I've Been Instagrammified! (The Sunday Pulpit)

I'm a bit of a contrarian, tacking left when the rest of the world is tacking right. Sometimes there's a valid reason for my contrarian views and sometimes it's because I don't like crowds much I think. So if you've spent any time in online photography circles, you'll see that most serious practitioners of the hobby of photography look down upon Instagram as lowbrow, a couple of steps below even Lomography for crying out loud. There's a great video from College Humor that summarizes all of the criticisms of this photographic genre, if you can even call it that.

The Most Demanding Photographer (The Sunday Pulpit)

[I'm starting a new thing - The Sunday Pulpit - where I stretch my writing a bit. Please note that I can't guarantee it will be every Sunday. Nor can I guarantee that I'll stretch too far.]

We all know how demanding pros can be of their gear. They require the ultimate in image quality and durability because there's no good excuse for missing that important shot. No working pro with her or his salt should ever have to utter these words, "Sorry {newlyweds/client/news editor}, I missed the {first kiss/board room group portrait/Pulitzer-winning photo} because of my {cheap/slow/broken} gear." But you know what? There's a group of photographers that's even more demanding than the pros.