Evolution Of Photography

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Evolution of Photography The five that came across my mind is the snipping tool that allows you capture a screenshot, video camcorders, cell phones, x-ray machine and a webcam. The evolution of photography is allowing humans to able to capture bones that we cannot see with our eyes, are taking pictures thru a camera on a computer or cell phone and sending it to our loves ones or friends on the spot. New technology is an ever present, always advancing force in today’s world. For this reason it is no surprise that in the last decade we have begun to see the rise of digital imaging in our lives. Put simply, digital imaging is the process of changing a visual imaging into a format that a computer can understand and interpret. Whether or not the image is captured by a digital device, such as a digital camera or camcorder, or it is transformed into a digital file after its development, such as by scanning, digital processes are changing the face of photography and the way we interpret it. However, as with any new change or development, digital imaging comes with its own set of advantages, and its own set of vices Photography has grown from film to digital to being on a cell phone. Cameras we have to very thankful for especially remembering man’s first step on the moon, the Hindenburg Disaster, The Gold Rush of 1849, The Great Depression, and the realities of Vietnam are all in our memory because of one thing: photography. Without photography how can we remember these memories? Even though we might not always have a DSLR in our hands we can always find a camera on a phone and be able to stop and take photos of something that might be a memory to you. In a way I see photography growing and maybe having effect on professional photographers due to the DSLRS are affordable to buy. People buy these cameras and set to Auto and automatic think they are professional
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