Popular Photography has a series called the "Death of Photography". Do

Question: Popular Photography has a series called the "Death of Photography"!. Do you know what issues!?
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I can't tell you what time frame Popular Photography had the series, but it was most likely in the past four or five years!. I haven't looked at it much in that time, having become disillusioned with the editorial stance of "If it's not the top-of-the-line it's not worth looking at" hardware reviews that preempted articles on technique!.

IMHO, it's not the ever changing equipment (and now, software) that makes a good photograph!. That's all worthless junk without a photographer working to get something out of it all!. Getting good photos consistently requires hard won skill, some measure of talent, and knowing when and where to look for a good shot so luck can help out!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

From reading this brief article you posted he seems to be referring to the constant technological change in photography equipment in a rather short period of time!.

He makes reference to film!. In the days of film cameras, an advanced camera could last you 10 years without becoming outdated!. In this age of digital the photographer must stay with the current technology or risk becoming obsolete like his gear!. With the wealth of new features and functions that pop up each year, the pro photographer must adapt or run the risk of falling behind the curve of technology!.

This is just my interpretation of this article though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't remember seeing that and I have been reading Pop Photo for years!. You can check their website for past articles, but I sure do not remember that series!.

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Don't know what issue it is but sounds about right!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

yeah, damn and the horse and buggy man went too!.!.!.

c'mon, we didnt moan too much with the advent of 35mm, did we!?
we didnt complain when we moved forwards in any direction, or we'd still be printing off glass negs!.!.!. from an elmulsion we cooked up in the bathroom!.!.

cameras change, film changes, photographic techniques change!.!.!. and as photographers we have to keep up with those changes to a certain degree!. and although the software changes its an update, so stays the same!.!. photoshop is photoshop, whichever version you use,

and so are digital cameras, the principle of the 35mm and the 120 are the same, so why not the upper end of the market for Dslr's!.!.!. ok, i agree teh digital age hasnt equalled 35mm, (17500dpi) and weve a long way to go!.!. but my 8mp olympus produces pin sharp A3 prints!.!.!.

ovens dont bake cakes, and photographers take photographs!.!. its a constantly developing art form, (no pun inteneded) we try new things all teh time!.!. and ive been doing this for 35yrs, teaching for 15!.!.!.

and you could never JUST own a camera, you also needed a darkroom and chemicals, and lots of time, whereas today i can do in minutes what it used ot take hours to do!.!.!. and my skillset is transferrable, my darkroom skills mean, i know what im looking at, and what i want to do with it!.!.!. and i have a damn good idea how to get there!.!.!. but although im a 51yr old dinosaur, ive had a PC 20 years!.!.!. its just another tool!.!. which needs to be learned and mastered before it can become productive!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com