Ducky
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ruben said:If your definition of "hey-day" is intended to mean the days in which pros were paid due money, I may agree and congratulate the dis-linking of photography and money. We were made rather a favour.
But if you are talking about public attention to a group of images, nothing has changed. It all depends on the quality of the images, both form and contents. The intrinsic power of Photography is still there, in the basic fact that the only required thing is the right photographer at the right moment or situation.
Shoot a series of "stills" on Bin Laden's life at his cave, and you will have again the power of Photography felt worldwide, with all TV channels showing these pics.
It is not the medium but the contents.
Cheers,
Ruben
Thanks, Ruben, for the comment.
I think perhaps we are all mixing apples and oranges when dealing with shooting people.
There is street photography which is what we see most of on the forum and other photo sharing sites. True, just a slice of life, a moment in time, but of no real value to society. How many tight jeans or sweaters can you fit on the head of a pin?
Then there's photo-journalism, paid or otherwise, which is what we try for but can't find in Starbucks.
We are taught ( pre digital giga cards )to ask 'why are you taking the shot?'. If the answer is, 'because it will get a comment on the forum', don't shoot it.
Nice thread, anything that gets me to write more than three words is a delight.
Ducky😉