The Print is DEAD ??

 I have mentioned in conversation with a few good friends on how I thought the print was dying. Seems more and more things were just online. The social sharing media with our computers, smartphones..  etc..I did struggle to get my photographer mind away from acutally printing my images.. Like the new Designer Photo Albums that I now create for my clients has become one of my best new products.(photos&Video to follow)  A Design that artistically displays photographs and tells the story of a wedding day. I am truly enjoying jumping more into all the new social networks, facebook, twitter and blogging especially. I do have the gift of gab! When I speak about photography I feel passion and being able to verbally express it, I feel myself light on fire! Of course there is no substitution for an actual print, they are still amazing! An actuall print to me is still so very grand. I do miss the "want" of having them, printing them.
 The new digital era of course has taken down walls and exposed us all to new things. I imagine how I would be effected if I have never been able to view the power images of one of my most influential photographers- Photo Journalist - James Natchwey. Reading about his life and hearing his experiences while looking at his work carried me to try harder, learn more and never stop. The same goes for David Beckstead my inspiration of  the new look of Wedding Photography. I do embrace the new medium and also hold a soft spot in my heart for the print!
  This article is a good read on the subject. I hope it sheds some light on what we as photographers and consumers have had to deal with. The photographer had to adjust as well as the consumer. The ease of sharing photos and all the new prosumer cameras , left clients hesitant to pay a professional. It just seemed so easy to bypass the need for a professional in the beginning and Im thankful that this thinking has taken a back seat. The new digital cameras made it easy to process photographs, less expensive. It also gave more freedom to the shutterbug to experiment, produce and mass email all their work. Lots of people picked up the camera , changing thier professions or just helping a family member on ther wedding day  offering stunning images and failed to deliver. It wasnt till lots of blurred, dark images kept rolling out that everyone finally remembered what professional photographers are!

Also with so many smartphones on the market, the need for a seperate camera will start to die as well. No facts, just my opinion. Why carry the two when one will do for sharing that funny photo of your child playing? Besides, right then and there you can share it with any and all social networks with the touch of a few buttons. No longer needing to stop, sync up to your computer, how wonderful,, and it is!  It is wonderful to me also in another way. The lack of sales , hopefully will trigger the major manufactuers to put their money back into the professional photographer's camera. Maybe just maybe... prices will reflect this too. It would be nice to get more equipment I want and need and have the quality remain or redeem itself.  I cant wait to see the changes of this world, perhaps capture it in an image or two and like the rest of us,, keep up!
Here is the article. Thank you for reading and please share your thoughts with me. Id love to hear form you!
http://www.andyadamsphoto.com/photo2/