Is amateur photography dead? In a smartphone world, are we all professionals?
foreign we should have the waitress take our picture would you mind taking our photo oh not at all you have it how about you put your arm around her and get closer big smile three two one thank you that'll be fifty dollars I'm a photographer I don't work for free um but you're the waitress you're not a photographer I took the photo didn't I so I'm a photographer payout you know what she has a point we need to figure this out [Music] Hello friends and neighbors I am dealing with a bit of a hat scratcher here you know my dream is to become a professional photographer but let me tell you I got some serious competition according to phototutorial.com the average smartphone user in the US takes 20.2 photos per day and around 1.72 trillion photos are taken each year around the world that's an insane amount of pictures so the big question is does taking all those photos make you a photographer for this video we're going to present both sides of the arguments I'm going to have Eric give you the yes argument so he's going to tell you why anyone can indeed be a photographer while I'm going to tell you why I think it takes more than an iPhone 14 pro to be considered a professional we'll do this point counter point style I'll let Eric get us started hi everyone good to see you again my first point is the accessibility of Photography now I can watch David Manning's video on YouTube and quote learn 80 of Photography in 10 minutes my smartphone has a camera that's more powerful than any digital camera you could buy 20 years ago with all this knowledge and equipment so easy to get I feel like I can take professional level photos it's true you don't need the specialized technical knowledge you once did 100 years ago you had to be an engineer and a chemist to take a photo now you just need to push a button but let me remind you that knowledge and ability are very different when you dedicate yourself to a scale for years and fully immerse yourself in it you gain the experience needed to get you to continue to level up I get that I do but even if my photo wasn't all that great with all the filters and editing programs that are available now my photo doesn't need to be perfect I can take an average photo and make it into something that a pro would be proud of technology can fake experience but don't professionals also edit their photos compose proper camera settings to maximize the lights will always come out of editing better to use the tech term garbage in garbage out without the eye the experience to know when and where to open that shutter software can save you last point my mom says my photos are the best I get like tons of likes when I post them doesn't that mean my photos are just as good as anybody's I'm sure Shooters are great at lives but that critical thing is that professionals do this for a living that added pressure is a very important thing to remember when your earnings depend on the result of your work you're gonna pay more attention to detail that gives the extra Edge we need to create Arts it's not easy to make something that everyone can appreciate even if they don't know me personally good discussion I really enjoy that please let me know in the comments where you land in this debate none of this is to take credit from anyone photography is a great Hobby and it makes me happy when anyone takes an interested the thing that does make me unhappy is when people diminish the work of professional photographers and believe that anyone could do what they do the dedication drive and talent that makes them special should get a lot of respect even within the flood of images we see every day so bring on the competition it'll only make me better I will continue to work every day to make sure my images are the lotus flower rising from the swamp that effort to differentiate myself will create the value that deserves to be rewarded at least it should be worth a like And subscribe maybe even a notification in the comments just saying but if you like to do more go to my website to see what I've been working on or even see if anything interests you on my nft platform links to both of those are in the description thanks as always for your attention have a bright and focused week [Music]
