Amaya Toman The editorial staff of The Chicago Sun-Times employed twenty-eight professional reportage photographers. But that changed in May 2013, when the editorial board decided to take a radical step. This consisted of thoroughly training journalists to learn how to take photos on iPhones.
The newspaper's management decided that the photographers were no longer needed, and all twenty-eight of them lost their jobs. Among them was Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John White. The personnel purge at The Chicago Sun-Times was seen as a sign of a decline in professionalism in journalism, but also as evidence that cameras in iPhoneare beginning to be perceived as full-fledged tools, suitable even for professionals.
The newspaper's editorial board said in a statement about the mass layoff that its editors would undergo training focused on the basics of photography at iPhoneto take their own photos and videos for their articles and reports. Editors received a mass notification informing them that a collaboration would be established with them in the coming days and weeks, which would result in their ability to provide their own visual content for their articles.
iPhone cameras were really starting to improve significantly at that time. Although the 8MP camera on the iPhone 5 was understandably far from the quality of a classic SLR, it performed significantly better than the 2MP camera on the first iPhone. The editors also found that the number of photo editing apps in App The store has grown significantly, and even the most basic edits often no longer require a professionally equipped computer.
iPhones have also been used in photojournalism for their portability and small size, as well as their ability to send captured content virtually instantly to the online world. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, Time magazine reporters used them to capture the progress and aftermath. iPhone, and they immediately shared the photos on Instagram. iPhoneA photo was even taken and placed on the cover of Time.
However, the Chicago Sun-Time drew criticism for its move at the time. Photographer Alex Garcia wasn't afraid to call the idea of replacing the professional photo section with reporters equipped with iPhones "idiotic in the worst sense of the word."
It could be interest you
The fact that Apple it provided creatives with the technology and tools to produce truly professional results, it had both a bright side and a dark side. It was great that people could work more efficiently, faster, and at lower costs, but many professionals lost their jobs because of it and the results were not always the best.
Cameras in iPhoneHowever, they are changing for the better every year, and under the right conditions, it is not at all difficult to take truly professional photos with them - from reportage to artistic. Mobile photography is also becoming increasingly popular. In 2013, the number of photos on the Flickr network, taken iPhonem, prevailed over the number of images captured on a SLR camera.
Source: Cult of Mac
