More and more amateur and professional photographers promote their work on canvas through micro stock sites, but also on blogs or websites dedicated to photojournalism. The content is uneven and leaves something to be desired, but according to experts interviewed, the proliferation of images on the Internet has had the effect of raising the standard of photography.
“If there were 10 major photographers known on the planet 10 years ago, today there are 10 000!” Lance photographer, journalist and author, Patrice Halley.
“Paradoxically, having increased the number of pictures circulating through the web has increased the level of competition. Because of the Internet, photographers around the world can apply for a contract anywhere in the world. We no longer do business with an agent or agency. In addition, our customers are becoming more educated about what constitutes a good picture. ”
“We are at an age when even Robert Mononcles can make a photo that is technically very good with his camera at $ 1,500, which includes a host of mega intelligent programs,” says the photography teacher at CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal Normand Gregoire.
“I warn my students always there is more work for an ordinary photographer. We must strive for excellence and even more from the internet. Because as a major consumer of images, I can only note that the photo was hyper improved since the arrival of the web. ”
The popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace has also created a new wave aesthetic.
“There are artists who based their careers on the Facebook aesthetic. A style to American Apparel, very trashy, with the flash that dazzled the face, “explains Martin Benedict also teaches photography at the CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal.
“The look internet or cell phone is a stylistic bearer of truth. When it’s too licked, C’a looks staged. I think that, increasingly, the photographers will try to imitate this kind, but in studios with controlled parameters. “
