Argumentative Essay On The Art Of Photography

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The art of photography was developed from people wanting to capture moments that they hope to remember for a lifetime. Before phone cameras came about there was Polaroid’s and disposable cameras, they all capture the image desired but the way the photograph is viewed is different. Photos taken on phone cameras, tablets, and newer cameras are digital images and the product is viewed at that instant on a screen. In contrast, photos that are thoughtfully taken on a Polaroid and disposable cameras have to be processed which might take a few hours and the final product is a physical print. Since technology is a big part of the current culture, many careless photos are taken digitally because of quickness and limitless amounts that can be taken. …show more content…
For example, it makes it easier to get rid of out of focus photos or like when a family member isn’t looking into the camera during a group photo. But the issue that has become is, most people in this day in age feel impulse to capture every small detail of their living life and the accessibly of having a camera on a phone makes that easy. They then end up having hundreds up to thousands of photos that have built up over the years, all scarred throughout their computers, tablets, and cell phones. As L. Rosenfeld says in her article for The New York Times, “I have a hard drive filled with hundreds if not thousands of photo files that I lacked the energy to go through.” The massive amount of photos made her feel overwhelmed which made her less likely to go through them. If she had her photos saved on different devices, …show more content…
They had a few select photos that would be developed in which they could put into a photo album and looked back at. However, the picture frame industry came up with an invention in which a photo frame has a phone like screen in place of the glass and on that screen plays photos that are saved on a memory card. The popularity of this trend died down quick because of the likeliness that the photos that are displayed are ones that they feel worthy of showing. Now it is rare if you find this product at a store or even at someone’s

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