The history of photography
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/stilphotography.htm
Understanding McLuhan
http://enculturation.gmu.edu/teaching-mcluhan
Harvard referencing tips
http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm
Instagram makes a negative impact on vine
http://www.todaysiphone.com/2013/06/instagram-video-makes-negative-impact-on-vine/
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Wrapping it all up in a bow.
Post no. 15
So I've decided to use this post to properly annotate the links I've used throughout the 14 blog posts that I have done.
Post 14 - WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
1) The British Journal of Photography, "Startups battle for rights to smartphone images"
I have extracted some important data on the licensing of smartphone images, which could be one of the effects of photo taking apps like Instagram.
2) The British Journal of Photography, "BEYOND INSTAGRAM: Should photographers accept the risks inherent in social networks?"
This article discusses about the ownership of images on Instagram. Through this article, I have seen that there are still many worried photographers out there.
Post 13 - THE FUTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
1) The Future of Photography , Neal Matthews
Neal Matthews has summed up the future of photography by predicting future technologies that could happen in the years to come base on the advances of technology today. It opened my eyes on the various possibilities of technology potentially becoming a permanent part of ourselves and how mobile phones are just another technological stepping stone.
2) The Future of Photography , Ricardo J Motta
This article lists out how the digital revolution has come to be.
This article provided me with some lateral thinking, when it discusses on how Instagramming could be considered a profession.
This article stresses my points on how Instagram is beneficiary for amateurs and celeberties but not for photography professionals.
Nick Statt has really opened my eyes with this article on Instagram photos being on mainstream media. As much as I love the app, I wouldn't want to see them in newspapers, magazines or billboards as those photos lack denotation. Just hope it never has to come to this.
Miss Bevan writes a very critical article, bashing the use of Instagram. Through this article I get another more honest view on Instagram.
Post 8 - MORE PROFESSIONALS!
1) Nate Benson - Instagram or Latergram – Pro photographers potentially ruining a fun photo sharing community?
He talks about how photographers use Instagram for exposure as well as his own experiences. From this blog post, I collected some important opinions on Instagram.
2) Geoff Livingston - Is Instagram ruining Photography?
I have read and analyzed his blog post to get more feedback on the app.
3) VoxMagazine - Instagram goes pro: What Columbia photographers think of Instagram.
This site contains four more professionals with their opinions on Instagram. They all said they love the app, which makes me doubt their answers.
Post 7 - Who,what,when and where did Instagram come from?
1) http://instagram.com/about/faq/
This faq page on Instagram really laid out all the questions and answers that I might or might not ask about Instagram, which I found quite helpful and resourceful.
Post 6 - Creative Professionals in the Photography Industry. What are they saying now?
1) Annie Leibovitz
Annie has provided me with a professional opinion on Instagram which I will use in my collection of feedbacks.
2) Frank Desantis
I found Frank's professional profile via a Linkd in forum discussing the effects of smartphone technology.
3) Fred Ritchin
Mr. Ritchin wrote a book on Photography and there I have extracted some data on what he thinks how photography would be in the future.
Post 5 - FEMINISM HO YEAH...?
1) Miss Representation
This YouTube video exposes how photography and advertising has changed our views on beauty today. I have studied the effects of social media and what they deemed beautiful. This post might be helpful at some aspect.
Post 4 - Jawaharlal Nehru - A tryst with Destiny
1) Analyzed Speech
The video has aided my groupmates and I in analyzing his speech in further detail. In this video we cam to know Jawaharlal Nehru's flow of speech. However, this information will not be used in my essay as they are not related.
Post 3 - Media Culture : Brainstorming 3
Post 2 - Media Culture : Brainstorming 2
Post 1 - Media Culture : Brainstorming 1
So I've decided to use this post to properly annotate the links I've used throughout the 14 blog posts that I have done.
Post 14 - WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
1) The British Journal of Photography, "Startups battle for rights to smartphone images"
I have extracted some important data on the licensing of smartphone images, which could be one of the effects of photo taking apps like Instagram.
2) The British Journal of Photography, "BEYOND INSTAGRAM: Should photographers accept the risks inherent in social networks?"
This article discusses about the ownership of images on Instagram. Through this article, I have seen that there are still many worried photographers out there.
Post 13 - THE FUTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
1) The Future of Photography , Neal Matthews
Neal Matthews has summed up the future of photography by predicting future technologies that could happen in the years to come base on the advances of technology today. It opened my eyes on the various possibilities of technology potentially becoming a permanent part of ourselves and how mobile phones are just another technological stepping stone.
