Remember the Instagram phase where every picture is meant to look “perfect and solid”?
Back on to its glorious days up to present, every photo undergoes phases such as image manipulation by using Adobe Photoshop, alternative apps for filters such as VSCO and Snapseed, and finally testing the photo if it fits your feed. It was a phase where every photo must fit the bigger picture in your profile. A phase wherein we recognize that a picture represents a phase in your life and your feed represents your life as a whole– from how it’s going, to where are you going, up to present life updates.
As time progresses, people started to see the problem in this, people now see how Instagram is far from reality. People see how ingenuine and inauthentic Instagram became. Thus, people resulted in realistic photos, a close preview of their point of view of life. Photos of their life unedited these are seen though application updates developed Instagram stories, Instagram reels and Instagram TV.
Trends of the past are resurfacing as it shows a vintage look and real time view of their experiences. It also shows personality and invokes nostalgia. Hence the reason why trends such as Y2K, old money fashion styles are coming back.
The social media platform TikTok has a great way of making trends.
While in technology, we are all aware that the biggest boom of it all is the rise of film cameras and digital cameras. Digital cameras are facing a distinctive revival as people declutter and let go of this nostalgic device. This type of camera is a living proof that resurfaced as people would like to see simplicity and low maintenance photos. Digital cameras are a piece of technology developed for years. The world may be fast changing, but it does not remove the exclusive experience it holds. It invokes a lot of memories as we capture moments before that we take pictures from cameras and not through our mobile phones.
Want to know another reason why people are going gaga over these cheap and slightly limited digicams? The aesthetic is crazy and people love it to the core.
To hop on this, one must access what resources one has. If one is able to purchase a brand new digital camera, there are a lot of outlets in malls waiting for them. But if one wants to have a vintage feel, a second hand camera from your relatives or family could be an option, or preloved items from Instagram shops, Carousell, and Facebook market places can be seen as an option. But if a person wants to maximize their mobile device, they can use 3rd party apps such as Lightroom and Dazz Cam.
There are a lot of ways to grab onto the trend, you just have to know where to get started and what resources are available to you.
Technology, as an ever and rapidly-changing world, provides much to be nostalgic for: the trend-cycle is arguably too short and beloved products are abruptly replaced with updated versions if not altogether discontinued. Our eagerness to cling onto and restore aesthetics, objects, and technology can therefore be seen as natural.
And keep in mind that the present generation are well adept in this kind of galore– making vintage trends back to their places again.
Remember the booming success of bringing film photography back?
It all expands from them being more relevant. That’s what we can expect too– that in the next years to come, a lot of features from the Y2K will be revisiting the present times and current technology.
