Canon 5d Question
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- lukus_W0
Machuse;
It isn't lack of access to technology that prevents an enthusiast from becoming a professional.
You need imagination & talent - and, of course, that's something that can't be bought. I really don't even think this is an optimistic view, I think it's a fact.
Sometimes the viewer needs to develop their own eye to be able to judge a good photo.
Maybe, when we look at a piece of work - perhaps we sometimes see the finish first - and we equate the style of filming (or whatever) with the skill involved in producing the work. Maybe it's sometimes difficult to remain objective and examine the core structure and composition of any piece of work, when we have such obviously beautiful surface-technologies (HD, automatic-grading etc). If this is the case, the viewer needs to try harder to examine the work's actual quality.
You're mentioning that you don't need a lot of the skills associated with the old world of film + photography - but what you're failing to realise, is that there are (or are going to be) new technological skills that will need to be mastered. Mastering compression techniques (and developing an effective workflow) is an area that comes to mind .. I'm sure there are many others.
> How will this effect the fashion, portrait, architectural, news,
> product photographer?Potentially a lot more shit work could be produced and published.