Make a snap decision
India, July 4 -- F
or the better part of the last decade, technology has been trying to save us from bad photos. Even a low-end phone camera now fixes dim lighting (even night shots) and askew horizons, picks up details from a distance and smooths skin texture. That random stranger in the background? Poof! Erased. And yet, Gen Z is obsessed with getting it all back: The blur, grain, blown-out flash, the weird green tint, and the accidental thumb in the corner of the frame.
Bella Hadid's paparazzi-style pics and Dua Lipa's lo-fi snapshots show that even celebs are into old-school film and digital cameras. It's about wanting something that feels more real and raw, says Sujana Reddy, a photographer and visual storyteller (@Sujana.Zip) from Bengaluru. "The whole process: Figuring out the settings, the slow clicks, waiting to see the results, the bit of uncertainty, that's what makes photography fun." Prashin Jagger, filmmaker, and creative director (@PrashinJagger), says it's a reminder of how quickly tech has changed. "You want something that isn't buzzing all the time, distracting you from the moment you are capturing." Here's what to know....
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