Comments on: Barry Bonds & The Flickr Effect – The End Of Iconography http://e-strategyblog.com/2007/08/barry-bonds-the-flickr-effect-the-end-of-iconography/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Online marketing insight by David Erickson. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:29:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Marie Carnes http://e-strategyblog.com/2007/08/barry-bonds-the-flickr-effect-the-end-of-iconography/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Marie Carnes Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:34:02 +0000 http://estrategyblog.com/blog/?p=288#comment-36 Very interesting commentary. Camera technology isn't really very old in the history of things. Maybe we were always headed this way. But, I hope it's not true. Very interesting commentary. Camera technology isn’t really very old in the history of things. Maybe we were always headed this way.

But, I hope it’s not true.

]]> By: Sam http://e-strategyblog.com/2007/08/barry-bonds-the-flickr-effect-the-end-of-iconography/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Sam Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:59:09 +0000 http://estrategyblog.com/blog/?p=288#comment-37 I think it's still possible, ESPECIALLY in sports, where possible photographic access (lens size, presence of a monopod, and location) is restricted to pros (as opposed to, say, photos of the World Trade Center attack). For instance, the image of Jason Varitek shoving ARod's face in with his glove has definitely achieved iconic status, at least in New England (and throughout the amorphous "Red Sox Nation"). I think it's pretty unlikely that anyone but a pro could have captured that shot, no matter how good their seats were, and so there's just the one. To capture a good home run shot you have to be set back from it a bit, so a fan with a good camera and good seats might be able to get a shot comparable to some of what the AP photogs got. The Bonds homerun was also heavily anticipated: everyone knew it was coming, and everyone, therefore, was shooting for it. Of course you're going to get a ton of photos of the same thing. But there will still be great sports moments that happen "by surprise", and you'll probably only get one or two good shots of that showing up... and if the moment is big enough, those shots will become iconic. I think it’s still possible, ESPECIALLY in sports, where possible photographic access (lens size, presence of a monopod, and location) is restricted to pros (as opposed to, say, photos of the World Trade Center attack).

For instance, the image of Jason Varitek shoving ARod’s face in with his glove has definitely achieved iconic status, at least in New England (and throughout the amorphous “Red Sox Nation”). I think it’s pretty unlikely that anyone but a pro could have captured that shot, no matter how good their seats were, and so there’s just the one.

To capture a good home run shot you have to be set back from it a bit, so a fan with a good camera and good seats might be able to get a shot comparable to some of what the AP photogs got.

The Bonds homerun was also heavily anticipated: everyone knew it was coming, and everyone, therefore, was shooting for it. Of course you’re going to get a ton of photos of the same thing. But there will still be great sports moments that happen “by surprise”, and you’ll probably only get one or two good shots of that showing up… and if the moment is big enough, those shots will become iconic.

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