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Post no.8

Analyzing three professionals is just isn't enough to give a more overall conclusion to the argument. Gonna be analyzing six more!

A freelance photographer -
Nate Benson
Blog: Instagram or Latergram – Pro photographers potentially ruining a fun photo sharing community?

Alright, so far what I've picked up from his blog post was about how he rejects the idea of professional photographers uploading their high 'resolutioned' DSLR shots onto Instagram just to get noticed. He mentioned that there were other social networking sites like Flikr which it's sole purpose was to serve this purpose. I totally agree with this statement because Instagram, is instant like he said. It's quite pointless to upload your professional photographs onto Instagram where this app is connect people on a more personal level.

Having professional photographs on Instagram defeats this purpose. Viewers might just be looking at another magazine. However, certain photographers are desperate for recognition these days where they put their work everywhere in order to gain more 'exposure'.


A former journalist who has authored 3 books, advised more than 10 members of the Fortune 500 -
Geoff Livingston
Blog: Is Instagram ruining Photography?

In Geoff's blog post, I have realized that he was actually quite pleased with the app. However, he started off the post critiquing critics on their critics. I'd have to agree that Instagram  is being used by many shop accounts that try to sell their products as well as spam accounts.

Instagram to me, does not degrade the quality of photographs. It somehow teaches users some basic fundamentals of photography like he said. Given the limitation of the cropped-square image, users are forced to fit their content into the provided space where it could give the most information. Users can get inspired on the different angles and ways of taking their photos through other popular photos on Instagram. They learn more and more every time they use the app. But does that make them a professional photographer? No. So critics and skeptical pro photographers shouldn't be so worried about their jobs being in jeopardy,

VoxMagazine
Article: Instagram goes pro: What Columbia photographers think of Instagram. 
Professional Photographers:

GERIK PARMELE
Parmele mentions about how Instagram is a creative outlet for him. He thinks its a space where he has freedom to take whatever photographs he wants to without to answer to a client.

His opinions on professional photographers and Instagram were that professionals need to adapt and evolve with the fast paced technology. He said that we are a strong visual culture that thrives on images. *which makes 9Gag and tumblr so successful and made Facebook change it's layout to a more picture friendly preference*

GREG KENDALL-BALL
Kendall too uses Instagram as a visual diary. He says he does mix his work with Instagram where he covers events and posts live feed photographs directly to the social networking site. He seconds his notion where he brings in examples of companies like Time and The New Yorker encouraging professional photographers to post their images immediately on Instagram.

He basically describes how a person can view the users personality through their photographs. Therefore, he says some of his employers actually requested to view his blog and Instagram photos to evaluate his character.

He then said Instagram was a tool that will be used well or poorly and is very excited on the whole 'ecosystem' of Instagram users. Therefore, he thrives in it.

DAK DILLON
For Dillon, Instagram is a space where he could explore for abstract photographs. He prints them out and uses them as decorations at his professional work space. He thinks Instagram is a great idea to help aid pro photographers so that they could be updated with the current events.

CATHERINE RHODES
Rhodes however uses Instagram as an extension of her professional work where she provides behind-the-scenes photos and such for her clients. As a professional, she says she could use Instagram as a link between her and her clients.

Generally, she thinks its a great app to be used for personal documenting.

In conclusion, these professionals actually like the app and aren't rejecting it.