Photography Equipment, Old New and Future
A brief look at how photography equipment has evolved and where it may be heading.
Online, June 24, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Many different styles of photography and photo shoots have come and gone over the decades. In the early days, cameras such as the Daguerreotypes and calotypes fixed plate models, where the subject had to remain as still as a statue for the duration of the exposure. All the way down the time line to the latest full frame DSLR's currently flooded within the market place.
Truth be told, todays photographers are spoilt in relation to the Masters of the yester years. The skills required were so much more in depth, even going back just 10-15 years to the classic 35 mm film which incidentally are still used by a select number of the romantic photography masters. Light and exposure had to be calculated by the user, there we're instruments available to measure light, however in the midst of a wedding ceremony, it would clearly be tricky to hold up a "Please Wait" Sign while the photographer would run to the shooting frame, test the area for light before running back to the camera and snapping the shot. Instant judgment of light was key, you either had it or you didn't. Film was not cheap so getting the experience was also an expensive investment.
Todays cameras have built in light meters, so in most cases the camera is making this judgement perfectly simple for the user. Not only this but with incredible advancements with the quality of the sensors inside todays DSLR's and the clarity and detail which can be picked up even in low light has rewritten the rule book for photographers. All of a sudden, subjects are not restrained to the limits and requirement to remain still while a picture is being taken, they can now be captured free flowing showing their true personality. With the correct camera, options are practically limitless and wedding photographers have been able to adopt new photography styles such as, reportage and documentary representations of a wedding day. These are the latest wedding photography styles and the final product offers the clients a story board interpretation of their Big Day.
It is exciting waiting to see what next technological advancement will be, we have seen amateur 3D cameras hit the market however they have yet to hit the professional market on a commercial level. Imagine capturing a 3D image of a first dance in a similar style to the famous fighting scene in the Hollywood hit moive, The Matrix, where Keanu Reeves is frozen in mid air and the camera is circling around his body? Might thermal imaging be a future feature to aid a camera to focus in low light? Possibly more exciting will be the new trends and photography styles which immerge from these advancements?