On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:21 AM, David Young wrote:
Douglas wrote:Indeed there are Rachel, shooting steam trains too, lots of them - and not just with P+S stuff!!Douglas, Fred and Rachel:I too, have noticed that the digital revolution has not only revitalized the hobby of photography, but it has brought many more women than previously seen, into the fold. About 40% of members in our local photo club are women.There is another tell-tale sign. Last year, our local WHY, offered a photo course, and it was cancelled because they couldn't get 4 people to sign up! Next week I am teaching this year's course; and they tell me that they have 17 signed up... and 10 of them are women... with, I'm told, not a P&S camera in the lot!I think that much of the conventional wisdom is that large cameras, such as the R8 are hard for women to hold, with their smaller hands. Yet I know several women who use the R8 or R9 with great expertise. OTOH, my own wife, Rose, uses a Pentax K10d, because she cannot hold my R8 ... not because of size but because of weight. Arthritis will do that to you!Personally, I like the idea of more women photographers ... and I'm looking forward to next week's course!
wonderful... entirely agree David...I did a recent workshop with LeRoy de Jolie...the majority of attendees at the Canyon de Chelly were women, of all ages...the person I bonded to, just loved, was an almost 80 year old French woman who was shooting with leicas....
Steve
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