Digital Photography Persuasive Speech

I. Digital Photography has been in our day to day life since the 1950’s when it was first introduced as television programs. Although we could now see moving pictures across our screens we didn’t have digital cameras until Texas Instruments released the first model in 1972. Shortly after more companies like Eastman Kodak started developing their own models and selling them to the public. Another break through was the Mega Pixel sensor, developed by Kodak, which enabled digital photos and prints, but it wasn’t until the mid 2010’s companies started selling digital cameras more fit for professionals. Photography is the art or science of capturing images on a light sensitive surface and has evolved over time as our technology becomes more advanced.

Pangolins are the worlds most trafficked mammal.
b. They are small, scale-covered, mammals that are rare to find.
C. Pangolins are an endangered species that not many people know about, but photographers have been using their trade to bring awareness to them.
1. It is estimated that 1 million pangolins have been poached in the last decade.
a. All eight species of pangolin are threatened with extinction.
b. Pangolins are killed for their meat and scales and sold in the black market.
D. People can find pangolin meat in many Southeast Asia countries and in Indonesia and China.
1. The governments in these areas are slow at stopping the illegal trade
a. It is easy to find pangolin meat on restaurant menus.
b. People think pangolin meat is a delicacy.
E. Many people have photographed pictures of dead pangolins and put them online in hopes that the people viewing it will try and make a difference.
VIII. Photography is not always easy and it is important to believe in yourself. Many photographers don’t experience any activity in the first couple days, yet they still get remarkable pictures. They had to be patient so that they could get pictures of the animals in a way that has never been seen. This task is difficult and photographers rarely get shots they’re content with after only a short amount of time, which is why photographers have to be dedicated to their work and never give up. It is informational to many, yet at times dangerous to the extreme, the job of a wildlife photographer holds many opportunities and