2) The Future of Photography , Ricardo J Motta
This article lists out how the digital revolution has come to be.
Post 12 - MIND MAPS & CONSULTATION
Post 11 - iMAP
Post 10 - THE PAST AND PRESENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY
1) Roland Barthes, “The Photographic Message, in “Image Music Text”.
In this e-book, I have identified proper terms to describe my points for the essays. Such as connotations and denotations.
In this e-book, I have identified proper terms to describe my points for the essays. Such as connotations and denotations.
Post 9 - Articles that talk about Professional Photographers and Instagrammers.
1) Digital Trends - Photographers tussle over whether ‘pro Instagrammers’ are visionaries or hacks.
An article by Molly McHughThis article provided me with some lateral thinking, when it discusses on how Instagramming could be considered a profession.
2) PhotoShelter - Why Instagram is Terrible for Photographers, and Why You Should Use It
An article by Allen MurayabashiThis article stresses my points on how Instagram is beneficiary for amateurs and celeberties but not for photography professionals.
3) ReadWrite - How Instagram Remade Photography ( And could do the same with Video)
An article by Nick StattNick Statt has really opened my eyes with this article on Instagram photos being on mainstream media. As much as I love the app, I wouldn't want to see them in newspapers, magazines or billboards as those photos lack denotation. Just hope it never has to come to this.
4) TheGuardian - Instagram is Debasing Real Photography
An article by Kate BevanMiss Bevan writes a very critical article, bashing the use of Instagram. Through this article I get another more honest view on Instagram.
Post 8 - MORE PROFESSIONALS!
1) Nate Benson - Instagram or Latergram – Pro photographers potentially ruining a fun photo sharing community?
He talks about how photographers use Instagram for exposure as well as his own experiences. From this blog post, I collected some important opinions on Instagram.
2) Geoff Livingston - Is Instagram ruining Photography?
I have read and analyzed his blog post to get more feedback on the app.
3) VoxMagazine - Instagram goes pro: What Columbia photographers think of Instagram.
This site contains four more professionals with their opinions on Instagram. They all said they love the app, which makes me doubt their answers.
Post 7 - Who,what,when and where did Instagram come from?
1) http://instagram.com/about/faq/
This faq page on Instagram really laid out all the questions and answers that I might or might not ask about Instagram, which I found quite helpful and resourceful.
Post 6 - Creative Professionals in the Photography Industry. What are they saying now?
1) Annie Leibovitz
Annie has provided me with a professional opinion on Instagram which I will use in my collection of feedbacks.
2) Frank Desantis
I found Frank's professional profile via a Linkd in forum discussing the effects of smartphone technology.
3) Fred Ritchin
Mr. Ritchin wrote a book on Photography and there I have extracted some data on what he thinks how photography would be in the future.
Post 5 - FEMINISM HO YEAH...?
1) Miss Representation
This YouTube video exposes how photography and advertising has changed our views on beauty today. I have studied the effects of social media and what they deemed beautiful. This post might be helpful at some aspect.
Post 4 - Jawaharlal Nehru - A tryst with Destiny
1) Analyzed Speech
The video has aided my groupmates and I in analyzing his speech in further detail. In this video we cam to know Jawaharlal Nehru's flow of speech. However, this information will not be used in my essay as they are not related.
Post 3 - Media Culture : Brainstorming 3
Post 1 - Media Culture : Brainstorming 1
Saturday, August 3, 2013
What's happening now?
Post no. 14
Article 1: The British Journal of Photography, "Startups battle for rights to smartphone images"
This article finally gives me a more appropriate label for Instagrammers/Facebookers and such. They call them Social Photographers. Does this make them a whole new profession? To call it a profession though, should one earn a certain amount of income from that profession to call it an official profession?
So what this article basically argues on was about how Instagram/Facebook/Flikr (insert social media website here) provides millions of royalty free images online. This reduces sales on sites like iStockphoto and such as free quality images are available by just Googling them.
Although famous in use for news coverage, smartphones' images are occasionally doubted on the authenticity of those images; according to that article I've linked in the title.
It's quite a massive effect on how buyers of images would buy licenses for the images at 5$ rather than the original price of 20$ just after 48 hours the content is posted. It's really based on what's happening in real-time. If you were too late, you're old news as the demand just isn't there anymore.
What the publishers are trying to do to fix this is that they have 'authenticity ratings' to ensure quality and speed for those images. They introduced an app called 'FOAP' which allows any smartphone users to sell their images with the app. Now could this be a profession?
