Journal article
Sunset Over Celluloid
Social Alternatives, Vol.29(4), pp.9-13
2010
Abstract
As celluloid film gives way to digital media's dominance, I use this space to reflect on my personal photographic journey and to contemplate the future of the craft, navigating the emotional landscape of nostalgia and looking to the future as a new chapter in the history of image making is written. On the one hand, the advent of digital media has democratised image making and sharing, especially for those who may not have been able to afford, or perhaps been inspired to take pictures or make movies. On the other hand, some might argue that the artistic practice and stylistic quality of image making has, in some ways, been diluted by the alluring embrace of new technology, mass consumption and distribution. It is not my intention to deliberate the virtues of one technology over another because each is unique, but used for similar purposes-to capture a moment in time. Rather I acknowledge the transition of a century-long practice of image making at this poignant time. And although I admittedly feel a tinge of sadness as analogue technology slowly fades before my eyes, I am also excited by the innovations and possibilities of the digital revolution at the dawn of a new era of visual media.
Details
- Title
- Sunset Over Celluloid
- Authors
- Cimarron Corpe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.29(4), pp.9-13
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2010
- ISSN
- 0155-0306
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449597802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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