andybarton Posted November 11, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 11, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is really telling... http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-video-will-make-anyone-born-before-1999-feel-old--e1UPGAwKwl 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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250swb Posted November 11, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2014 Enquiring minds, wonderful, I think the concept of a plate camera would have struck me in a similar way as a kid when all I knew was my Dad's Kodak Retina. Steve 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted November 12, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) This is really telling... http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-video-will-make-anyone-born-before-1999-feel-old--e1UPGAwKwl My first digital camera, the Apple QuickTake 100. Photo taken 1n 1994 or 1995 by my girlfriend on the farm where the breeze was constant. The hair is history Image: http://www.digoliardi.net/pico-1995.jpg Edited November 12, 2014 by pico 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJH Posted November 12, 2014 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2014 The sad part is when they all stated they don't have any permanent pictures, a whole generation or two has almost unlearned that the only reason why non enthusiasts/pros back in the day took pictures was to have a permanent reminder of things important that you could look at and share years into the future. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted November 13, 2014 Share #5 Posted November 13, 2014 The sad part is when they all stated they don't have any permanent pictures, a whole generation or two has almost unlearned that the only reason why non enthusiasts/pros back in the day took pictures was to have a permanent reminder of things important that you could look at and share years into the future. Yeah, but they're kids.While I have permanent pictures now, if you'd asked me when I was 10 I would have looked at you funny. I was 10 and had better things to do - like picking my nose, or going swimming at the beach. Permanent pictures were way down on my list. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJH Posted November 13, 2014 Share #6 Posted November 13, 2014 No I agree but now I am middle aged I really do regret not having enough pictures from my childhood. I just can't really remember any more what some of my friends looked like for example. I have though ended up retracing some of my memories via google earth and street view which has been a huge help, street view is one of the best things to have happened in this generation IMHO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted November 14, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 14, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) When I was that age I was browsing my Dad's camera magazines and utterly thrilled when he let me use his Minolta SR-T. At 12 I had a 110 cassette film camera that I used a few times to get some pictures of friends, and this continued with a Kodak disc camera at 13. Then there was an absolute void of photography between 14 and 23, and I really regret not having any of my own photos from that time. Back then, 'recording for the future' was never an intention for my photography. It was just to have fun with a camera and capture my friends and things that happened. If I could do it again, I would have carried an Olympus XA or XA2 in my pocket from 14-23. I would have shot at least one roll per month, basic colour negative or Tri-X. I would have captured orchestra rehearsals and concerts, Christmas dinners, going out with friends, school camps. There would have been photos of the final years at school, of our triumphant dinners after having completed our last year, my friends in our last music recitals. There would have been photos of my first real date, and my first girlfriend, of which I, disappointingly, have none. In some ways, I envy the teenagers of today, despite their selfie obsessions and endless exhibitionist postings to social media. At least they are capturing what is often a tremendous time of their lives. Assuming that they can retain those images over the years, they will have a glorious trove of memories to revisit in decades to come. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJH Posted November 14, 2014 Share #8 Posted November 14, 2014 I have a 20 yr old stepdaughter, I can remember how dizzy she was at 17/18. Cried her heart out when she dropped the phone in the bath which tells you something about just how much kids are weeded to their phones these days. Endless pictures end up on facebook but I doubt she has moved any of the others to long term storage, she had a couple of prints of best friends which is good but I will be encouraging her to print out more images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted November 14, 2014 Share #9 Posted November 14, 2014 good idea ..... those fuji cameras that are essentially new age polaroids are especially popular among young girls (teens to 20s) .... they love going out taking pictures of each other and taking them home.....one day recently while waiting for luggage at the airport there was a guy collecting big boxes that obviously held some sort of equipment .... we got to talking, turns out it was machinery that converts instantly instagram and phone photos to print ... he sets up at outdoor concerts and similar events and does really well with young people wanting prints .... perhaps this is a case of technology being ahead of human evolution but regardless i think it is great when you come upon an old shoe box and find photos from years ago of family and friends... as someone wrote above, the first reason for picture taking was to have a physical visual memory of people time and place ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted November 14, 2014 Share #10 Posted November 14, 2014 Ok so I just saw the video, very cute ...... what does come to mind is the loss of tactile and cognitive functions necessary to do things. yes it is easier, but ultimately i think it makes people dumb (a friend's wife gets lost going home if the gps in the car is out). My first camera was a Brownie, used VP-127 film (Kodak Verichrome pan -- who knew I was using MF -- my dad thought color was too expensive for a kid to use). had to put the roll in, thread it to the take up spool, put the back back on and wind until you saw the number in the little red window in the back. And the winding only stopped when you did. Repeat for the next shot. I think there were only 12 shots per roll. At the time it was just what you needed to do. Looking back I recognize that there were a lot of skills being developed that help me problem solve today. Perhaps one reason why I enjoy my M4 is that while it is obviously slower than my M9, the cognitive skills being used and new ones gained helps the brain. In short, I think there is some balance between technology making life easier, which it does, and making us stupid. BTW, to the little girl who didn't want to go to a store to drop off the fil, I loved going down to the store and dropping off my film to get developed -- thought of it as an adventure making me feel very grown up, not a chore. Of course I was about 8 years old then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted November 14, 2014 Share #11 Posted November 14, 2014 Yeah, but they're kids.While I have permanent pictures now, if you'd asked me when I was 10 I would have looked at you funny. My younger brothers keep old family photos, and one found a picture of me. I was an exact twin of Ralphie from A Christmas Story. No kidding. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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