Re: Photo-Literacy

[P3D John W Roberts <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:00:49 -0500
>From: P3D Larry Berlin  <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Photo-Literacy

>******  I submit that for a beginner, ANY camera can seem to be a challenge.
>The automatic features do make it easier for the beginner, but it doesn't
>teach them composition except in the study of results. True, you might not
>learn the intricacies about photography that you would HAVE to learn with a
>manual camera, but it would take them to a point of getting some fun
>pictorial returns sooner and easier. That shouldn't blunt the ongoing
>challenge of getting good pictures, since that isn't so dependent on having
>manual control. It's more a matter of learning what to look for before you
>take a picture. How to think about your pictures.

I agree. It's much easier to get people interested if they can get some
"nice" initial results without enormous effort or a steep learning curve.

>According to certain other surveys (relating to the educational system), the
>problem goes a bit deeper. It seems that the current generation has problems
>learning to think. 

Sure they do - and so did all previous generations. To make matters worse,
high school kids today don't know nearly as much Latin and phrenology
as did their predecessors of 100 years ago. :-)

John R


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