p.1 #2 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
I think it would be more accurate to say "photojournalism is dying"... and in that case he's probably right. From a pure reportage standpoint, video tells more of a story than stills do. It's not more beautiful, it just tells more of a story.
For the evening news, this clearly where things are going. As print news falls by the wayside and we get more and more of our content online and from the TV, video just makes more sense.
However for wedding clients, I'm not so sure. Pictures are generally more appealing and more attainable than video for this segment.
p.1 #3 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
Take a look at the winning galleries posted today at the World Press Photo awards and tell me if still photojournalism is dead -- I don't think so.
Still photojournalism is evolving as the business model changes and revenue sources shift, but to call it dead in favor of video is very short-sighted.
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p.1 #4 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
Wedding photography will never fade away because the target audience is different. Photojournalism is news based, wedding photography is personal based for an individual client. IMHO.
p.1 #6 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
Yes to local events.
No to events such as femine, war, epic fires, major disaster, major relief efforts abroad.
Years ago, I used to provide some photos of events to a local business improvement area association. They want to showcase the going-ons in that area. As everyone started totting their own cameras and then smart phones, the need for photo event coverage has dwindled to the point of "it's just not worth it for me". Everyone is taking photos and submitting for FREE to newspapers and broadcasting stations. Just visit any of your local news broadcaster websites and you will see sections asking you to upload photos of events.
There will still be a need for images at warzones, famine, epic disasters, disease epidemic areas etc like the ones Keithdunlop linked. The general public with an iPhone will not be found taking photos of some African Rebels shooting everywhere. Or visit the local disease infested infirmaries to take heart-wrenching images of malnourished babies. Your typical Joe Public will simply not rent a Zodiac to take images of an oil spill near Cape Breton with an iPhone. So in this respect, high quality photojournalism is not gonna go away.
I read a few months back where CNN let go of a bunch of PJs. Here it is: CNN Fires Photographers
p.1 #7 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
I'm actually surprised by the growth of video. I always figured the short attention span instant gratification of people now would mean they would not have the patience to sit though much video.
For weddings people want a rose tinted record of what it really was and this is much easier with stills so I can't see video ever being in the driving seat here.
p.1 #10 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
swoop wrote:
You can reply saying still images are dead if you watched every video in the article.
Yes. Video takes up too much of my time. When I'm scanning a news service, I generally skip over video articles--especially now that every one of them is going to waste half a minute first with a commercial. I'd rather have a picture to show me the peak moment and let me read as much text as I'm inclined to read.
There is still a tremendous need for great photo-documentaries with still images. Every community has important stories that need to be told in-depth, and Peter Poininschute doesn't have the continuity of thought to create them. The problem is getting paid for them.
p.1 #13 · Will This Trickle Down to the Wedding Industry?
News is extremely transitionary, most news is forgotten the next day. It suits video more. Iconic images from PJ photography will stay with us for life but that isn't actually what the genre and public demands, it's a side advantage that history appreciates long after the fact but the public isn't demaning at the time so it isn't paying the bills.
