Snap and Share – Modern Photography In A Flash.
Technological progress has affected photography much as it has everything else, moving photography from the hands of an elite few into the hands of the common man. Three developments have affected this transition in the largest ways, instant film, digital photography, and computer photo programs.
Instant film also known as Polariod film enabled photographs to instantly develop without the aid of a dark room. Instant film went on sale to the public in the fall of 1948 making the art of photography more mobile. Photographers could quickly see the results of their work, thereby enabling them to adjust and re-shoot more efficiently.
Digital cameras became available to the general public in 1994. These cameras take video and still shots converting them to electronically recorded images. Digital cameras can be equipped with different lenses, lens speeds, zooms and other features like non-digital cameras. These cameras are smaller and lighter, and have memory to store number of images.
Computer programs to edit, and enhance photos have changed the face of photography forever. Photographers can alter photos, fix blemishes, soften edges, and heighten colors and crop pictures with mere clicks of a button.
These technologies enable more candid and affordable family photos and better preserved memories.