Photography in the Digital Era
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Photography in the digital era Gina Xing, Contributor, Jakarta | Tue, 02/22/2011 9:51 AM | Feature “Sat u, dua , ti ga”, a count of three was che er full y shout ed out by a gr oup of 13 photography hobbyists. Insid e a photog raphy school, 13 stude nts of a basic photogra phy class indef atiga bly carri ed on their pract ice of shoot ing a simpl e motion, a droppi ng cube splas hing green water in a glass. At a glance around the classroom, you notice the palpable age difference of the group. Getting to know them later on made it clear that this was a diverse group composed of individuals from various backgrounds. Deddy Hidayat, an engineer worki ng at Fluids Technolog y World wide has a job that’ s bonded to travelin g. The 40-something said he had always held the thought of keeping memories of places he had traveled. “My daughter and son are also taking pictures. I don’t want to fall behind from them,” he said laughing. On the other hand, 30-year- old Rian, an event organize r, said her passion for musi c concerts ignited her love of snapshots. Ms K, the administrative head of Darwis Triadi School of Photography told The Jakarta Pos t tha t stu dent s ages ranged fro m nine to 70. She sai d the school had onl y bee n est abl ish ed for less than a deca de but had an annu al enr olment number of mor e tha n 1,000. Over the past 10 years, there has been a remarkable growth of interest in photography all around the wor ld. Digit ali zed photography came along with the expa nsi on of onl ine
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social networking and the emergence of more user-friendly semi-pro cameras and
boosted an inevitable photography fever.
Ucok, from Darwis Triadi has noticed some dramatic changes among camera users. Hesaid: “Five to 10 years ago, it was very rare to see anyone using digital cameras… Now
we are in a digital era, taking pictures is easy, that’s how it became popular.” He alsoremarked that photography could be the most popular job in Indonesia.
A while ago, Cannon’s representative told attendants at a photography exhibition inIndonesia that their sales had tripled since the existence of social network Friendster in
2002.
Speaking of the great influence of social networks on photography, research by
Infotrends, a technology research company, also indicates that there’s a strong correlation between active photographers and regular users of social networks.
“People who take a lot of photos want to share them, and they are largely turning tosocial networks to do so,” a source from Infotrends claims.
Appreciation from the audience is by all means the greatest reward for all photographers.
For most photography enthusiasts, the satisfaction gained by taking pictures is worth alife long pursuit; even when it means a great deal of expenses.
Eko Prasetio, a renowned photographer on fotografer.net told The Jakarta Post that as a
lawyer, he has spent Rp 200 million on equipment. The winner of seven editor’s choiceawards on fotografer.net said photography trips always tempted him to take annual leave
from work.
However, all these are justified in his eyes. Prasetio emphasizes: “Life is too short to let
go without taking pictures,” he said.
“There’s some kind of satisfaction when you see your photo is perfect from every aspect,technically and artistically; when people look at it, they just say ‘wow’.”
Comparing with his previous hobbies such as motorcycling and playing in a band,
Prasetio values the things photography offers which others could not. He said: “It’s a
hobby where age is no limitation at all. I can maintain this hobby until I’m old… Peoplewill remember you from what you have done.”
For some others, chasing a simple satisfaction and a long lasting hobby may not be
enough.
Lately, many have thought highly on the market potential in commercial photographyand ceremonial photography.
“It is a very promising career… and the investment spent in the early stages will be paid
off,” said Ucok, from Darwis Triadi.
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However, the competition out there is still a threat to many ambitious amateurs. “I have
seen several businesses go down because the competition is very high…The number of
photographers grows faster than the demand.”
As many senior hobbyists would say, it takes commitment for all hobbies and it is no
exception for photography.
When it comes to someone who wants to make a living out of the profession, it takes a
little more than just skills. A sense about the market is essential to succeed.
Someone like Bedoe Kartadinata, who makes a living out of her photography passion,sees clearly the cause for many failures in the market. She said: “Many just want to start
making money but they don’t have the basics. They don’t know the market or have
enough skills.”
“Wedding is a big money-maker but weddings don’t bring in income every day, it’s only
seasonal,”said professional photographer Kartadinata.
The 27-year-old bluntly pointed out: “Here in Indonesia, people like to copy each other,
so I have to come up with my own thing such as underwater fashion.”
1. Find one article from the latest edition of the Jakarta Post!
2. Identify the word classification (word classes)
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WORD CLASSIFICATION
A. Word-classification based on Traditional Grammar (10 Parts of Speech):
1. Nouns: desk, chair, flower, etc.
2. Verbs: look, cry, laugh, etc.
3. Adjectives: green, beautiful, smart, etc.
4. Adverbs: often, completely, suddenly, etc.
5. Pronouns: I, you, she, etc.
6. Numbers: Three, Seventeen, etc.
7. Prepositions: from, for, inside, etc.
8. Conjuctions: but, because, since, etc.
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9. Articles: a/an, the
10. Interjections: oh, alas, bravo, etc.
B. Word-classification based on Structural Linguistics (2 parts):
I. Lexical :
The words which carry lexical meanings in themselves, such as house,
dangerous, fast, etc. There are four types of them:
1. Nouns: grass, child, he, they, she.
2. Verbs: read, go, drink, count.
3. Adjectives: high, slow, bright, etc.
4. Adverbs: cheerfully ,indefatigably, friendly, largely, technically, artistically,
Lately, highly quickly, skillfully, early, bluntly.
5. Prepositions: from, for, inside.
II. Function Words:
The words which have little or no lexical meaning but serve chiefly to
indicate grammatical relationships. There are nine types of them:
1. Noun determiners are words that regularly occur before nouns: the, my,
this, many, etc.
2. Auxiliaries or helping verbs: be, do, have, must, get, etc.
3. Qualifiers are words that qualify adjectives and adverbs, limiting orintensifying their meaning: very, quite, somewhat, most, etc.
4. Prepositions which can be classified into:
a. Simple: in, at, with, after, before, etc.
b. Compound: due to, together with, back of, etc.
c. Phrasal: by means of, in front of, on account of, etc.
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5. Co-ordinators are words which join two grammatically parallel structures:
and, but, or.
6. Interogators which can be divided into:
a. Simple interogators: when, where, how, why.
b. Interogative pronouns: who, which, that, what, whoever.
7. Includers: who, because, although, act.
8. Sentence linkers: consequently, however, in fact, at least, on the other
hand.
9. Miscellaneous types which can be divided into:
a. Attention claimers: hey, oh
b. Attention signals: yes, yeah, uh-huh,unh-unh
c. Responses: yes, no, maybe, O.K.
d. Infinitive marker: to
e. Negator: not
f. Hesitators: well, uh-h, um-m
10. Interjection: Wow.
