It’s the best time to be a photographer

This is the best time to be a photographer. In the past, we had to wait to either develop our film or to get it developed and returned to see if we had achieved what we intended when we took the photograph. Today, we don’t have to wait as long as you are using a digital camera.

In the past, we had to have a separate video camera and a film camera, today the features are combined. Our still cameras, for the most part, have a video feature and the video cameras have a still feature.

We also have the ability to get out of the dark. We don’t have to use a dark room full of chemicals when we are editing or printing our photographs. We also have advanced techniques available to us in our photo editing through modern software.

The best part of all is that if we still want to “do it the old way” with film and the darkroom we can! We have all the best options available based on how we want to take our photographs.

With all the choices we have though, I will never understand the haters. We all have choices and for the most part, no one is forcing us to do our photography one way or another. Yet in many photography forums, there are the haters and the so-called “trolls”. I used to engage them but then I realized that is what they want. I’ve changed my mindset, I’ll engage the non-haters and the non-trolls with my art. Don’t let the haters and trolls force you to change how you want to produce your photographs and art. Do it your way!