The Minimalist Photographer

The Facebook Effect

I don’t think anyone predicted just where the invention of digital photography was going to lead. What started out in many photographers’ minds as a bit of a gimmick made photography affordable for the masses. Photographs can be taken without film and developed without a darkroom. Now, for an initial outlay of less than $200, which will buy a good compact camera, most anyone can not only shoot good-quality images but can also do their own post-production on a computer that was originally purchased to pay bills or browse the Internet.

Another important change made possible by going digital is much smaller cameras. This meant that cameras could be a secondary part of another device. Adding a camera to a cell phone may seem like ...