wasn’t planning on losing it to someone who refused to show their face—even if that person was the global champion. He took in a deep breath and adjusted his bangs. He had to look good for the cameras. His win would mean nothing if they took an embarrassing picture of
Cellphones have become an asset in people's everyday lives. Gone are the days when cellphones are depicted as luxurio...
Sontag, Susan. "Essay | Photography Enhances Our Understanding of the World." BookRags. BookRags. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
... qualities, and focal ranges, meaning the camera could calculate the appropriate settings, which before, were a educated and process.
As you can see, there is a big world waiting for you to capture and mold its image. Whether you just want to remember that sunset on your honeymoon, your little one’s first steps or even if you click your shutter at everything you pass… the right equipment certainly helps. Whatever equipment you use, with good lighting and attention to such details as film type and speed, distance from subject, rule of thirds, and an eye for what you want, you can make beautiful photos that you and yours will cherish for generations to come.
... are virtually mini telephones, digital cameras, laptops, and ipods in one. That amount of technology in such a compact space is truly astounding. It’s unfortunate to think cell phones are just becoming, if they have not already, another “status symbol” indicating where you rank on the ladder of what our culture deems “in”.
also increases the problem so that pictures may fall into the wrong hands. Creativity photography
Smart phones consisted with a build in camera allowing users to take photos whenever they would in a split second with no hassle, blur or grain involved. The photography world we live in today has evolved into something more soul based and artistic in a way. People can walk around in an area and finding a leaf or a tree, and turn it into something that can be considered an art form. People can take photos of anything with a more variety of different types of cameras and lens and -unlike in the days when it was invented- can carry them around whenever and wherever. People see more in an artistic way than what other people in the 1800s did, no one was taking photos of trees, random objects or food in the way we do now. So in today's age of photography, we have access to multiple variety of software, apps and techniques that was not impossible back then. We are able to create and manipulate photos or images to either edit and alter a photo that one has taken to change the lighting, focus, quality and create a better looking and improved photo and create art which some don't even need to do. And some are to play tricks on peoples mind, leading them to believe it's true. When in reality, we don't know that what we're seeing is true, the media can sometimes revoke people in to believing that what they see can be true. Not to sound too dramatic but at this modern day people want to see what they want to see which leads away from what is actually the truth. Annie Leibovitz (1949-) was focused on her studying and eye for painting, but when she taken a trip to Japan that when then when she discovered her interest and eye was in taking photographs. When she was in school, she claimed to not have learnt about lighting and colour, but only in black and white leading to her teaching lighting and colour to herself throughout her years as a photographer. She then lead
What do you consider art? Paintings, sculptures, drawings, or maybe something else. I know, when I think of art, I think of photography. Photography Is used for business, science, manufacturing, art, recreational purposes, mass communication, and more. Photography is using light to do amazing things, and some people think of photography as a story that just needs to be told. Ansel Adams probably believed this. He said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Photography has a long interesting history, like the fact that the word photography is made up of two greek words, photos meaning ‘light’ and graphein which is ‘to draw’ ! Photography also has some complicated techniques to get a hang of taking good photos. Have you heard of the rule of thirds? Or do you know how a camera works? Well, that will all be explained. Maybe, by the end you will take up photography too. This essay will explore the history and types of cameras and the basic rules for taking photographs.
In Sontag’s On Photography, she claims photography limits our understanding of the world. Though Sontag acknowledges “photographs fill in blanks in our mental pictures”, she believes “the camera’s rendering of reality must always hide more than it discloses.” She argues photographs offer merely “a semblance of knowledge” on the real world.
...dvances in technology, the smartphone manages to stay stationary as one of the more popular devices of modern day culture.
Photography has created an outlet for the masses to story tell. It has a way of speaking without words like most art forms and is a manner of expression in itself. To eradicate photography from humans would be equivalent to taking away a limb from humankind. Our society has grown an immense amount of dependency on it. Photography has become almost a daily menial task such as brushing your teeth; where we must take pictures of the things we deem important or equally unimportant, even more so with the invention of social media outlets such as Instagram and Snapchat, where photography is the main source of communication between people who use them. Susan Sontag offers the basis of what taking pictures can undertake in both our daily lives and moments that are not part of our daily lives, such as travel. Traveling to places where one is not accustomed can flare pent up anxiety. A way to subdue that anxiety could be through taking pictures, since it’s the only factor that we have total control over in a space where we don’t have much, or, any control of our surrounding environment. On the other hand, taking photos can also be a tool of power in the same sense as it allows for it to be a defense against anxiety. With the camera in our hands, we have the power to decide who, what, where, when, and why we take a picture. This in turn also gives the person who took the picture power over those who later analyze the photos, letting them decide the meaning of the photo individually, despite the intended or true meaning.
In almost all areas, photography is used. From 1827-2014, it is still present and still being enhanced. From film photographs to digital photographs, camera companies today keep improving their cameras. They keep enhancing their cameras to produce better quality and resolution for photographs. Even non-professional photographers today buy and use their own camera to take their own photographs. Even cellphones today have their own built-in cameras.