Article 2: The British Journal of Photography, "BEYOND INSTAGRAM: Should photographers accept the risks inherent in social networks?"
A photographer by the name Van Houtryve mentions that he uses his smartphone to experiment ideas by capturing it via mobile device before actually doing so with a professional DSLR. The article also mentions on how photographers lose ownership of those images based on the Terms of Agreement conditions set by Instagram. The effect of this agreement change resulted in many Celebrities closing down their Insta accounts.
Ben Khelifa argues, "..We might be the authors of our work, but without an audience, we're nothing."
Article 1: The British Journal of Photography, "Startups battle for rights to smartphone images"
This article finally gives me a more appropriate label for Instagrammers/Facebookers and such. They call them Social Photographers. Does this make them a whole new profession? To call it a profession though, should one earn a certain amount of income from that profession to call it an official profession?
So what this article basically argues on was about how Instagram/Facebook/Flikr (insert social media website here) provides millions of royalty free images online. This reduces sales on sites like iStockphoto and such as free quality images are available by just Googling them.
Although famous in use for news coverage, smartphones' images are occasionally doubted on the authenticity of those images; according to that article I've linked in the title.
It's quite a massive effect on how buyers of images would buy licenses for the images at 5$ rather than the original price of 20$ just after 48 hours the content is posted. It's really based on what's happening in real-time. If you were too late, you're old news as the demand just isn't there anymore.
What the publishers are trying to do to fix this is that they have 'authenticity ratings' to ensure quality and speed for those images. They introduced an app called 'FOAP' which allows any smartphone users to sell their images with the app. Now could this be a profession?
Article 2: The British Journal of Photography, "BEYOND INSTAGRAM: Should photographers accept the risks inherent in social networks?"
A photographer by the name Van Houtryve mentions that he uses his smartphone to experiment ideas by capturing it via mobile device before actually doing so with a professional DSLR. The article also mentions on how photographers lose ownership of those images based on the Terms of Agreement conditions set by Instagram. The effect of this agreement change resulted in many Celebrities closing down their Insta accounts.
Ben Khelifa argues, "..We might be the authors of our work, but without an audience, we're nothing."
The Future of Photography
Post no.13
I found this article very very very Interesting.
The Future of Photography , Neal Matthews Article 1
Now what will professionals in the creative Industry do then?
In the year 2015, 2020, 2030?
Throughout the whole reading of that article, I could conclude that technology is slowly becoming a part of us. Or I could say it in an 'arsty term', that technology is slowly taking its place as a more permanent and necessary extension of ourselves. It's prediction mentions on how cameras slowly becomes an additional 'organ' to our bodies, a helper in our daily lives.
Us humans in the Information age love being around information, and learning new things everyday. I saw a youtube video by a famous Youtube Science Sensation VSAUCE, saying that us humans have this urge to know more about any sort of thing in order to keep our species alive. That risk has diminished in this age, therefore humans now do it on computers, going through endless feeds and videos in order to educate ourselves on current situations.
The Future of Photography , Ricardo J Motta Article 2
Why the digital revolution?
Instantaneous feedback : Consumers can evaluate their photos in an instant as the outcome is instant, like Instagram. They could retake the photo immediately if they weren't satisfied with it.
Automatic Operation: People desire lesser control and to have more automated results. Ie; filters. In my words, people get lazy, they want the maximum results that requires very little effort.
Non-sequential operation: No hassle in uploading photos, there is no need for developing them in a shop/themselves.
Sharing and Distribution: Consumers could share and distribute their content quicker and to a wider audience.
It's small size : Granting consumers convenience.
Low Cost: There is no need for the consumer to fork out any money to get their content on the web and shared to the public. (well, except for their monthly data plans)
Fair Quality: The quality from the photos are acceptable enough to convey messages.
Organizing : Instagram's tagged photo feature allows consumers to access the album which contains photos that have been uploaded by other users that has tagged the person. It's rather easy to organize and viewed when needed. Old media needs to be mounted and filed, however this does not.
"Now technology is shaping the business itself, forcing photographers to re-think what is the core set of skills and services they should be focusing on." Quoted from the article by Ricardo J Motta.
No more fashion models?
It says in the article that Motion Graphics would soon effect the demand for models as they could be easily computerized with little flaws unlike using a real life model and photo shopping her into what they found acceptable, and settling for the result.
I found this article very very very Interesting.
The Future of Photography , Neal Matthews Article 1
Now what will professionals in the creative Industry do then?
