Impact on the professionals??? I been taking note of the media lately and have noticed that local as well as national television news is using more and more amateur videos in their...

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

I been taking note of the media lately and have noticed that local as well as national television news is using more and more amateur videos in their broadcasts. The same is true in the print media, nationally known publications using amateur photos. I was just curious what if any impact this trend has on the professional photographers. What do you think?

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

I think you are right. When digital came out and the video cameras getting so small, everyone and all their cousins have one. And now the phones are catching up in quality too. Hard to find a spot without a camera around.
Erv

Tea8 Loc: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

I would say it is making an impact. Amateurs with phones are in a lot more places than professionals with cameras. Plus you have amateurs who take the videos to mostly post on youtube and they don't mind so much if they aren't getting paid because their video ends up on tv. I think it hurts professionals, but I also get tired of seeing blurry amateur videos and wish they would go back to using more professional videos on the news.

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

The impact on the news has been greatly impacted by not just Amateurs but by every day people because of social media and cellphones.

Cellphone cameras are carried my a huge number of people (a vast majority of the younger generation have them) and as a result world issues/news is broadcast live as it is happening, no need to wait for the professional news crew to arrive. One example is how cell phones allowed the world to see the issues and the uprising resulting in Egypt even after their government tried to shut down the traditional media outlets.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

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The impact on the news has been greatly impacted b... (show quote)

Great point MWAC, I'm sure we see a lot more of what's going on in the world than we otherwise would. Now that you mention that I'm certain we see things we would never see because the news media would never be allowed access.

ggttc Loc: TN

I was just reading an article on the mobile phone show in Barcelona...Nokia has put into production a cell phone with a 41mp camera...not 4.1...41...

Another company is putting out a phone with a built in projector...so you can show your cell phone pics on walls...

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Last night, Monday, 27 Feb, during the NASCAR Daytona 500 race, Brad Kezlowski, a young driver, carried a cellphone with him. There was a horrendous crash, and NASCAR stopped the cars on the track (red flag), just short of the flaming wreckage (no one hurt). Kezlowski photographed the inferno, and posted to Twitter. His images were received by the TV broadcasting, and shown on national TV. Reportedly, his Twitter account grew by 100,000 subscribers during the hour-long red flag.

Gidgette Loc: Boerne,Texas

Pepper wrote:

I been taking note of the media lately and have noticed that local as well as national television news is using more and more amateur videos in their broadcasts. The same is true in the print media, nationally known publications using amateur photos. I was just curious what if any impact this trend has on the professional photographers. What do you think?

I've noticed that a lot weather pictures are being turned in for up to date information. I think it is great to see what is going on at that moment. Also news coverage. With the new cameras and phones, the pictures are pretty good.

jim1945 Loc: louisville,ky.

ihave been a professional photographer for some 22 years,but cannot blaim anyone else for enjoying the this fun and interesting hobby...i feel some compositions need a little tweaking..i say this just to be helpful though....you can ask 10 different professionals a question on this,and get 10 different answers.and they will all be correct..jim1945

rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA

Professional photographers cannot be ubiquitous (everywhere at the same time). They also cannot predict when or where a random newsworthy subject will occur.
By the time the pros' arrive at a scene, much of the scenario is populated with necessary personnel and equipment, bystanders and a host of other obstructions. In some cases they're prohibited from photographing sensitive incidents.
I can see where a random, and sometimes lucky, video or photo at the right time is beneficial to the people.
In all fairness to the pros', most amateur work is no where near the quality of professional equipment and know-how.

normanhall Loc: Leslie Missouri

Pepper wrote:

I been taking note of the media lately and have noticed that local as well as national television news is using more and more amateur videos in their broadcasts. The same is true in the print media, nationally known publications using amateur photos. I was just curious what if any impact this trend has on the professional photographers. What do you think?

We were just talking about this in school and we had to do a paper on this. the new york times is turning there photo journalist into video journalist. they are buying the smaller video cameras and teaching them how to shoot video, this is the trend in larger papers, the smaller papers are using their writers, and editors to do the work now of the photo journalist. it seems that is the new wave as more papers go to the web this is gonna be new way it is done.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

This is interesting.

David Hobby aka "The Strobist" began his strobist career BECAUSE of this; the shift away from traditional photogs working for newspaper outlets...and where news is reported and photographed in real time in non-traditional outlets.

Iduno Loc: Near Tampa Florida

Newspapers are yesterday's news. Professional video done by a news camera crew is becoming the same. Certainly not extinct, but definately being repurposed. "Real Time" is in.

rebeil Loc: florida

I was a Wedding photographer for years and buisness kept getting slower, everybody carried Digital cameras , and even took flash when we the Pro was told no flash , and in some cases rather than pay $1000 they had a family member take pictures

normanhall Loc: Leslie Missouri

I think maybe this also is a reflection of journalist taking liberties by doctoring images, the video i guess could be doctored but it will make it harder. there has been some good photo journalist that have gotten canned, because they wanted just a little bit better image to send in.