W/NW Hipshots (Plus a Poll)

[Rafael]

Let's see some of your favourite hip shots. And while you're posting them, let us know what lens you prefer to use for your hip shots. Personally, I like to use a 50mm. Anything wider requires that I get too close (in my opinion) to my subject.

 

[pesphoto]

Here is one using my GSN

 

[peter_n]

From my Canonet QL17. I like 35 or 40mm lenses for hip shots. You need to get in close...

 

[RayPA]

35mm or 28mm. No wider and going longer (50mm) is too tough for me right now. I'm not that accomplished, yet. BTW, I consider a hip shot any shot made without looking through the vf.

The color image was made about waist-high. The b&w I made with my arm extended above my head and the camera pointing downward.

🙂

 

[Rich Silfver]

I don't have too many hip shots so I appologize for the re-post:

Leica M3 and Summicron 50

 

[vrgard]

I posted this one in another thread yesterday, but it is a hip shot that I just took last weekend and I don't have many either. It's taken with a 35 which I like since it gives greater dof. I, too, am still learning the art of "shooting blind." But it is fun to do on the city streets. Rich, I like all the different expressions in your shot. And Ray, I like that high overhead shot - nice work!

-Randy

 

[kbg32]

See my RFF gallery. A 28mm or 21mm lens is my favorite. Sometimes the 15 or 12.

 

[Todd.Hanz]

first with a 50 summitar:

oly 35/2.8 mjuII

28/1.9 ultron

40/2 rokkor

todd

 

[Andrew Sowerby]

The hip shots that I take are usually with a Lomo LC-A (32mm).

 

[MoTR]

These would be my two most "accomplished" hip shots

I have one or two more, Ill scan them later for ya.
And does anyone else find it a lot easier shooting from the hipp vertiacally?
Wether its with slr or prefocussing I always get better composition and straightness shooting portrait

 

[Mackinaw]

Jim B

Jim B

 

[rxmd]

Here's one I had posted in a critique thread recently. Sorry for the double post, I don't have other scans on my laptop at the moment and it's one of my best hip shots so far I think (which might tell you something about how bad all the others must have been):

I took this with a Bessa R and the Skopar 35/2.5, I think at about f/11, but much of the sharpness gets lost to motion blur, of course 🙂

Philipp

 

[Rafael]

BTW, I consider a hip shot any shot made without looking through the vf.

I fully agree. (I hope you don't mind me doing this) If anyone is interested, Ray has a very useful discussion of hip shots on his blog.

Great shots so far guys. Keep them coming!

 

[MoTR]

28/1.9 ultron

40/2 rokkor

todd

Love those 2 man,
Specially the shot with the 40, very very nive.

 

[JoeFriday]

for some reason I have a fairly high success rate with hip shots.. here's my most recent example

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

I have done some of this type of shooting when necessary. To borrow a phrase from archery (one of my other passions) I prefer to call this type of shooting instinctive. Shooting with out using the view finder, whether the camera is at arm's length, on your hip, at your side, mid-thigh, or resting on a table these shots are taken when you "feel" it is right to press the shutter.

Having said this, I prefer using this type of shooting for children as the camera position is slightly above them, but more on their level. I do not like using "hip" shots of adults mainly because of the unflattering view of looking straight up their nostrils. I suppose it is ok if you are doing a survey of who has nose hair and who doesn't.

Here are my examples shot with Rollei 35S with 40mm f2.8 Sonnar:

Wayne

 

[sbug]

I've done very few hip shots. Here's one I took with my Canonet (40mm) at the end of an RFF meet-up in Madison, Wisconsin.

 

[rncamero]

I wish I could go up to the city more often - these were from a year ago using an Oly 35 RC. I've been using that or 35mm. One of these days I need to try and rescan these.

 

[foolproof]

just scanned today. shot from the hip, cos carriage driver / daddy was watchin me

 

[Ash]

Shot from the hip a few weeks back. Fed-2, Fed collapsible 50mm

Pretty much testament to the phrase 'Multicultural Nation'