Last Reading Response

I chose Trachtenberg's article "The Art of Instant Gratification" because it sounded like an interesting title.

The article covers a short history of photography and the multiple advancements that have improved the camera. They talk about the big advancement made by Polaroid where photographers (amateur or pro) could view the shot they just took instantly on hard copy. Trachtenberg says that photography was once this religious mystery and now is this technological wonder since most photos are stored on the internet through social networks or picture web sites.

This article is relevant to my own media practices because I used a digital camera to take snap shots and was able to instantly view them on my camera.