I guess it depends a lot on the camera, your size and age. Each of us develops his/hers own way of holding the camera after a while.
I usually let all the air out of my lungs before I shooot (specially at 1/30 or slower)m and "clinch" my elbows to my sides
Lately I'm shooting with old Zeiss cameras again, and finding positions to hold them.
At 09:03 AM 2/26/04, you wrote:
Actually that's not a bad idea. The way I held my camera when I was younger does not seem to get the job done now. (Age maybe?). Now I find I have to lean against trees or walls more and breath slower. John
-----Original Message----- >From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of kpp@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:58 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Back to Basics: Camera Holding
>From/Áðü: "achal pashine" achal@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Per, everybody is in, but kindda quiet. nobody initiated any discussion. >-achal
how about this? what is the way you hold your camera? what is your body posture etc? what are the basic things for a newcomer or even a seasoned pro to watch out for? (for the sake of the specific subject let's assume that mono and bi-pods are left behind)
more personally, i have always been annoyed by the way most chicks hold a reflex camera...you know, the two first fingers around the lens, the others extended in an effort not to brake the fingernails...
soon enough i adopted a combination of rifle and pistol shooting techiques... good balance, supported body, proper breathing, camera adapted two-handed grip, symmetric hand pressure, bone support for the arms, flesh patching for interconected body members, etc...
that brings up a question i always had...do photographic schools teach any camera holding techniques? (even as informal as a series of tips during field work)...it seems important to me, 'cos i feel it offers more than stability and faster shutter time...a good shooting technique offers flexibility, faster response, and creates less fatigue so you hold longer and stadier. in that regard, i once was very disapointed to see a greek photo school graduate, not use any camera support technique while shooting(photographing) his fellow band members...
so if you wish to contribute to such a discussion, come forward state your method...
thanks, kostas ============================================================ so... no matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too precious to jump the other side of the fence... kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography
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