Digital Photography Goes Mainstream

In just a few short years, the use of digital cameras has moved to the forefront in commercial and creative photography.

by Terri McConnell, Prepress Editor

OKAY, WHO DIDN'T get a digital camera for Christmas? In a report released last June, market analysts at Dataquest, Inc. stated that U.S. digital camera shipments were on track to reach 8.3 million units by the end of the holiday season, a 30 percent increase from 2001. By 2006, the company predicts that every other American family will be recording their future memories and marking their milestones with a digital camera.