Tuesday, May 13, 2014

My Photographer Arm: Right Arm DSLR

I'm a photojournalist. I shoot pictures all the time in every genre. I also take pictures of my young children, pictures of clouds, people running, weddings, babies, and abstract macro close-ups. I also shoot a lot of video with my Canon DSLR. I have noticed my right arm, my shooting arm, is much stronger than my left arm while constantly using a 5 pound DLSR. It has muscles of a camera operator that can't be defined in any other profession. All said about my powerful right arm, my left hand has a clever like focus pulling ability that really helps when shampooing and/or using conditioner.

I set up like a tripod positioning my right arm against my body with my left arm outstretched. I try to be a human tripod standing as still as possible. Rigid form. I sometimes feel like a sniper waiting to get a clear shot. I position myself and my camera against any stationary object available.  A bench. a table. a wall. a bleacher. a teacher. a nut. a rut. a butt. king tut. this is luck. hey and welcome to my first blog.

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