Tale of the Body...

Posted by étranger (Toronto, Canada) on 22 June 2008 in People & Portraits.

First, I thought to myself that I too should also be carrying serious, imposing hardware. Then, I realized I had done so previously but was never comfortable. In fact, apart from a short fling with a ME Super, I am still in a relationship with a Nikon Fe and the customary attachments of the Sigma 28-80 and Tokina 80-210 lenses and Nikon flash. But I have nothing to show for it. Perhaps, I have been too self-conscious and, also, guilty of being cheap and inattentive.
I suspected that perhaps, my subject was relatively new to her role. She wore a skirt which, due to it's design, she had to reach down and drape it to her body, occasionally, but also proved to be an inappropriate garment if she had to assume any squatting or sitting photographic stance. But she showed a lot of promise by the way she held the tool of her hobby in her hands.

To be continued...

Disclaimer: no malice implied or intended.