Innovation in photography

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8 Nov 2011 - 8:52 AM

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digicammad (e2 Member)

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8 Nov 2011 - 9:37 AM

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Innovation in camera is more difficult these days, because although technology has moved on the underlying principles have not changed radically. If new types of subjects became available (eg aliens with 3 heads) innovations would, for a time, be more easily discovered. Alternately, sensors able to operate at different wavelengths (such as UV or microwave) would create a rush to innovate.

The longer things are around the less chance there is to truly innovate. Very often, you think you have done something totally different only to find that it has been done before, you just didn't know about it.

That raises another aspect I've often thought about. Are you innovating if you do something you have never seen before, even if it has been done?

digicammad (e2 Member)

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8 Nov 2011 - 9:51 AM

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I can't remember the photographers name, but a while ago on here there was a guy taking stunning photos of birds in flight, often near milk bottles. He had developed a rig for himself with all sorts of triggers and flashes and the results were amazing.

I would call that innovative and it fits with John's point about advances in technology.

hobbo (e2 Member)

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8 Nov 2011 - 11:03 AM

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Photography has been around for over 150 years now................any camera no matter how sophisticated is essentially a light proof box with a lens at one end and a film/sensor at the other.........I don't need to explain photographer, except that they vary wildly in both skill and experience................some are techie camera buffs, others are Photographic Artists....the remainder come somewhere in between:

Except for technological advances and changes in fashion the natural world around us remains the same, buildings are buildings, humans are humans,animals are animals and birds are birds etc etc.....................it is pretty obvious it is getting increasingly difficult to truly innovate photographically................we mustn't forget centuries of ART and PRINTING either ........many innovations regarding image have already been explored and used:

What a Photographer/Artist needs is......................THE EYE...................to spot the unusual, the beautiful and the weird in the all too familiar world around him.....and then to be able to process his initial capture in a unique or special way that should create an emotional reaction in the viewer................whether in the Dark-Room or in Photo-Shop or other Graphics software:

Above I don't include the wildlife recorder or product photographer, they need to record things as accurately and as sharply as possible................I guess I have missed many other point out...................I am sure that others will like to add further observations?

Above all......just enjoy our fantastic hobby/profession:

Hobbo

ade_mcfade (Critique Team)

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8 Nov 2011 - 7:23 PM

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interesting

well the question was all about "doing something new"

I think leftforum hit the nail on the head when he said...


Quote: One is the genuine artistic innovation where someone sees the world, or part of it, in a new, creative way.

That's what I was getting at

so many of the new "looks" we get are down to the post processing that goes on, basically a re-work of existing standard photographs to create something new - rather than creating something new whilst shooting.

The reason may well be that after 150 years, most things have been done

With many locations there are the "standard views" which we all associate with them - would looking for something a bit different than that standard view be innovative?

I've just done a workshop here and its an interesting exercise to look through the images and see the themes. Occasionally you get something very different - are those that don't conform to the usual patterns/themes innovative?

Paul Morgan (Challenge Team)

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8 Nov 2011 - 8:12 PM

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Quote: The reason may well be that after 150 years, most things have been done

I guess the first real war seen through the eyes of photographers would have been the American Civil war, but some of those plate camera`s were so big they had to be carried on the back of specially converted wagons.

These days soldiers carry head cams attached to there helmets

One of the greatest modern innovations in photography has to be video, camera`s are getting smaller and smaller and can go places not imagined just a few years ago and used both for film and stills.

A few interesting links, there`s going to be interesting times ahead, no matter what brand of camera you use.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftFMenGAd2A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXwYvMmxik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fnZjvFbm42w

Paul Morgan (Challenge Team)

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8 Nov 2011 - 9:09 PM

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Quote: holographic cameras... that'd be interesting

3D`s just starting to make an impact and there`s one or two lenses available.

Paul Morgan (Challenge Team)

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8 Nov 2011 - 9:35 PM

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None for eos as of yet, here`s one from Panasonic, I`m sure Canon will bring one out.

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-panasonic-12-5mm-f12-lumix-g-3d-lens-micro-f...