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catchymemes · 6 months ago

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tmarshconnors · 1 month ago

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Photography Capturing Time

Photography has always felt like a little slice of magic to me. I first encountered it more seriously when I studied media in college, and I was instantly hooked. There’s something so powerful about freezing a moment in time, capturing it in a frame, and preserving it forever.

The act of taking a photograph felt like an art form all its own whether it was the vibrant colours of a sunset over the horizon or the minute details in the veins of a leaf under the lens of macro photography.

While I was in college, I immersed myself in different techniques and styles. But my heart was often drawn to landscapes and macro shots. The vastness of a wide open sky or the intricate beauty in something as small as a dewdrop on a blade of grass it’s these details that speak to the essence of photography. It’s about taking something fleeting and making it permanent, giving it a story and a life beyond the present moment.

But here’s where my love for photography faces a bit of a dilemma in modern times: the advancement of phone cameras. Don’t get me wrong there’s something to admire about the capabilities of the new iPhone 16 Pro, for instance. Its ability to capture professional-grade photos with just the tap of a button is impressive, but I can’t help but feel like it takes some of the work, and even the soul, out of photography. In the past, you had to think more deeply about the process of focusing the lens just right, balancing light and shadow, and choosing the right angle to capture the perfect shot.

With modern smartphones, much of that thought process is automated. Sure, the convenience is there, but the art of photography seems to get lost in the race for the most advanced technology. It’s not just about snapping a picture but being part of the scene, composing it with intent and care.

At the end of the day, photography is about more than the gear you use. It’s the feeling you get when you frame that perfect shot the sense that you’ve captured a moment that might otherwise be lost to time. And no matter how advanced technology gets, that magical feeling will never go away.