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How the dSLR changed Photography?

I earlier wrote a draft that looked into the photography business being diluted because of entry-level dSLRs. I scrapped the entry as I feel it’s more than just that — it’s so much more than just taking photos for a living.

The first time I handled a professional camera was back in my high school days where we had to do a photo-essay contest for one of our art classes. We bought film, took great time when framing each shot and had only 12 shots to spare (13 if you’re lucky). I remembered winning and our group getting a 1.0 grade.

Ten years later, I bought my very first camera — a 3.2 megapixel Canon Ixus 30. I was influenced by a friend how had a Canon Powershot and another friend who had a model that uses a 3.5″ floppy disk (I think it was a Sony Digital Mavica).

The film is gone. I can take as many shots as my 256MB SD card can handle and I need not have to go to the photo printers to see my shots. Looking back in the last couple of years, times have really changed the photography landscape.

  • We no longer store rolls of films but rely on terabytes of HDD space for storage.
  • Anybody and his dSLR can be assigned as the official photographer.
  • Shoot now, edit later mentality.
  • Photoshop is your best friend.
  • It’s becoming harder to identify who’s the official photographer during a wedding ceremony.
  • The Friendster-pose was invented.
  • Flickr is the new Photo Album.

What else has changed?

And who among you here knows that Nokia is the biggest camera manufacturer in the world?

Times have changed. The Polaroid has become the thing of the past. But, I still keep those 15-year old negatives locked in the box just in case.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

56 Responses

  1. Avatar for pinoy photographer pinoy photographer says:

    DSLR changed the photography world as we knew it, back on the film days, it is very expensive to have a SLR camera, because every shot should be developed. but now, even you can developed in your own digital darkroww( using lightroom) so , its way cheaper, and save much time,… it is changed, but the artistry never change, it just the way they produce and create it that is improve

  2. Avatar for emoxian emoxian says:

    +1 on you Bri,Nemo and Clyde.

    im am also planning to buy a dslr. but i still cant afford it. i love taking pictures lalo na landscape and macro shots..and i said to myself, and nabasa ko din sa e-books, that if you want to learn basic or digital photography, kelangan mo tlga isulat ang different settings. so dun mo malalaman kung ano magandang settings on different situations… coz if d mo alam ang settings for example sa isang fashion show, shoot ka lang ng shoot e pag uwi mo pg tingin mo sa bahay d pla maganda.dba? (im speaking of the raw shots not the photoshop edited pix). pls correct me mga bossing if may mali sa sinabi ko.. i am a wannabee and i really wanna learn digital photography.

  3. Avatar for emoxian emoxian says:

    +1 on aja, josh and blackmanray: clap clap clap

    @ anino saying “masyadong OC sa manual controls, kinakausap pa sarili habang linilista sa papel. pag pakinggan mo naman, hindi bagay sa weather at location yung mga settings na sinasabi niya.”

    ano problema mo jan men? bkt ikaw? naging magaling ka ba agad mg shoot? dba dumaan ka din jan? and what’s wrong ba if sinusulat nya ang settings ng pgkuha nya?? snsbi mo d bagay ang settings sa weather? kaya nga sinusulat eh! dba? dba??? PINAG AARALAN YAN CHONG. get it? wag tayo mgyabang o manglait..baka dumating ang araw yung nilalait mong tao na nagsulat ng settings sa papel eh maging professional photographer na tinitingala ng ibang pro photographers..gets mo chong? =)

    ang sa mga naiinis sa mga teens na may dalang DSLR o ngsasabing mga “poser”, alright, meron tlgang nagyayabang lang at meron din nman hndi. e wat if yun ang camera nya at wla syang p&s cam? does it mean ngyayabang na sila? and kahit na nagyayabang man sila, you cant take away their rights to use their DSLRs.

    gaya ng sinabi ni josh, mdami kang nkikitang nka nike shoes na ang mahal nman tlga. so you got prob with that also??? you got our point here bro? uf you have problem with that, then we think that it is you that have a problem. =)

  4. Avatar for srh* srh* says:

    thanks to all who have spoken out
    I’m just one’newb’in blogging >.<
    and I wish to own a dSLR..
    as i read, it gives me the urge to post more sensible blog :)

    sana nga we should start to change that kind of mentality it's like were pulling one another down-_-

    hope you can help me!

