> The primary difference between digital cameras and smartphones was that every family I knew had a digital camera, where every person I know has a smartphone
The real difference is the rise of social media. Digital camera photos were taken for you, for your family and close friends.
In the post-facebook world we live in now, smartphone photos are taken for other people - a curated snapshot of your life to show off to acquaintences and strangers. Something of the intimacy of photography has been lost.
The real difference is the rise of social media. Digital camera photos were taken for you, for your family and close friends.
In the post-facebook world we live in now, smartphone photos are taken for other people - a curated snapshot of your life to show off to acquaintences and strangers. Something of the intimacy of photography has been lost.