>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... To make a sweeping statement like the above about women is offensive and sexist as can be. How I hold my camera? Imagine a nice firm grip and a steady stance, elbows in, camera tight against the face, breath held. Snap. That's how I hold my camera. AND, I'm a woman AND I have fairly long nails AND I shoot handheld. Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: <shy_mel_photo@xxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:37 AM Subject: Re: Back to Basics: Camera Holding > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:57:47 +0200 "kpp@xxxxxxxxxx" <kpp@xxxxxxxxxx> > writes: > > From/Áðü: "achal pashine" achal@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > 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... > > thanks, kostas > > > > I resent that comment. I am a chick (although mature). And I can hold and > steady any camera as well as any man can! And I have fingernails! And > they are really mine! > > Shyrell > http://yadtel.net/~jmelara > > >
