Is Instagram debasing real photography?

Summary Kate Bevan “Filters are the antitheses

of creativity, and make all pictures look the same”

“Faux-aged filters add a longevity to an image that it intrinsically doesn't’t have”

“Slapping a filter on makes images look the same, gets in the way and spoils the picture”

Are these

pictures being debase

d by the

“1977” filter?

Is there really a difference?

“Instagram can get a bit much. The 'squaring' of

photos and the endless 'tilt shifting', but I follow

some amazing 'real' photographers who are doing

some interesting stuff with the app...” –LanreBakare in

response to Bevan’s article

Gateway to New Photographers“I’m sure it will inspire some really creative photographers who, due to its service, have found a new love for photography and potentially might make a life long career out of it.” –Richard Darell

After the 2012 Olympic games, local swim teams and gymnasiums around the country gained business due to the popularity of the Gymnastics and Swimming events

in London…

Could this be a new era for photographers as well?

“You could make an analogy to the advent of the electric guitar or electronic music. Much to the

annoyance of classical musicians, those things made ‘everyone’ a

musician. I grew up on punk rock, hip hop and death metal, so I

welcome the post-classical age of photography, and the explosion

of amateur expression that comes with it.” –Teru Kuwayama

On the Contrary…Can you really compare a picture of a flower with Instagram’s “Inkwell” filter taken by a high school student (on the left) to a timeless Ansel Adams photo (on the right)?

“Some might call the process democratizing —- everyone is a professional! —- but really, it’s a big hoax. Everyone is just pressing buttons to add computer-generated veneers to our mostly mundane lives.” -Rebecca Greenfield

Food For Thought..

Can you really compare Instagram photographers to famous photographers who have impacted the world?

Is the addition of a filter really altering the photograph?

Are the “old fashion” methods of developing photographs being

overshadowed by new and innovative technology?

Do you think Instagram and the filters are ruining modern day photographs?

Was Kate’s stance on her topic strong enough to

persuade you?

Siteshttp://www.bitrebels.com/design/instagram-what-famous-photographer-are-you-infographic/

http://populagram.appspot.com/filter/1977/4

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/19/instagram-debasing-real-photography

http://www.anseladams.com/

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/19/what-the-instagram-backlash-says-about-the-future-of-media/