Any lady photographers out there?

[phyrpowr]

There are quite a few and God bless 'em all. Usually show good work, and they don't post snide "answers" to honest questions.

[lindsay_dobson]

An enjoyable thread with excellent answers (-:

 

Strangely enough, I'm dressed as a man at the moment. The reason being that I'm replacing some tiles in the bathroom (on

top of all the fitting and plastering I've already done). Something my lovely, but non-practical partner would not want to

attempt. He's on a computer somewhere (probably the one I built).

 

I'd say most women are still conditioned to believe that certain activities are beyond them.

[gillianbarfoot]

I've just joined photo.net (thinking about whether to become a subscriber) so I've been spending a bit of time browsing

the photos and reading the forums. There do seem to be more men who post, posit, pontificate... perhaps that just

means they have more time and/or access to a computer, or perhaps they believe they have more expertise on the

subject.

 

When I recently took a photography course, there were about an equal number of men and women, but the men

tended to be more competitive and were more likely to promote their photographs and camera equipment/skills. But

all the same, I think there are some really good photographers who happen to be men.

[charlesheckel]

Amazing! A thread on sexual differences with no unisexists coming out shooting. Well, doubtless that will change now that I'm here . . . ;-)<p>I think one of the reasons for the discrepancy has to do with how people use language. Historically, women have used language to express feeling and personal value, in which things like voice quality, expression, and gesture play an important role. Men have tended to use it to support object relations, to model and analyze real-world problems, in which words are denotational and sufficient by themselves. Which use of language does a forum like this one better support?<p>In photography itself, women by virtue of a historical interest in adornment and decorative arts have something of an edge. Many women bring a sophisticated taste and a refined sense of placement and color to their pictures that leaves me befuddled and a little intimidated, but resolved to develop my own faculties. There's also the matter of having something to say that is non-trivial and not entirely subjective, and if this is missing, the lack cannot be concealed by airs and graces.<p>Posting, positing, and pontificating (in Gillian's sly allusion above) may be the masculine equivalent of airs and graces, but at least they lead to the possibility of pomposity punctured by an appended posting. An artwork communicates and appeals because it contains something accessible, a general statement; a work of fine art contains some kind of thoughtful generalization; and a thoughtful statement has usually been sharpened by some form of give and take. Something can happen here in this forum that prefigures what happens in our work, and what we say can influence someone else's work.

[steve_mareno]

It is odd, given that there have been a number of great women photographers that were able to work in times that were very difficult for them. Maybe it's all the gear talk. I really don't expect to capture a lot of attention from women when I start conversations about 2 Holleys carbs on an Edelbrock cross ram manifold and 4.56 gears.

[maria_di_liegro]

"I think men are more technical and analytical ..." LOL! That's an entertaining statement. This is "think" left over from the

17th century when women were told they didn't even have minds. Come now, Robert Gulotta, you must get to know the

females better than that, my good man!

 

I've observed that the postings in discussion forums are primarily replied to my men, for whatever reason. For me personally,

I'd much rather be out photographing or getting familiar with the work of other members, in that order.

 

I critique more than ten times the number of critique requests I've made, so that's where my participation comes in. I'm very

active in the critique forum. I'd much rather be discussing the merits and technical renderings of an actual photo rather than

engage in lengthy discussions in the discussion forums.

 

Mario, I've been posting regularly for a while now and so have a number of other females, so I find that a little surprising that

you have seen very few photos posted by women here. There may be more male photographers here than female, but the ladies are here and

we are active.

[katherinemichael]

I'm a female. (last time I checked) :)

 

I post sometimes and I have a few photos in my portfolio. I also have a new business, a house, a pile of

laundry that never shrinks, an 18 month old son, 3 cats, a tortoise, a snake, a parrot, 2 fish tanks and a

husband. Just to name a few of the things that I have to take care of. I'm one busy chick and most women are

probably

right there with me, if not busier. I tend to browse the forums and photos more than I post just because that is

something that I can do quickly. That being said, I see plenty of females here on P-net and their work is usually

excellent.

 

I tend to be very technical and analytical in addition to being an emotional dreamer.

1 artist + 1 engineer = Katherine

[maria_di_liegro]

I'm female last time time I checked, too!

[katherinemichael]

Wow. Sorry for sounding retarded in my above post. I'm just so tired that its impairing my ability to think properly. Good night. :)

[mnelson]

I'm a woman, but I go by "M" because there are so many men out there. I don't want anyone to look at my photos

with the view point that they are "taken by a woman." Call me paranoid.

 

I heard a quote in the documentary "The Genius of Photography" that said, "In those days photographers were either

nerds or pornographers." I hope things have changed. Sometimes I'm not sure. I think one p.n member (in particular)

posts shots of many different nude women in the attempt to demonstrate his prowess in getting women to take their

clothes off and spread their legs for him. He disgusts me.

 

I have found one woman photographer on here who takes the most gorgeous nudes of women that I've ever seen. And

another who shoots men in all their hairy glory for us to gaze upon. I like to look at photos that push the envelope,

like the second photographer I mentioned. I would like to shoot nude males, but I have people who look at my gallery

that would see this as inappropriate.

 

For the most part, the people in my "interesting people" folder are men. But of the 29 photographers in my "favorites"

folder, 9 are women. I think this is just the way life is on this site. I am just thankful for the "All (no nudes)" option

when I am tired of looking at gratuitous crotch shots. M

[mnelson]

And another thing... as long as we are naming generalities of the sexes... only men can be color blind. A woman cannot be color blind because that trait is carried on the shriveled Y chromosome. Oops, was that snide? ;) M

[maria_di_liegro]

Steve Mareno says: "I really don't expect to capture a lot of attention from women when I start conversations about 2 Holleys

carbs on an Edelbrock cross ram manifold and 4.56 gears."

 

You're so right, Steve. ;)