In today’s digital age, anyone with a smartphone can capture and share photographs. this accessibility to photography diminishes the value of professional photographers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, mobile phone photography is prevalent due to the advent of various compact digital technologies. Many people contend that this trend could undervalue the role of professional photographers. Although smartphone photography has some distinct potentials, I contend that this will not affect the significance of expert photographers.
People with mobile phones have immense learning opportunities to capture and share photographs through experimentations. The latest smartphones not only have high resolution cameras but also have considerable storage spaces in them. With this, people could take countless photos and develop photography skills by trial and error. Moreover, these photographs could be effortlessly shared in various platforms to get valuable feedback. This is particularly true given that there are many remarkable photographs that we see on the internet are captured in mobile phones.
Nonetheless, expert photographers have many years of professional experience that aid them to come up with innovative concepts and original creations. Not only they have the technical competence to operate different photography equipments but also are highly knowledgeable on the various features and controls of the latest cameras. Moreover, expert photographers are also skilful in post-processing techniques such as editing softwares that enhance the quality of the captured images. In the contrary, it would take years for smartphone photographers to acquire and develop these skills. Therefore, expert photographers would remain to be highly valued in the society due to their unparallel professional expertise.
In conclusion, it is advocated by many people that the uprise of smartphone photography could cause a negative impact on the value of professional photographers. Despite of the numerous opportunities to learn photography over smartphones, I argue that this could never match with the competence of expert photographers whose role would hence remain worthwhile.