Every photographer has one, don't they?

[Destin]

Wow, now there is a certain by the book way to hold a camera now too! LOL What a joke! The way you hold a camera may not be the preferred way of another. It's called doing what feels right. Man that's a crazy thought isn't it? This forum makes me laugh! OK, not the forum, but the people on it!

You betcha sunshine. :thumbup:

How the camera is held has a lot to do with how steady it can be held, thus affecting how slow a shutter speed you can use effectively.

Foot placement, weight distribution on your feet, and how you breath also effect the stability of a handheld camera.

+1. There is most definitely a proper way to hold a camera.

Not saying there aren't different ideas as to what that proper way is, but generally it involves elbows close to your torso, and supporting the lens from the bottom, not the side.

Joe mcnally even goes as far as this camera holding pose:

 

[JeffieLove]

why are you using your left eye and right handed? You have a weird way to shoot.

I'm also this way, as is Joe Mcnally. It's just how I held the camera ever since I picked one up. I'm right handed, but left eye dominant.

Me too It's just what feels right and it's the way I've ALWAYS held cameras. I'm right handed, but prefer to use my left eye for shooting

Damn i gotta get one. And i conqure the left eye. Being right handed and right eyed makes alot more sense when it comes to smuges, but screw it i dont care! Left Eye for the win. We should get a Poll Thread going to see who is " Right Eye, Right Hand", "Left eye, right hand" and so on. OIN fact i shall start it this minte!

Good idea

So were supposed to post pics in here.. or what? :lmao: Last time that happened... your thread got high~jacked. lol

LOL, yes it's okay to post your own pictures in this one The last one, I was asking for help/advice or whatever... This one was more of a "I finally got a shot like this!" thread lol

 

[Robin Usagani]

Then you wouldnt be able to shoot a rifle, a gun or a bow properly LOL

 

[reznap]

Well, it's not in a bathroom, and it's about 25 years old, but here it is:

Awesome camera btw..

 

[JeffieLove]

Then you wouldnt be able to shoot a rifle, a gun or a bow properly LOL

Meh, I don't really care about shooting guns... Well, maybe hand guns here and there... And I have been to a shooting range a few times and actually did pretty good for my right hand and left eyed self

 

[misstwinklytoes]

I'll post mine sometime after Friday when I get my crimping iron.

 

[lyonsroar]

Nope...

I have two! Right after I got Lightroom and before I got my battery grip!


Self-Portrait Revisited by Lyonsroar91, on Flickr


Self-Portrait by Lyonsroar91, on Flickr

 

[Buckster]

Well, it's not in a bathroom, and it's about 25 years old, but here it is:

Awesome camera btw..

Thanks. To clarify, the photo is about 25 years old. I've had that camera much longer, and I still shoot it occasionally.

 

[kundalini]

I just want to make sure this thread is different from.......

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photo-themes/26989-you-your-camera.html

 

[Bellaluna]

<-----over in the avatar .

 

[Buckster]

I just want to make sure this thread is different from.......

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photo-themes/26989-you-your-camera.html

This one only has the mirror shots.

 

[kundalini]

This one only has the mirror shots.

Hmmmm, okay. < rummages archives >

 

[mrpink]

<-----over in the avatar .

ditto.

 

[Canon AE-1]

I hate the bathroom lights! Oh well.

 

[Buckster]

I hate the bathroom lights! Oh well.

:mrgreen: