Photography Today, Is It Killing Off the Dinosaurs? Part 2

Summary: Photography? No, really, we do talk about it eventually! As usual, the guys take the long way around to getting on topic as we have our usual discussion about what we're drinking, why Rick will eventually play all seven dwarfs, whether Rob or Tony has the larger breasts and, well, you know by now… Oh, and thanks to Mr. Sadie Breeze for preventing brain damage. Photography, Dinosaurs, and When You Won't Change After the last episode's emotional tirade about whether or not the photography industry still needs a traditional sales force, things come down in this second part. Instead, we talk about whether the film shooters and even the dSLR users today are being left behind by the advances of technology. Is there still a place for traditional print portraits? Is there still room for the fine artists? How about the RAW vs JPG argument: is that argument going to be irrelevant in the near future? And what about those guys who insist on only selling prints and not providing CDs? That's an issue we need to deal with. Let's face it, photography is indeed changing and, as much as we want to believe differently, we don't have the actual answers about what will still be viable five years from now. But one thing is clear - if you're not going to be a visionary in photography then you'll end up a dinosaur and, historically, we now how that ends. Artists of the Fortnight Tony points us toward the amazing photography of Dennis Hopper. Sadly, Dennis is no longer with us but his work in photography remains with us. Rob believes that actors often make great photographers because they live their lives being creative. Regardless of why, Hopper himself has a body of work that is poignant and strong. Anybody who wants to get into the fine art side of portrait photography would do well to take a good long look at Dennis Hopper's work. For our artist, we look at the well-known Rembrandt. If there was ever a true Renaissance Man, Rembrandt was it. Schooled in math, science, art, literature and history, Rembrandt used that learning to develop a style of portraiture known for its sharpness and, of course, it's lighting. Don't forget - Our Photography Book Review Head on over to www.PolarizingImages.com now and take part in our book discussion, The Art of Photography!