And I think that we could even think more deeply about that. And then also, I think maybe the boring quality too, again getting back to what I was saying a little bit earlier, is perfection. It’s too easy, it’s just really, really much too easy. It can take pictures in extraordinarily low light, so much is in focus, so much has proper exposure, and you think that’s maybe sometimes getting a little boring? A modern smartphone camera does amazing things. It’s just “too easy”īrancaccio: And back to one of your earlier points about maybe people are getting a little sick and tired of perfection. So that’s really, really exciting for anyone of any age. Whereas again, with the digital, oftentimes, it’s so instantaneous that you don’t necessarily get to see that emerging image. And to see that, that image sort of come out from the paper, I mean, no matter how many times you see that process, it is, it’s still magic that you see the image occur. And again, it includes not just younger folks, but, you know, other folks that maybe have been taking digital cameras and digital photographs and maybe they took a class in college, and they’re kind of going back to thinking about what it was like to be in a darkroom. We’re finding, for instance, ICP, the International Center of Photography, we offer analog classes, and we’re getting this explosion of interest in analog classes to the point that we’re having to add new classes because of a big waiting list. So there’s a kind of magic too that is really terrific through these older analog cameras. You do the point-and-shoot and you sort of bring out your Polaroid. And you still find folks using cameras, or they’re using the, you know, there’s always sort of a resurgence every once in a while with the old Polaroids. And photographers, whether they’re young or old, love that variation, that variety of camera-based images. They love having that cool sensibility, and, you know, of course photo images are made with machines, and each of those different types of machines make different images. You know, it’s almost as though taking a photograph, a digital photograph on your smartphone or your iPhone, might be a little bit too easy, and they like a little bit more of the process of these older types of cameras.īrancaccio: I remember filmmakers, a long time ago, used to like the Fisher-Price toy video camera, which I remember produced images so ugly, it was kind of cool. And I think whether it’s older digital or analog cameras, it kind of indicates that they’re a little bit bored with perfection. So I think there’s something about the allure of something that might be a little bit more retro or old. But what do you make of this trend toward often younger people using crummy, old digital cameras?ĭavid Little: Well, I think part of it is that it’s something that they’ve never done before. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.ĭavid Brancaccio: When I shoot real black-and-white, analog, old school, silver nitrate film, I mean, I like the feel of the equipment, the grain of the image, the process of developing. He spoke with Little about this new trend. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio wanted to know why, with all the capabilities smartphone cameras have today, younger people are turning to older point-and-shoot cameras. “It’s almost as though taking a photograph, a digital photograph on your smartphone or your iPhone, might be a little bit too easy,” Little said during an interview with Marketplace. But David Little, executive director at the International Center of Photography in New York, thinks younger people may simply be bored with perfection. Why are these cameras enjoying a revival? Several reasons. One piece of tech you might not have expected to reenter society are the old school digital and film point-and-shoot cameras. Long-gone fashion trends and tech are making their way back into the zeitgeist. The late 1990s and early 2000s appear to be roaring back through the fascination of Generation Z. For some, it may seem like we’ve unknowingly traveled back in time.
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