We all should take a minute to realize how much cameras have evolved. There have been so many technological advances within the last couple hundred years. But what is really amazing is the fact
that it has evolved so much more especially since 1990. The features that cameras have now are so advanced compared to what they used to be. I chose to research the Wifi-Enabled DSLR because there is such a difference from the Wet Plate Collodion that I previously researched.
The Wifi-Enabled DSLR (digital single lens reflex) has the ability to publish an image on the internet almost instantly. The cameras take high quality images with the best cameras to take images up to 21 megapixels. They come in many different models some made simple, and others more complex. The price of cameras have changed, and these cameras are reasonably priced compared to the price cameras used to be. This gives people the opportunity to have a camera that is just like a smartphone, but with better image quality. Having these cameras brings up many advantages for photojournalists.
As Professor Nordell says there is the "ability to take digital photos and transmit them digitally". The DSLR is a camera that has that ability. It is often that photojournalists are racing to get that one picture up for the world to see and for many of them it can determine how well they do in the field. These cameras allow photojournalists to post quickly or have the image on hand when they need it right to the internet or backed up to a storage cloud. Another advantage to having this camera is the size of it. The DSLR is not restricting when it comes to taking the picture that you want.
These technological advances have given photojournalists many opportunities. It has also hurt the industry in some ways. These high tech cameras allow for high quality photos. Photojournalists also have the ability to put their photos out for the world to see immediately. The disadvantage to having these easy to use cameras is that anyone can pick one up and take a great picture. There are many great images taken by everyday people and that can take away from a photojournalists job. Some companies hire these everyday people to cut costs while still getting quality photos;
this can be described as "leveling the playing field". Although a lot of the media is controlled by the same sources, photojournalists do have the opportunity to show the quality photos in other ways.
With the DSLR photojournalists have the ability to post other images online and to blogs. This allows photojournalists to really express their photos that aren't necessarily shown in the media or newspapers.
When I researched the Wet Plate Collodion process, it made me realize how many restrictions the photojournalists had. The process required a dark room then developing the picture took so much skill. I still believe that taking a quality photo does take a certain skill set but not nearly as much time and effort as it used to. Photojournalists are able to post the picture or print it out in a newspaper almost instantly. The color image by Briana R. Prince is taken by someone who just takes pictures for fun. The photo is interesting and has a lot of unique aspects and great quality. The Wet Plate image by Quinn Jacobson has so much detail and the image also has great quality. Now what is the difference? It's what is going on behind that photo. In the image that Prince took, the subjects are moving and the exposure time was adjusted to capture the picture. The other picture the subject is not able to move or else the quality would not have been that well.
In a video explaining how the Wet Plate process has so many technical aspects. This process does not allow someone to just walk outside and take a picture. The Wet Plate also cannot produce a colored image. There were still many famous photos using both types of cameras, They both have the ability to produce high quality and detailed images.
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