In the year 2015, 2020, 2030?
Throughout the whole reading of that article, I could conclude that technology is slowly becoming a part of us. Or I could say it in an 'arsty term', that technology is slowly taking its place as a more permanent and necessary extension of ourselves. It's prediction mentions on how cameras slowly becomes an additional 'organ' to our bodies, a helper in our daily lives.
Us humans in the Information age love being around information, and learning new things everyday. I saw a youtube video by a famous Youtube Science Sensation VSAUCE, saying that us humans have this urge to know more about any sort of thing in order to keep our species alive. That risk has diminished in this age, therefore humans now do it on computers, going through endless feeds and videos in order to educate ourselves on current situations.
The Future of Photography , Ricardo J Motta Article 2
Why the digital revolution?
Instantaneous feedback : Consumers can evaluate their photos in an instant as the outcome is instant, like Instagram. They could retake the photo immediately if they weren't satisfied with it.
Automatic Operation: People desire lesser control and to have more automated results. Ie; filters. In my words, people get lazy, they want the maximum results that requires very little effort.
Non-sequential operation: No hassle in uploading photos, there is no need for developing them in a shop/themselves.
Sharing and Distribution: Consumers could share and distribute their content quicker and to a wider audience.
It's small size : Granting consumers convenience.
Low Cost: There is no need for the consumer to fork out any money to get their content on the web and shared to the public. (well, except for their monthly data plans)
Fair Quality: The quality from the photos are acceptable enough to convey messages.
Organizing : Instagram's tagged photo feature allows consumers to access the album which contains photos that have been uploaded by other users that has tagged the person. It's rather easy to organize and viewed when needed. Old media needs to be mounted and filed, however this does not.
"Now technology is shaping the business itself, forcing photographers to re-think what is the core set of skills and services they should be focusing on." Quoted from the article by Ricardo J Motta.
No more fashion models?
It says in the article that Motion Graphics would soon effect the demand for models as they could be easily computerized with little flaws unlike using a real life model and photo shopping her into what they found acceptable, and settling for the result.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Consultation/Mind Maps
Post no. 12
So these are the mind maps I produced before consulting with Mita, my lecturer on my essay.
I realised, while drawing out this mind map, I took 'professionals in the creative industry' too literally. The moment I saw the word 'photographs', I immediately thought of photographers. However, other professionals in the creative industry could be Celeberties, or companies which use Instagram.
For example, celebrities use Instagram to get in touch with fans in a more personal level. They appear more real and open with their posts on Instagram. Making them more approachable to fans that are from different parts of the world. Other than that, like some points I've mentioned before, they use the app to market themselves, and promote events. Celebrities post behind-the-scenes pictures of them on set as a more personal teaser to fans on upcoming projects. Humans are more visual compared to reading texts. Maybe those are the reasons why Twitter/Facebook links itself to Vine and Instagram?
I stalk Ian Somerhalder's Instagram alot, and he posts quite a number of behind-the-scenes pictures that are about the Vampire Diaries series which keeps me reminded that I have to watch their next season. He also post pictures on Instagram about his causes on helping the environment an such, which is a good thing as he has the influence. I just needed to think more laterally when it comes to 'creative industry.'
One more thing, I kind of thought what if those professional photographers said what they said to maintain a good image so they could obtain more projects? Do they genuinely like the app? Or are they just saying so to appear mature, and educated and up to date? Questions. Questions.
I researched sommore on Instagrams' statistics when they introduced the video recording. The shares of Vine plundered a massive 70%!
Instagram only had 30 million users when they launched the app only for IOS users. The number increased to 130million when they had the app on the Android device, 100 mil being Android users!
In total, there are about 16 Billion photos, and 1 Billion likes per day.
Flikr however, only have a total of 8 Billion photos, half of Instagrams'. Speed really wins quality.
There are accounts dedicated on posting positive and inspirational quotes as well, but I'll not go astray from my topic.
ANYWAY, the outcomes from my consultation were:
1. To look for more academic sources. (articles and interviews are not legit enough)
2. Get more 'book' opinions.
3. Have more depth in my research, by exploring the history of photography.
4. Look at some photographic magazines, they might have some delicious arguments there.
5. Would Instagram be a long term-big thing, or will there be the next big thing?
6. Will it complement photography professionals?
7. Try to stick with one profession, either pro photographers or Celebrities. I can always throw in bits and pieces of other professions right?
8. Flikr and Vine. What's gonna happen to them?
9. Speed over quality? Elaborate.
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