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Posted on 03/05/2017 10:42:07 PM PST by nickcarraway
Any professional photographer can instantly tell what the person in this picture is doing wrong. Can you?
Hint: look at the camera strap.
The quickest way to tell an amateur with a fancy DSLR from a pro before they even begin shooting is to watch where they hang their strap.
When I was just a baby photographer in college, I hung my strap from my neck and an older, wiser student named Ray Whitehouse nearly jumped out of his skin setting me straight. Pros hang their straps from their shoulders for some very good reasons.
Amateurs put it over their necks, like the woman in the photo. Now every time I see shooters with their gear dragging on their necks like medieval torture devices — which is pretty much anytime I see anyone with an expensive camera — I wince.
The first and most important reason for this is back pain. Cameras are heavy — especially when they have top-tier lenses attached. And they're a lot to haul around even if you're carrying them properly. If you carry them wrong, however, they can do real damage.
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If, by “special moment” you mean appetite, yeah.
LOL
Somebody learned some new tricks.
We peasants do not have that luxury and deal with what we have. I may try slinging it across my chest, but usually have it in a bag slung sideways.
Some people take pictures that are too big.
“I was going to propose, but now that I see you up close, I’m going to see what the jewelers return policy is.”
LOL
I use wrist straps, myself.
Once in a while, on the Harley, I’ll sling one around my neck instead of shoulder, because high speed + slippage = much sorrow.
:D
Someone should tell Nikon; they provide “neck straps” as an official accessory for their professional DSLRs. In fact, they include them with the camera. Sorry, I don’t subscribe to the ‘need to look like a professional’ theme... in fact, at most events, better to not look like a professional lest they inform you no “professional” lenses are allowed without proper credentials. Only valid reason I see for a hobbyist to use a shoulder strap is if they are using multiple cameras... the heavy lens thing is a non-factor ( if it is heavy enough to cause back problems, you need it on a monopod anyway). After all, I’ve read numerous articles over the years that claim students wearing backpacks with a strap over one shoulder rather than two is causing back problems... I guess camera weight is special weight though.
The easiest way to tell an amateur poster that knows nothing about simple HTML commands is....
On the other hand this post is a good example of a bad post, and using all of that "server" space.
Your heart was in the right place, unfortunately shall we just say, you zigged, when you should have zagged. :-)
Even my excellent collision body shop could not take the dents out of THIS wreck!
Eyebrows were neatly trimmed, and even her chin hairs have been recently shaved. The girl cares about her appearance (other than those eyelashes), and she did a good job brushing and flossing her teeth.
cropped: 
Extremely happy with my LG Stylus 2.
Can’t beat their stylus for fast keyboard tapping.
and very handy to jot something down like a number or date.
Life is Good.
:)
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