Coincidentally blogs have had a
huge impact on the progression of photojournalism. As I have been blogging
about how photojournalism came to be, it never crossed my mind about the
connection between the two. A blog is an
online community where people can share their thoughts and beliefs on a sort of
thread where people could comment on or pass along the information. This has
made it much easier for photojournalists to get their pictures and stories out
in a free way that many people can see.
In the early 1990’s the modern blog
evolved from the online diary where people could keep an ongoing account of
their personal lives. Today there are thousands of topics of blogs out there
anything from parenting forums, deployed military, journalists, photographers,
and blue collar workers. This has made it very simple and easy for
photojournalists to progress with their work.
Image source: 31 Days 31 Photos
Photo By: Blogger Rick
Digital photo blog post
With the progression of technology
it has become much easier for photojournalists to post photos on line. The process
is simple; you take the picture, upload it to your computer, and post it to
your blog. This process is very simple especially if you have a digital camera
or an iPhone. But let’s say you wanted to use a pre-digital way of photography
as a photo source for your blog. The method you wanted to use was 35mm color
film. You would first have to take the photo; from there you would have to
bring it to a local pharmacy where they would develop the negatives for you and
make prints, eventually waiting up to an hour to get them. The next step once
you obtained those prints would be to use a digital scanner to upload the image
to your computer. Once it is on the computer you proceed with the normal
process as a digital photo.
With these two processes it is
obvious that both completed the task of posting a picture onto a blog post. But
with the technology today nobody would choose to use a 35mm film. The process is
just too drawn out and extensive, in comparison to what you can do with
digital. They both give you a vibrant colored photo, however the steps for
using a digital blog post is much more efficient now a day.
Image source: Eric Kim Street Photography Blog
Photo By: Meyerowitz
Taken with 35mm color film
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