This is interesting and makes sense - you can't often do two things at once, and today's cameras are very interactive and take you out of the moment.
That said, the article says:
> The researchers note an important caveat in that they did not allow participants to review their photos
So that seems... quite relevant and makes me wonder what we're really learning with this info.
JohnFen · 3d ago
This is why I really hate taking photos when I'm doing something I enjoy. The very act of taking the photo removes me from being a participant of the thing and makes me into an observer of the thing.
It means I may as well not be doing the thing in the first place.
k310 · 3d ago
Why, I remember every f/stop, focal length and shutter setting! But seriously, I travel mostly to take photos.
> “The main benefit of using a camera is the ability to go back and look at the photos you take, and you will often see things in the photo that would otherwise have been lost to time, which is something that our experiments don’t take into account.” said Lurie. “If you aren’t going to be looking back at your photos, then try to be more in the moment and simply experience the event without photographing it.
Bingo. A photo captures (nearly) infinite detail that the eye and brain miss entirely. A serious photo is an interaction between photographer and subject, and in my opinion expresses that interaction. So, when I see selfies and giggly group photos in Yosemite or other spectacular places, I don't scoff. That's the photographers expression of the experience.
Does anyone just take photos and never review them? I looked over some old photos from the 50's of family and elders I don't even recall, but, crappy as they are, overexposed and taken with Brownie Reflex cameras. They WERE reviewed, albeit with little or no personal recollection or context.
That said, the article says:
> The researchers note an important caveat in that they did not allow participants to review their photos
So that seems... quite relevant and makes me wonder what we're really learning with this info.
It means I may as well not be doing the thing in the first place.
> “The main benefit of using a camera is the ability to go back and look at the photos you take, and you will often see things in the photo that would otherwise have been lost to time, which is something that our experiments don’t take into account.” said Lurie. “If you aren’t going to be looking back at your photos, then try to be more in the moment and simply experience the event without photographing it.
Bingo. A photo captures (nearly) infinite detail that the eye and brain miss entirely. A serious photo is an interaction between photographer and subject, and in my opinion expresses that interaction. So, when I see selfies and giggly group photos in Yosemite or other spectacular places, I don't scoff. That's the photographers expression of the experience.
Does anyone just take photos and never review them? I looked over some old photos from the 50's of family and elders I don't even recall, but, crappy as they are, overexposed and taken with Brownie Reflex cameras. They WERE reviewed, albeit with little or no personal recollection or context.