  5. Avatar for echonski echonski says:

    @Ryan Ang

    thanks for the info. now that you mention it, makes sense. :)

  6. Avatar for obed obed says:

    wish i have one…

  7. Avatar for Ryan Ang Ryan Ang says:

    @echonski

    no typo there.. Nokia could be the biggest camera manufacturer if you count all the camera phones it makes in a day. :)

  8. Avatar for echonski echonski says:

    And who among you here knows that Nokia is the biggest camera manufacturer in the world? <- i think you meant Nikon?

  9. Avatar for Richard Richard says:

    by definition, A photographer is a person who takes photographs using a camera. so whether its a camera phone, point and shoot or a DSLR, so, whoever uses a camera,young and old, is already considered a photographer.

    it just depends on whether you are an expert professional photographer or just a plain hobbyist.

    walang inggitan na lang.

  10. Avatar for Pat Pat says:

    I think you’re wrong lang with the last statement “the polaroid has become a thing of the past”. I beg to differ because so many people are interested in old school photography again. Those who are willing to spare a couple of bucks now buy lomo or toy cameras, old SLRs and even Polaroid cameras. It’s actually very nice to see that people are reviving these cameras.

  11. Avatar for Danny Danny says:

    I’d say the entry of DSLRs just raised the bar.. the more people who own DSLRs, the more aspirants in the competition, the more photographers push to produce better images and distinguish their own style.

  12. Avatar for bri bri says:

    hate us for being not as good as you guys, not as enthusiastic (it’s just a freaking’ hobby, we don’t earn what we feed our families with from this)and not as technically knowledgeable (yup, i can’t discuss aperture, shutter speed and other jargon with out re-reading my guide) but it ain’t our fault if we could afford having dslr cams. we can take ugly pics, spill soda on it, use it to smash crickets and as long as we are not bothering any of you, there is not a damn thing you can do about it.. don’t worry if we need your “professional” tips and advice, we will ask for it.. otherwise f@ck off.. buhayKO,pakeMO

  13. Avatar for clyde clyde says:

    one word, inggit!

    i am a beginner as well and i bought a dslr para makakuha ng magandang shots (bokue on portrait)… ang quality ng photos ay talaga namang praise-worthy… dito sa singapore, ang mga pinoy walang inggitan, instead we support each other pa nga eh… we always say, “keep on shooting bro”… walang haters na bumabatikos kesyo bumili ka lang for yabang purposes and whatnots… haaay ang pinas walang asenso kapwa na eh binabatikos pa… stop blabbering instead if you know how to take photos then spread ur knowledge… wag kang inggit… wag kang magkunwari na nagagalit kasi isa kang alagad ng sining…

    pffff

  14. Avatar for Philip Villaseran Philip Villaseran says:

    You only use 256MB SD? :o

  15. Avatar for Nemo Trinidad Nemo Trinidad says:

    to all pro-photographers who hate to see wannabe newbs flaunting their ne dSLRs:

    May mga point din naman kayo. Being photographers, cameras are more than a tool, they are essentially a part of who we are. Kaya naiintindihan ko kung maiinis kayo sa mga taong may DSLR na hindi naman ito ginagamit ng tama. Then again, you just have to live with it. Everyone’s entitled to what they want (basta they get it through legal means cympre), but even as experts in your field, we have no right to dissuade or prevent people from buying DSLRs if they really want them, regardless of how they will use it. Yes most of them will suck at taking photos but we already know that, you just have to keep it to yourself and don’t be a braggard (like the true professional that all of us are)

    to the non-pros/learning to become pros/casual photographers/dslr owners:

    It’s your camera, and you know best what you want to do with it. If you take awesome pics with it or you just flaunt it, no one should care. Only you can decide what to do with it. And if anyone points out or criticizes you over your usage of your DSLR, you can either say “pake mo, camera mo ba to?” or take it and turn it into something constructive to improve your skills. Say and do whatever you want. It is a free country :)

  16. Avatar for Lolo Tasyo Lolo Tasyo says:

    mga iho, wala namang dapat pagtalunan. yung mga mahuhusay sa potograpiya wag dapat sumama ang loob sa mga baguhan na bumibili ng mga haytek na dSLR cameras. wala namang batas na nagbabawal nito. kung gusto nila ihambalang ang kanilang cameras, kung mas mataas ang antas ng kanilang cameras, huwag magtampo. sabi mo nga mas mahusay kang photographer. dapat pasensyahan na lang. hindi naman ekslusibong libangan ang potograpiya. ito ay para sa lahat.

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