Reading Response 3

I chose to read The Art of Instant Gratification by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. His point is that in todays world of modern technologies, there is less gratification in the end result of taking a picture, because the technologies are so advanced, there is less meaning behind each photo and therefore, less gratification. He says in the early 1900's taking a picture was an experience and each one was special, but now that it is so easy to take them, each photo doesn't have as much meaning because there are so many of them. I can see Trachtenberg's point and I think it is very ligament, but I think he has to be more open to the new ways of technology as well. I personally think that embracing the old and the new ways of technology is the best route to take because it gives you more choices to choose from and gives you more tools to use.

Video/Software Responce

I thought the Olympia camera was fairly poor over all. It wouldn't be so bad if we were only using the camera for photos, but using it as a video camera didn't work well for many reasons. One of them is that the image quality of the video is terrible, even if you don't zoom. Another problem was the size of the camera was a problem because when trying to get some low-angle shots or other weird shots, it was really difficult to see through the viewfinder, whereas with a regular camcorder, you can usually tilt the viewfinder or LCD screen to see it better. Compared to other cameras and camcorders I've used, which aren't great quality either, this camera ranks pretty low on my list. I was able to use this camera to fulfill my drift strategies, but I think I could have fulfilled them better with different cameras. Ideally, I would have camera for stills and a camera for video that would be a little better quality.
I used the softwares that I always use to edit video and sound, which are iMovie and audacity. I've used both softwares before, and I was very comfortable doing all of my editing with them. I will probably continue to edit using these softwares for future projects.