I heard it again yesterday for the billionth time: “Digital Photography”. Isn’t it time we drop the word ‘digital’?
Seems we’ve managed to drop the “electric” from “electric guitar” in common parlance.
We found it easy to drop the word “acrylic” from “acrylic painting” when that came on the scene with oils.
We quickly ditched the “digital” from “digital music” when it took the lead over records and tapes and CDs.
I suppose by-and-large our industry has dropped the word, but given that digital and analog photography are fundamentally the same thing, isn’t it time we implore the rest of the world to assimilate the term “digital photography” back into “photography” as a whole?
Yes, that will be fine Chase.
This is funny, and reminds me of a few people, but I hope you are not suggesting its Chase. He was always sharing weather it benefited him or not, and his sincerity comes across very clearly.
I thought the vid was funny. Then, again I thought that goofy unicorn from candy mountain was hillarious. But, ya know? This vid makes a point. We idolize, worhip, and hang on every word of the rock star blogging, twittering, and facebooking photographers. And, so do I. So, what’s up? How does that go? You are what you eat! Well, as long as we are eating up positive stuff, then maybe we human minions will make it afterall.
I agree, Mr. Jarvis.
Chase! I agree, buddy. I shoot a large portion of my personal work with film. Film suits my style when I’m taking my time. For paid work, I shoot digital out of convenience. I’ve never referred to myself as a “digital photographer” or a “film photographer” so I agree with you.
It’s time to drop the “digital.”
As somebody who started on digital and recently started shooting film, I couldn’t agree more!
Okay