{"id":2330,"date":"2011-05-02T09:54:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T13:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2011-05-02T09:54:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T13:54:13","slug":"some-thoughts-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/05\/02\/some-thoughts-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 &#8220;Some Thoughts On Instagram&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/troyholden.com\/2011\/04\/30\/some-thoughts-on-instagram\/#comment-84\">Troy Holden<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.stagram.com\/p\/9052?vm=list\" target=\"_blank\">oldest posted photo<\/a>, I\u2019ve been an active user for ~7 months. It started off as a nice distraction from Flickr and a fun way to interact with other photographers while on the go. I\u2019d share images on Instagram from various sources: native camera-phone,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/4qn61u\/full\" target=\"_blank\">camera-phone app<\/a>, or 21-megapixel full frame DSLR. I quickly noticed that the images shot using a DSLR were quite popular!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.stagram.com\/p\/12106495\" target=\"_blank\">Lots of comments and lots of \u201cLikes.\u201d<\/a> They looked crisp and sharp, and had a retro\/film quality that was new and different. But something about those shots felt\u00a0<em>too <\/em>easy to me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I added:<\/p>\n<p>I have absolutely no qualms with people using iPhones &amp; Apps to produce \u201cinteresting\u201d shots and instantly share them with the world.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, what I don\u2019t want happening is the use of filters becoming known as \u201cphotography\u201d. To real photogs, (SLR or NOT) it takes years of practice, trial and error and a commitment of always trying to get \u201cthe shot\u201d. The fact that something that\u2019s interesting enough to be retweeted simply because of a filter is becoming on par with what a 25 year veteran with a 5D produced is just a bit sickening.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t believe The iPhone from 2007-2011 replaced the $10K camera rig but everyone likes to pretend it has and that bothers me.<\/p>\n<p>I still don\u2019t own an SLR. I went from Kodak P&amp;S to Canon G9 through G11 then S95 and LUMIX LX5. Now I run an Olympus Micro \u2013 Four Thirds &amp; Canon AE-1. It\u2019s the pursuit of photography that I love and I feel cheated when a shot using Hipstamatic is gracing the NY Times home page and not one from professionals. Maybe I\u2019m just jealous\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troyholden.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif?w=1200\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Troy Holden: According to my\u00a0oldest posted photo, I\u2019ve been an active user for ~7 months. 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