I love photos. Always have always will. But it seems as though now a days everyone and their mom thinks that they are a photographer and are "amazing" at it. they gather together some friends and crazy cloths (or formal) and go out into the city or middle of nowhere and take photos post them on facebook (or myspace if you still have it) secretly hoping that many people will gush over them and tell them how great of a photographer they are and that they have a real talent.
Honestly I think there are 2 reasons why,honestly, not so talented of people are "great photographers." 1. The new cameras that are being sold. digital SLR cameras are amazing. they can take an average photo of a tree and make it look extraordinary just by changing some settings on the camera itself. and 2. Photoshop. anyone that takes digital photos knows how to use the basics of photoshop manipulating lighting and texture.
I am not saying that there are not talented photographers out there. Because there are. I would just like to give everyone who claims to be a professional photographer, or anyone who has a gallery entitled "Photography" on their online social networks, an old school film SLR tell them to take pictures and develop them themselves and then we will see who has talent. I am sure if Ansel Adams had today's technology when he was in his prim his photos would be 20x better. and he is an AMAZING photographer.
So to all of you who think you are the bee's knees with photography take my challenge see how good you really are.
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