Photography standards.

[sgoti]

Originally Posted by airdave

Much like "texting" has bred a generation of illiterates...
Camera phones have bred a generation of idiot photographers.

My name is Glenn, and I'm an idiot photographer...

<All in unison: "Hi, Glenn!">

I fully understand and agree with the sentiment of the above statement. Not just camera phones, but (for me at least) digital cameras as well.

Waaaaay back when I was using a 35mm film camera, I used to have to think about things like exposure, depth of field, shutter speed, etc. In the beginning, I took a LOT of "here's an example of what NOT to do" pics, partially because I lacked experience and mainly because I was in too much of a hurry.

Over time, I got better (mostly- My composition stunk, but that's a different matter).

When I got my first real digital camera, I was thrilled- I could instantly see the results, and could (in most cases) take another picture if something didn't turn out the way I wanted (or hoped).

This lead to me rather quickly unlearning/ignoring proper technique "because if it doesn't turn out I can always take another". No more paying (literally) for my mistakes and bad/lack of technique in the form of film and processing: Hit the delete button and shoot again. Wheeeeeee!

Selfies? I remember when selfies meant setting the camera up, starting the timer, and racing around to be in the photo. Hopefully you didn't trip over the tripod in the process. My dada got a very nice picture of my Grandmother's floor that way...