The satellite phone was used most recently in Afghanistan by photojournalists that were using digital cameras to take photos, using the phone to transmit the new photo. Some photojournalists used smaller satellite phones that took up to 3 hours to transmit a photo. Cheryl Meyer said “a good satellite phones not only necessary for transmitting photos, but also for research and reporting.”
Comparing and contrasting this to the black and white photography which I did for my last assignment. This is a step above that. Having now the capabilities to send an image once taken to a location is amazing. If it were black and white film the photographer would have to wait to go back to the lab to process the film and see what was on the roll before sending it.
Comparing these 2 technologies, they are both older. Sending photos is much easier now with newer technology. Think about it your able to snap a photo in seconds on your iPhone and it can be all over the world with a single touch of a button. Professor Nordell wrote on the content area how "Photojournalists today sometimes use WiFi enabled cameras or cards to send images to either their cell phones or iPads." We went from running around trying to meet deadlines and developing photo's to simply pressing send.
According to Professor Nordell " photographers photographing Clements' trial couldn't use runners or leave the courtroom, One photographer used an early wireless transmitter to transmit the photo's once taken, to the editor for publishing."
In this photo a St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer Andrew Cutraro transmitting photos via a satellite phone, According to Lawrence Charters "The Marines supplied the transportation, the food, the helmets and flak jackets, the camouflage uniforms, goggles and gloves (not to mention a heavily armed company for protection in a dangerous environment)"
A black and white 35mm example:
Someone like Robert Capa would appreciate the ability to transmit photo's via wifi or satellite phone. Instead of using a photo lab for processing. According to John Morris " A darkroom technician was almost as anxious to see the invasion images as Capa himself. In his haste, the technician dried the film too quickly, The excess heat melted the emulsion on all but 10 of the frames."
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According to Professor Nordell " photographers photographing Clements' trial couldn't use runners or leave the courtroom, One photographer used an early wireless transmitter to transmit the photo's once taken, to the editor for publishing."
In this photo a St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer Andrew Cutraro transmitting photos via a satellite phone, According to Lawrence Charters "The Marines supplied the transportation, the food, the helmets and flak jackets, the camouflage uniforms, goggles and gloves (not to mention a heavily armed company for protection in a dangerous environment)"
photo by U.S Marine
A black and white 35mm example:
Someone like Robert Capa would appreciate the ability to transmit photo's via wifi or satellite phone. Instead of using a photo lab for processing. According to John Morris " A darkroom technician was almost as anxious to see the invasion images as Capa himself. In his haste, the technician dried the film too quickly, The excess heat melted the emulsion on all but 10 of the frames."
photo by Fred Lyon
