HOW DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY HAS CHANGED THE INDUSTRY

1/25/2011
Communications in Leadership, Professor Maria Asealage
William L. Gilliard III

Table of Contents

Introduction2
Technology Advances in Photography2
Digital Photography Hardware3
Benefits to End Consumers4
Conclusion4
Bibliography5

I. Introduction The following report titled How Digital Photography Has Changed the Industry will cover the technology advances that have revolutionized the photography industry, the various types of hardware that are now used take photographic images in a digital format, and the impact and benefits of these technology advances to the end consumer. The photography industry has evolved from the traditional use of film throughout the 20th century, to an advanced technology of using digital photography in the 21st century that has transformed the medium in which images are taken, processed, stored and cataloged for both personal and professional use. II. Technology Advances in Photography In the early years, traditional photographs were taken by professional photographers using conventional cameras which used film to create the images which were made visible by a technique called photographic processing. This process used chemicals and special processing techniques that professional photographers learn by taken specialized training classes. As technology in photography began to advance the industry, the creation of the old Polaroid instant camera provided end consumers with a photographic process by which images could be taken and processed instantly even by the most novice photographer. Technology has evolved the photography industry to the point where only a select group of professional photographers use traditional film to create images as it is now widely considered an art form and relic of the past. Over the past 20 years, there have been