Are we becoming ROBOTS? Controlled by modern cameras and social media!
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2023
- In this video I am talking about what the new "smart" features of modern cameras do to our photography.
Are they changing our behavior when we take photos or filming videos?
Who is "really" in control when taking photos?
Are we becoming robots?
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Let me know what you think in the comment section? Do you feel the same?
I'm not sure this is new. Old cameras often don't like backlit scenes because the contrast of uncoated lenses drops significantly in those situations. So I was told early on to always try to have the sun in my back. This is very similar to what you describe with those "smart" features.
It's behavioral change to cater to the limitations of the gear.
I agree that it also was a form of adapting to limitations of gear. The point I tried to make was that these limitations were predictable and consistent in the past and now the new "smartness" would behave in a certain way f.e. in a backlit scene and then moments later differently. And so we are often up for a surprise :)
If you’re not getting the feedback you’d like on Instagram, then maybe it’s not the best place to showcase your work. Maybe Flickr or a photography forum would be a better place for dialogue. Or maybe you could include details like what or why you were motivated to make a certain photo. This would help beginners, like me, better understand more nuanced photos.
@massimovsr thanks watching and for your feedback.
Your video is a good source for epietemological questions & reflections. At least for me! :) Thank you!
I became aware of this in 1989 when I purchased a Minolta 7000i. I found it difficult to adjust to buttons instead of aperture ring. It was so much more satisfying shooting eith my SRT101, or my Contax. Using my Sony cameras I still shoot in manual. I enjoy photography and like to be incontrol of the camera
Totally agree.. For artists or photographers who want to be aware and have 100% control , the latest cameras are probably not the best.
Amen Markus. You hit the nail on the head and I will certainly check out Sean's video as well. At the end of the day, a creator is only an artist if they find their own way and say what they want to say through what they create. We have an obligation to ourselves, but also to our audience, to be sincere about what we offer the world. Some people will like our work and some will not. That's what makes a world. The algorithms are the last thing an artist should worry about. You and I may love producing different things of different styles because we have different things to say, and that's wonderful. An interesting video. Thank you for taking the time to make and post it. Cheers from Tokyo 🎉.
Thanks a lot.
You are expressing what I have been feeling for a long time. For us old school who learned to manage light through aperture and shutter speed and how ISO/ASA more recently it seems to be about finding the perfect picture as opposed to taking a beautiful and meaning photograph. I’ve decided to go more analog with my M6 and M3 along with my other film cameras, and enjoying what I do which is take the photos I like. Capturing the moment is not about setting the moment by shooting 30 frames per second. Where’s the fun in that. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for watching and your comment. I feel the same.
I liked your video. I shoot manual with the m10. The fun of photography for me is the process of reading the light the way you want to paint in your photo along with telling a story. I usually prefer black and white, but want the color option as well. I also shoot with a Fujifilm xt-2 when I need the auto focus, with primes. Even with the xt-2 I shoot manual for the same reasons I mentioned above. Thank you for your observations.
Thanks for your thoughts, it’s great to hear and to consider
Nice analysis on the vid. Newer systems are just perfect and make things so easy sometimes you wonder who took the photograph. By the way the islet at about 09:50 is in Crete right? Beautyful photo
Thank you. Yes exactly. The isle in the video is by Crete :)
I appreciate your insightful perspective on both subject. I’ve long given up on algorithm-based social media. In the end, it crippled my creativity- rather than making art for myself, posting on social-media was akin to working for an algorithm as a client I had to please.
My M6 mark II is a good camera that I can work with. I let it pick ISO and I set shutter speed and aperture. I like that my photos are different than what the social media likes.
One needs to become very critical of how to use the features of the camera to one's advantage. Spend more time looking through the viewfinder and less time scrolling. Thank you for the video.
Good to see you probably the back!
Probably the s5ii would not have breathing problems on video
Even on auto i prefer the camera to cellphones
This is why I turned to vintage 1950s cameras.
There is a difference between Taking Pictures, and Photography...
I totally agree, In my instagram account I post different images of my film and digital photography. Disregarding the capture medium, the photographs I like seldom get many likes, I do not have many followers either. However I don't care, I just post what I like as a creative exercise independent of the actual outcome, from the algorithm perspective. Also I do believe that photography is about the craft of the author and its creation, not the tools, so you take what you have in hand and use it in a way you can get what you want. Doesn't matter if it is a pinhole box or a PhaseOne camera (and everything in between).
I'm not sure I understand the point of this video. I have a late model Nikon mirror-less camera. I can make it as 'manual' as my old manual focus Nikon film cameras if I want to right down to the spot meter. I can also make it as automated as my cell-phone camera if I want to. And no, not in your wildest dreams can my iPhone compete with the 45mp image quality and versatility of the Nikon. So that's just silly.
Let's frame this argument a little differently. Consider an 8x10 view camera user complaining that these newfangled range finder cameras are ruining the art of photography. Valid? Of course not. Neither is the idea that the latest technology is turning us into robots. It can, if you want it to. Or if you let it. But that choice is still yours, not the camera's. Right?
Why complain about the technology? If you don't like it, don't use it. And if someone does use it and makes better art than you do, well, its not really fair to complain about that either. If the measure of the value of the art is how hard it is to make it then we all need to get back to that giant view camera and a tripod that requires a donkey to tote it around. Or maybe paint and an easel.
Thanks for your feedback. I was not trying to complain about new tech. Quite the opposite. I hope that these so called smart features become truly smart soon. I wanted to merely point out that as we stand right now those systems are making us take photos or shoot videos in such a way that we compensate for their lack of smartness. I agree to the points you say.
Nice analysis on the vid. Newer systems are just perfect and make things so easy sometimes you wonder who took the photograph. By the way the islet at about 09:50 is in Crete right? Beautyful photo
Thanks for watching. Yes, the small island is in front of Crete. ;-)