Should disposable cameras be banned?
Back in the good old days of film photography and weddings with brides that looked like marshmallows on acid, disposable cameras were a must have. Anyone that took a camera to your wedding would take a few random photos which would be printed at bonus print and if you were lucky you may have got one of the mini pictures that came with the 6″x4″ master print, which ultimately ended up in Auntie Gwen’s album.
You didn’t see any of the pictures, so the invention of the disposable camera was a god send to brides who just wanted to see the day from every angle (bar from down the usher’s trousers).
Fast forward to 2010, the disposable camera is still around. How and why? Legacy, one would suspect, though maybe it is still a necessity… Does the addition of multiple digital cameras at a wedding mean that the modern day bride and groom see any more of their pictures? How many of your pictures have you shared? Are they confined in the main to your computer with a smattering on occasion appearing on Facebook or another social networking sites? It’s OK, I think we are all guilty.
So, isn’t it about time we set the high quality digital images free and let them bring happiness to those who have just got hitched? It would make for a greener world and a reduced photography budget. Maybe then we COULD say goodbye to the disposable camera and it could take its place with the Sinclair C5 and the Betamax VHS in the 80’s museum.
March 4th, 2010 at 11:33 am
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