>>3150418>It's better technique to hold the lens with the left hand thumb facing forwardDo not confuse your personal preference with objectively better technique.
> That way you can actually balance the camera with your palmIt's palm holding the camera vs. palm holding the lens. With a big lens (or a light camera), it makes more sense for the palm to support the lens. With most lenses/cameras in this thread, it doesn't make a difference.
> If you hold the hand the other way around, the weight is resting at the same digits that you operate the lens controls withI guess that would make a difference, if you were adjusting your focal length *during* the exposure. If not, it doesn't. Lens barrels generally aren't so loose that they'll slip and cause motion blur during a typical handheld exposure length.
Additionally, a lot of the shots in this thread of women holding the camera with that grip are portrait-orientation with the grip on the bottom. It's a LOT more awkward to hold a camera in that orientation with the grip you're advocating, and holding a camera awkwardly *will* introduce camera shake.
> Poor form is a sign of a noob. Or stupid.So is learning one fact that holds true for the way you shoot, then assuming that everyone who doesn't shoot in exactly that way is a noob or stupid.
All of the girls you're critiquing were shooting in, at minimum, golden hour lighting. They're probably at 1/500th or more. With that sort of lighting, they'd get blur-free exposures holding the camera one-handed at arm's length in front of them while using their free hand to jack off a drifter. You're bitching just to bitch, and because you haaaaave to prove that you're a better photographer than some woman you'll never meet. Good job, you made yourself look like even more of a neckbeard than you probably are in real life, but at least you did it anonymously.
