anerjee
Well-known
nice...at iluma?
haha, on the way to the library.
Muggins
Junk magnet
Shooting from the hip is pointless. It takes absolutely no skill to do it and I believe that you've actually removed yourself from the photographing process by doing it.
Thank goodness no-one told George Eastman that when he decided to sell the first (viewfinderless) Kodak - just imagine where photography would be now!
Adrian
ulysses.o
Established
Thank goodness no-one told George Eastman that when he decided to sell the first (viewfinderless) Kodak - just imagine where photography would be now!
Adrian
hahaha, "like an extension of my eyes" i always say.
RedLion
Come to the Faire
Some from the hip shots:






axiom
Non-Registered User

21mm C Biogon
woodphoto
woodphoto
Thank goodness no-one told George Eastman that when he decided to sell the first (viewfinderless) Kodak - just imagine where photography would be now!
Adrian
If you want to chuck grenades thats fine, I would rather aim down sights. And I don't see how Eastman figuring out how to save money has to do with taking a picture!
Sparrow
Veteran
Hmmm ... I see a goat and a sheep ... but no pigs!
Incidentally the goat's name is Jaffa and the sheep is called Minty ... I thought you needed to know this.![]()
I'd posted some police officers directly before Jaffa and Minty, and Minty looked a bit sheepish to me ... btw is minty to be served rare? like they do on e-bay
ulysses.o
Established
If you want to chuck grenades thats fine, I would rather aim down sights. And I don't see how Eastman figuring out how to save money has to do with taking a picture!
it's more about acquiring a different skill, with lots of practice and feedback.
this can be the venue for help.
it's rather difficult to take 25 out of 36 hip shots and only get 4 to 5 near the perfect.
Jack Conrad
Well-known
A couple from the chest using a 1950's Konica III.


shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Here are two of mine
by Ulysses from.the.sidewalk
by Ulysses from.the.sidewalk
(also posted on the GR1)
I like these shots.
By using a different technique, you have made a potentially mundane subject/scene (photographically speaking, I'm not saying the people in the pictures are mundane
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Shooting from the hip is pointless. It takes absolutely no skill to do it and I believe that you've actually removed yourself from the photographing process by doing it.
It's a technique (among many others).
Therefore just like any other techniques, how much skill you want to develop in using it, is up to you.
a10101100
Owl in a human suit.
ulysses.o
Established
a10101100
Owl in a human suit.
is this X Processed?
i like it. nice SS choice.
yes this is x pro - thank you for the kind words!
iBay
Insoo Bay
I find 50mm is bit too long for the hip shot. Sometimes it does not cover whole picture I envisioned to capture. I believe it is a necessary technique when 'intrusion' may disturb the scene.
M2 with 50 Cron

M2 with 50 Cron
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coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
I personally prefer 50mm with FTH shots. I guess my brain remembers the FOV.
A few more.

Apple & Ring by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
This was more like From the Chest.

San Francisco Today by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr

I'll take care of you. by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
A few more.

Apple & Ring by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
This was more like From the Chest.

San Francisco Today by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr

I'll take care of you. by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
ulysses.o
Established
I personally prefer 50mm with FTH shots. I guess my brain remembers the FOV.
A few more.
Apple & Ring by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
Wow, with a 50!?!
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
Possibly silly question, but have any of you considered putting a bubble level on your cameras to facilitate composing without use of a viewfinder?
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