While not the most legitimate news source, I know, the Huffington Post Arts Section now includes a weekly feature, "Instagram Spotlight." The app, they believe, "turns amateurs into artists with the click of a button. Instagram reminds us that even those who aren't working artists have a vision worth sharing."
I know quite a few of you are divided on this issue. I am admittedly a member of Instagram, and find all of the filters and tilt-shift options fun to fool around with. However, I have recently given new life to my previously archived photos by sharing them in critique, which is strange considering that I am of the school that feels as though Instagram, while a great experimental tool, does not suddenly make someone an artist, especially one who merits universal, online recognition--I can't even get over 23 followers.
Read the article here: The Art of Instagram
As we noted in class, it's not whether the camera is serious, but whether the photographer is serious.
ReplyDeleteOne of my most important mentors was the photographer Bruce Horowitz, who only shot with Diana F cameras that he bought by the case (at .69 cents per camera).
But here's some food for thought, a 45 MP smartphone
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02/27/Nokia-808-PureView-with-41MP-sensor