“Getting likes on a photo of the meal you made yourself is more important and more significant that eating it.” This is a quote coming straight from our book and coincidentally a commercial streaming our televisions right now. The family is taking pictures of a freshly prepared meal and posting to the internet to get more “likes.” Do we really need to be taking pictures of every little detail of our lives, down to the food we eat? I completely agree that society today is hung up on the fact that we need the “picture proof” of “yes, I was there.” Whether it is a party or a concert, most are in front of their phones the whole time coming up with the perfect pose to post to social media. From a photographer’s prospective, taking pictures is my
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Constantly taking selfies at a concert or snapchatting every minute of over song at that concert, has gone too far. Aleg Hager, a senior in high school, stated that, “Pictures are supposed to solidify a special moment forever, but the proliferation of selfies has devalued the power of a photograph.” People a desensitized to the fact that not too long ago, not everyone had the power to hold their phone up and snap a picture whenever they wanted to. Phones didn’t always come with cameras and if they did, they were the “new and improved” ones that maybe not all could afford to have. So, what did everyone have at a concert 20 or 30 years ago to hold up for a slow song? They in fact had an actual lighter, not a lighter app on their phone. Now you are really thinking to yourself, aren’t you? What did they have to take a picture or record the song that was playing? Well my friend, one person in your group may have had a camera to take photos to be developed later on, and actually put in an album to be shared at a later date. This means you can enjoy the event and people around you at that moment. Remember the good times with the people you are surrounded by and not remember a night staring into a phone, posting to social
Constantly taking selfies at a concert or snapchatting every minute of over song at that concert, has gone too far. Aleg Hager, a senior in high school, stated that, “Pictures are supposed to solidify a special moment forever, but the proliferation of selfies has devalued the power of a photograph.” People a desensitized to the fact that not too long ago, not everyone had the power to hold their phone up and snap a picture whenever they wanted to. Phones didn’t always come with cameras and if they did, they were the “new and improved” ones that maybe not all could afford to have. So, what did everyone have at a concert 20 or 30 years ago to hold up for a slow song? They in fact had an actual lighter, not a lighter app on their phone. Now you are really thinking to yourself, aren’t you? What did they have to take a picture or record the song that was playing? Well my friend, one person in your group may have had a camera to take photos to be developed later on, and actually put in an album to be shared at a later date. This means you can enjoy the event and people around you at that moment. Remember the good times with the people you are surrounded by and not remember a night staring into a phone, posting to social