Digital technology has taken over the photography world. The benefits are enormous, and advances in cameras and software have quickly overcome the weaknesses of early digital photography. But are modern photographers living up to the potential of their new digital cameras?
With digital photography, you can take a shot without fear: if it doesn't work, just delete it and try again. Therein lies my biggest worry about digital photography. Of course there was no such thing as a 100% success rate, and plenty of film was wasted, but with concentration and self-discipline, a good film photographer had a right to expect more hits than misses from each roll of film.
Because the sheer convenience of digital photography, with its automatic features and ease of deletion, does not encourage us to actually learn how to use the camera.
Imaging software is part and parcel of the photography industry; I accept that. In fact, to get a truly high-quality print, even the best digital photographer has to do a little 'work' on an image from time to time. But computer wizardry should never replace skill with a camera. Sadly, these days many people are relying on software to fix their mistakes, instead of learning to take better photos. Time spent getting it right in the first place ' about 1/500 second.
If you have a good digital camera, I urge you switch it to manual and learn how to use it. Practice has never been cheaper, and learning from your mistakes has never been easier.
by Andrew Goodall
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