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12/02/2007 02:15:21 AM · #1 |
Hello everybody.
My name is Sveinn Pálmar Einarsson and I'm from Iceland. Right now I'm in Mediskolerne which is based in Viborg, Denmark. I'm writing an essay about how photographers present them self's today using all the technology we have today and how photographers presented them selfs before we had internet.
If there is anybody here that wants to tell me a little how the internet has helped them as a photographer and what they think about what is happening today with the internet looking at photography, whats good whats bad.
If there is anybody here that has been doing photography for a LONG time(20-30 years) it would be nice to here from u as well about how the internet has changed your career as a photographer.
And the last bit is there anybody here that has seen his work get stolen on the internet and can you tell me your story.
Every help I can get is well appreciated.
It would be nice if u would send me an email: sveinnp@gmail.com
Greetings
SveinnP |
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12/02/2007 02:53:02 AM · #2 |
I'll send you an email after I get my thoughts together. I am a retired Architectural Photographer and used to teach photography at University of California. I actually gave up on photography for quite a while, and the digital/internet revolution got me back into it.
R.
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12/02/2007 03:02:09 AM · #3 |
| Thank you very much that would be really helpful. |
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12/02/2007 10:55:31 PM · #4 |
Just wanted to ask if there are more people that would like to help as well.
And once again thank you Bear_Music. |
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12/03/2007 04:24:41 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by SveinnP:
Hello everybody.
My name is Sveinn Pálmar Einarsson and I'm from Iceland. Right now I'm in Mediskolerne which is based in Viborg, Denmark. I'm writing an essay about how photographers present them self's today using all the technology we have today and how photographers presented them selfs before we had internet.
If there is anybody here that wants to tell me a little how the internet has helped them as a photographer and what they think about what is happening today with the internet looking at photography, whats good whats bad.
If there is anybody here that has been doing photography for a LONG time(20-30 years) it would be nice to here from u as well about how the internet has changed your career as a photographer.
And the last bit is there anybody here that has seen his work get stolen on the internet and can you tell me your story.
Every help I can get is well appreciated.
It would be nice if u would send me an email: sveinnp@gmail.com
Greetings
SveinnP |
Well......the Internet has made all the difference in the world to me.
My learning curve has accelerated exponentially, I have skills and techniques I would never have gotten any other way, I see slices of others' lives through their hearst, eyes, and lenses that would not have been available any other way.....
Most importantly, the "Right There" accessibility is just amazing.
I didn't know how much of a hack I really was 'til I got here to DP Challenge.
I really don't see the depth of involvement any other place, and the challenges/competitions make for an increase in the rate of advancement of your skills if you don't get caught up in the furor and take it too personally......though I think you have to once or twice just for perspective!.......8>)
Okay......career.....that's a whole different subject because even though I am technically a professional, it's *REALLY* difficult for the average photography enthusiast to make a go of it.
For one, it's not like the food industry, plumbing, teaching, or a myriad of other professions where there is a constant and readily apparent need for photography.......it's most always a value-added feature of a bigger operation......take away the photography side of the operation and work still goes on, it's just that you'll perhaps not be able to make others as aware of what you have to give without it.
There are all too many damn good photographers out there, and the truly stellar ones? There's not really big money to be had for anything but the truly talented and ambitious. The world is rife with galleries, exhibits, craft shows, street fairs, and the like, and the majority of the players, although you will see much good work, either live on the road and have no life, or they go home to their "real" jobs when the week(end) show is over.
So although the digital age has given me the "Plant" to be able to manufacture my own work, and the 'Net has given me education and exposure, I don't see myself striking out with the total supreme effort necessary to really "Go Pro". I like to think I'm realistic in my concept of who and where I am as far as photography goes. I do some portraits for friends and sell the occasional print through a gallery, but it's a hobby and a passion, not a business.
The digital part.....I did a fair amount of research when I heard about it....I looked at what I'd have to spend when I first saw DSLRs in '02 or so, laughed, and knew I'd be waiting for a while. Four years to be exact, and I was under the impression that it would be a tremendous, radical change to go to digfital. It was, but not in the way that it was presented to me.
What digital imaging did for me was to put total control in *MY* hands! No more relying on someone else, spending money, and waiting/wasting time for the results. All of a sudden I was my own lab.
This made all the difference in the world to me as all of a sudden, the images, and what to do with, about, and further to refine my skills was available RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
I'm still a stone neophyte in many, many ways, but I have enough rudimenmtary skills, and the lack of fear that a little bit of time gives you so that you can actually create what you see in your mind's eye when you bang the shutter.
Awesome......the world is wide open now.
Hope this helps.
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12/03/2007 06:14:58 AM · #6 |
Just one thing, you'll want to write 'themselves' in the essay.
For me, the internet is almost the only way for me to share my photographs with others, and, conversely, to see a lot of other people's photographs and learn from them. |
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12/03/2007 06:30:40 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by gloda:
Just one thing, you'll want to write 'themselves' in the essay... |
He'll likely write the essay capably in Icelandic or Danish... |
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