what is the difference between a snapshot and a photograph
Nov 1, 2011 08:35:35 #
It was back in the 90's when I first saw a F-86 saber Jet photo from AirVenture. The plane was flying very fast and very low and the detail was so well done that the aircrafts rivets were clear as well as the pilots face. A really great job of Panning the camera along with all the other things that make it a great photo, at least to me, but maybe not you. Sure hooked me and I been at it ever since.
Takes parachute team up every day of shows
Nov 1, 2011 15:48:09 #
Peej
Loc: Houndsfield, New York
When i was a kid, and yes,they had paved roads,with grandma's Brownie,the only word I ever was "get a snapshot". I realy can't when photo started being used. In high school and yes, they now have paved 2 lane roads I was photographer for varsity sportswith my Argus with a flash I was still taking snapshots with a Flash.
Nov 1, 2011 23:31:46 #
Last year on Thanksgiving day, I was taking some planned and posed "photographs" of my grandchildren in the front yard where I had some bales of hay, pumpkins etc. for a fall display. When we were finished the kids went to the backyard to play. When I went back to watch them, I walked up behind my 8 year old granddaughter who was sitting in a pile of leaves. She turned her head and looked up at me with the prettiest smile. I took a quick "snapshot".
This turned out to be the best shot of the day and a 16x20 framed print now hangs in my daughter's dining room. So whether planned or spontaneous, a really good shot deserves to be called a photograph.
This turned out to be the best shot of the day and a 16x20 framed print now hangs in my daughter's dining room. So whether planned or spontaneous, a really good shot deserves to be called a photograph.
Nov 2, 2011 00:30:56 #
photodaddy
Loc: Missouri
My Grandson's 1st grandslam home run.
The second photo I just happened to have the camera pointed at him and saw a blur fly past my camera and took the shot. I guess you would call that a snap shot too. An unplanned photo. In it you can see the reflection of the baseball in his sunglasses as if speeds toward to batter.
The second photo I just happened to have the camera pointed at him and saw a blur fly past my camera and took the shot. I guess you would call that a snap shot too. An unplanned photo. In it you can see the reflection of the baseball in his sunglasses as if speeds toward to batter.
This photo is my Grandson's first home run of the inning with his second home run a grand slam. I took all three photos in the same game. You can see the ball sailing out to right field. Both home runs were hit in same location.
Nov 2, 2011 01:48:47 #
tarheel-Ron wrote:
Last year on Thanksgiving day, I was taking some p... (show quote)
I think you are so right about that!
Nov 2, 2011 09:34:51 #
Getting back to basics, in Collins dictionary a "photograph" is -'a picture made by the chemical action of light on a sensitive film.'
Since with digital we do not use a chemical action -per se - and with various software products we change what the lens actually saw, it is no longer a photograph. No more than the Mona Lisa or any works of a painter.
A photograph was at one time regarded as an exact rendition of a subject. I once sighted a very rare Jaguarundi in Texas, it was not an official sighting because I did not get a photograph. But I could cheat and cobble one up digitally.
Thus a digital rendition of a subject altered to change its appearance is not a photograph. It is modern art!
Sparky
Since with digital we do not use a chemical action -per se - and with various software products we change what the lens actually saw, it is no longer a photograph. No more than the Mona Lisa or any works of a painter.
A photograph was at one time regarded as an exact rendition of a subject. I once sighted a very rare Jaguarundi in Texas, it was not an official sighting because I did not get a photograph. But I could cheat and cobble one up digitally.
Thus a digital rendition of a subject altered to change its appearance is not a photograph. It is modern art!
Sparky
Nov 2, 2011 09:40:29 #
Sometimes dictionairies have to be updated to keep up with a changing world. In my humble opinion, a digital image is just as much a photograph as those captured on film. Post-editing has long been a part of the process, whether in a darkroon or at a computer.
Nov 2, 2011 09:47:21 #
Just because one takes photos of their grandchildren doesn't mean that they should be classified as a snapshot, period. I follow the 12 steps to judging. If a photo falls into the majority of the 12 steps, it should certainly be classified as a photograph. This "photo" was recently chosen to 'hang' in a gallery exhibit.
Nov 2, 2011 09:56:46 #
I deal with this issue with models all the time. They go to a pro, then they shoot with an amateur then post the pix side by side on a modeling site or fb or wherever. Ugh!! Huge faux pas. For some reason they have a difficult time telling the difference. As was mentioned earlier....u should be able to glance at a pic and instantly tell if it's a snapshot or a quality photograph. Color, clarity, composition, lighting....all hallmarks of a quality image.
Nov 2, 2011 10:01:57 #
I agree with you if you are dealing with models, only. I deal with real life and I get quality photographs
Nov 2, 2011 10:21:38 #
A quality photograph is quality whether it's of a person or a landscape or a dog or a door knob. Most peeps simply dont have the ability to spot the diff between a snap and a quality photo. Its apparently a learned skill. I spent an hour with my student the other day teaching her how to tell them apart. There was that "aha, now I get it" moment in her mind that made me smile. As for your shots I can't comment. I havent seen them.
Nov 2, 2011 10:35:52 #
PWhisperer wrote:
A quality photograph is quality whether it's of a person or a landscape or a dog or a door knob. Most peeps simply dont have the ability to spot the diff between a snap and a quality photo. Its apparently a learned skill. I spent an hour with my student the other day teaching her how to tell them apart. There was that "aha, now I get it" moment in her mind that made me smile. As for your shots I can't comment. I havent seen them.
I probably won 't see yours either! Who cares.
Nov 2, 2011 10:41:24 #
What you are saying is that it is virtually impossible to get a really fantastic photograph by accidently snapping a box camera in the general direction of a subject? ? ?BALDERDASH!
Nov 2, 2011 10:50:48 #
As u so eloquently and accurately stated it...accidents do happen ;) However, IMO the vast majority of great photos u see were not accidental.
Nov 2, 2011 10:59:09 #
What I find funny is who the people that are fighting/arguing about what makes an image a photograph vs. a snapshot are, not the actual definitions. I have NEVER seen some of them offer help to the newbies trying to take their snapshots to the next level or even posted an image I would consider a "Photograph" by their own definitions.
Lots of hot air but little substance.
Lots of hot air but little substance.
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