Photography has come a long way in the past 200 years and working with cameras now is completely different than the way they were used back then. In this article, I will go over and the pros and cons it has brought along with it.  

When the first camera was invented, it would sometimes take hours for the subject to fully be placed onto the copper sheet that would eventually house the photo, but now this process is done in an instant. Back in the day, the photographer has to wait for the photo to develop and if there were any mistakes, they would need to reschedule with the subject and try again, or they just had to be content with what the final product was. Now, in the digital era, the user can immediately get feedback from their photo and if they do not like the outcome, they can adjust accordingly.  

Pro

One of the pros to carrying out photography digitally is that it is more cost-efficient and sustainable. Before cameras made the shift from film and analog, they would require so many different tools in order to take a photo, and these were not cheap either. Not only that, but there would have been much more demand for these items of photography, due to the fact that now everyone thinks they are a photographer. But we are lucky nowadays that it is so accessible and easy to take photos! Take a look old film prices here!

Con

One of the cons, although instant feedback is amazing, of digital photography is that some users rush the process. This can feel incredibly uncomforting for the subject if they are to sit there and do everything the photographer says, without truly living in the moment, sometimes making digital photos feel soulless. One of the great reasons why analog photography felt so great was because it took time to set everything up. Every person involved did not want to ruin the moment so they put all they could into it. Check out this other article delves deeper into digital cameras!

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