[tvwonline]

I wonder how many people who will look back in twenty years time and regret that all their photos from this time are compressed and altered heavily with filters.

Actually, just thinking about it, the future could be worse than that. Either some people will have too many photos it will too overwhelming to look back through, or all the photos will have been stored on some failed photo sharing site and lost forever. (or stored on a cd, SD card etc).

There is a lot to be said about a box of negatives stored in an attic.. (oh no, I sound like a grumpy old man)

[mvkel]

I think you're placing too much value on photos per se. A whole generation of photos was lost because Polaroids were used to take them. Then disposable cameras, etc.

Ultimately, your memories are the lasting medium. A few photos will make it to the end, and that's enough.

[jamesbritt]

I still have some good-quality Polaroid and Instamatic prints. Even some Instamatic negatives. They're pretty durable.

I wish I had more photos from those times because memories are not always as durable as one might hope.

[maxerickson]

An unconditioned attic wouldn't be very good for film.

Having scanned thousands of my parents photos, the negatives and slides have held up very well, but the fun factor of a random slideshow and the convenience of managing a few virtual folders also bring a lot to the table (and it is much easier to backup the digital files, even if it is still hard).

[joshnh]

Am I the only one that simply imports hi-res photos into Instagram then?

[biscarch]

I just started doing that, but I have a decent amount straight from my phone-camera.

[Evbn]

The filters are popular because phone cam pictures are so poorly exposed that artsy filters look better than what the camera sees.

But yeah, we spend more hours per year shooting than we spend looking at photos, so we are lost anyway.

The real value of an amateur camera is that it provides an acceptable crutch to use to avoid uncomfortable or boring social interactions.

/camera addict