The Digital Age

As mentioned before in the blog the digital age of photography has changed the world quite a bit.  Once upon a time, a photo had a fixed cost that only driven higher by out of focus shots or shots of questionable need.  So when each shot had a fixed cost, photos that could not be deemed artistic, or worthy of a family album probably were not taken.  Digital is different, it forces (or allows) you to take photos of anything.  If the photo works super, if not meh.  It's digital so the more you take, the better the deal you got on your camera and equipment.  I have taken about 30,000 photos with my cameras so each shot has cost me about six cents, and that number continues to drop the more I shoot.  

Another thing the digital age has given us, is the camera photo, the Instamatic of the 21st century.  It allows the bored or momentarily distracted photographer a chance to snap a photo without pulling out the big SLR.   Tonight one such photograph, a lamp taken at The Best Bite in Cashmere, while waiting for a salami and pepperoni sandwich.  This is not a photo you take without contemplation in the film age, is it art, is it family album worthy, and by the time you get it figured out, the sandwich is there.
Enjoy
Dan