1. Compare old cameras with those in use today.
Cameras used to be big and annoying to set up, now we have small cameras that can be taken anywhere easily. Cameras only used to be able to take black and white photos. People would have to sit and wait for a long time for a photograph to develop, which is why when you see old photographs nobody is smiling. Now we have digital cameras that can take pictures instantly and in color. The quality is also better and it is easier to save. We can save picture on our computers or go to a photo shop and get them developed.
2. Compare the photos that you take with those that professional photographers take.
The photos I take are no where close to the quality of professional photos. This is mainly because professional photos are touched up with computer programs. Professionals also set up there scenes with quality lights and artificial scenery. They make sure that they remove all reflections and other interferences. Professionals take great care when they take photos and make sure their stage is perfect. When I take photos I don’t take all the preparations that professionals do.
3. Some people prefer to take still photographs while others prefer to take videos. Why?
Some people like to make videos because it fully captures the mood of an event, and it is fun to watch them with the people you made them with. You can see things in video that you didn’t see while taking it. You can do things with video that is just not possible with a camera. For example, you can not take a photo of a song or of someone dancing. Others still prefer to take photos, because when you take video footage you get left out of the event sometimes. Also it is easier and faster to look at a photo than to watch a video.
4. Do you think (still) photographs will be replaced by videos in the future?
No, because taking video takes a lot of effort sometimes. Also one person usually gets left out of the event. No one likes to be left out. Another reason is that it is hard to watch video sometimes. You can not bring video everywhere with you. You don’t need equipment to look at photos; you can look at photos anywhere, for example, in your car or at your friend’s house. Also it is easier to save photos. You can have digital photos or get them printed out.
