How and why I shoot STREET PHOTOGRAPHY from the hip
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
- It's a street photography technique which is admired and frowned upon at the same time. Unobtrusive, fast, but never random. Shooting from the hip is the main way I shoot on the street, and this video I'm going to show you why and how I shoot this way.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Great street photographers
02:09 Why shoot from the hip?
04:06 How I shoot from the hip
05:06 The downside
05:24 Lenses
05:51 Zone focusing
06:13 Autofocus issues
06:33 Shutter speed
07:23 Judging distances
08:09 One lens
08:47 Final thoughts
09:51 Outro 
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Anyone saying "pros dont do this" most likely is not a pro and never studied pros. I shoot 99% from the hip for the same exact reasons. I want the scene "undisturbed" when I walk into it. thank you very much for the video.
Thank you for watching 🙏
I’m a 45 year pro photographer, and I shoot straight from the hip exclusively and daily on the street.
Same. I’ve taught this style actually as well.
They say you work is the exact same way I work. I’ve been published many times over the years and I do photography for a living for over 30 years.
Those who are saying you are not a pro photographer are probably either jealous of your work or absolute shite at what they do.
DAIDO MORIYAMA shoots from the hip hahahaa
Gosh, imagine being mad at people making creative and artistic choices. Some folks do be WILD. Great vid mate!
Thank you. Yeah they have me scratching my head.
Photography is having a camera and taking a photo, plain and simple. Too many style purists that won't keep their mouth shut, thanks for the great vid!
Absolutely!! Glad you liked the vid.
I had someone yell at me after taking a photo from the hip of someone in NYC saying he was a street photographer and to "gtfo of here with this hip shit". Photo was actually quite nice
Probably one the Bros Paulie B has interviewed on his channel.
Ego and pride do so many goofy things to people's brains, should've gotten a picture of him from the hip 🤣
Don’t pay attention. If the image is what you want - that is what matters !
@@gerry9306can you provide a link to your work please. Thank you.
Pic or it didn’t happen! Funny regardless.
No such thing as a "Proper" photograph.
It’s actually a solid proof that the photographer has a very good feel for the framing, perspective, lens, mechanics and settings of the camera and of course for the right moment.
Agreed. But ultimately it’s just another way of taking photos which is no more valid than any other way.
Hi Jeff Thanks for the video. I am a street photographer in Sydney and developed your syle of shooting last year, Nikon D780, 35mm, F11, 1/400, 400 ISO, I am not too concerned with framing, there is no time, I am concerned with getting a candid shoot not an informal or formal portrait. If you raise the camera your subject is then aware and its no longer candid. Happy shooting (from the hip).
This is the difference between those focussed on creating, and those who lack vision...who instead focus on being performative gatekeepers.
Great video, your work is beautiful.
Thank you very much.
I've been doing this since 2003. The smaller the camera though the better because it most likely resembles a card or phone. I relate it to smoking a cig around, being one with the scene and keeping it rolling. Literally shooting from the hip with a wide enough focal length lens lets you crop in in post-processing and apply rotation correction if needed, the results when you finally master it, are mysterious with allurement. When you actually bring up a camera eye level, that would turn street photograohy into portrait photography.
I don’t know about that. Watching my wife work (she always shoots with the viewfinder), is a masterclass in unobtrusive shooting. She’s so fast and discreet. It’s just different ways of seeing the world. I agree with you about the camera though.
i love this technique, i use it a lot in weddings, when guest and family are having natural interactions 😊
Henri Cartier Bresson in one of his interviews states that one of his most famous images ,the man jumping over the puddle with jumping dancers on a poster in the background which is always opined as the epitome of capturing the decisive moment was actually shot blind there was a barrier up with a hole in it that he put his camera up to and guessed at the timing of the shot as the rangefinder was covered by the obstruction. It’s also heavily cropped.
Correct. I always find it ironic that his most famous photograph goes against everything he made us believe in.
@@WalkLikeAlice If you know the rules before you break them, you know WHY you are breaking them. And if you act with purpose, you will almost always accomplish more than if you just blaze away.
@@careylymanjones Yes but some of us who blaze away can get in a lucky shot from time to time. Some of my best photographs were just grab shots on the fly at 6 frames a second hoping for the best.
@@jimmason8502 Burst mode IS useful, sometimes, but if you just blaze away, you're gonna have to go through a LOT of images, you're gonna fill your card up quicker, AND your camera may be processing, when the shot of the day happens.
If your composition requires someone to be walking/riding/driving past a specific spot, by all means, blaze away.
Some argue that this photo was staged
And may I say that I appreciate your presentation style: being confident in your own shoes - non-judgemental of other styles, calm - not over-dramatizing, and proving your style with a large number of images that grab the moment, and tell the story. I have liked and subscribed. Thank you.
That’s very kind of you. Thank you 🙏
Completely agree
Shooting from the hip is probably one of my favorite techniques with point and shoot cameras. Glad to see more folks bein' re-introduced to this technique through you.
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Off topic- I'm stoked for how well your channel is doing. Thanks for sticking with it.
Cheers. It’s been tough at times. We will see how this year goes.
Happy to say I've just added my sub, greetings from New Zealand.
@@WalkLikeAliceadding my sub too
Can't fault you mate, completely agree with everything you said... I've been shooting 'blind' for years and sometimes get imposter syndrome for this reason but it suits me completely and allows me to get the candid shots that can't happen when someone is in my camera's crosshairs. I've always shot at 500 f8 but will try a lower f stop to test my judgement of distance, so thanks for that. Cheers
Thanks for watching. I’ve never had imposter syndrome though. Sarah has and she shoots with the camera to her eye.
The only thing that matters is the resultant image, and that you enjoy it. I am just starting out, trying different focal lengths each time I go out is exciting and at 69 it's brilliant to have found something new that is exhilarating!
I was teaching digital capture to Don McCullin when he was 76. That’s the beauty of photography. You are never too old to learn.
I bought my first camera recently to do street photography. The more videos I watch about the subject, the more I realize that there is no right or wrong, neither in how you photograph or how you edit. Yes, to learn how to photograph you need to listen to every tip you can get and you need to mimic others to get good, but in the long run you have to develop your own style to get comfortable and interesting to others.
Dude! Your photos are amazing! I can't believe people are trying to "disqualify" them simply because you don't shoot them from the eye level!
Thank you. People are strange 🤷♂️
Love this! I shoot from the hip regularly because I've found the angles are more interesting and dynamic. And like you, it suits my personality. Great video, ignore the haters!
Thank you 🙏
I wouldn't dream of advising anyone else how to shoot, but even as a mostly landscape enthusiast photographer, it's pretty remarkable how different my own images look when I occasionally jettison my default tried and trusted viewfinder-only policy and take advantage of an angled LCD screen to adopt a much lower angle of view. I've only just realised that it's precisely this lower than eye-level setting that makes many of your photos appear particularly unique and consistently interesting. I had wondered how you seemed to be unnoticed to so many of your subjects, but the other thing you're often doing as a by-product is showing more of the architecture and other features of the background within the frame, to give extra context and interest. Incidentally, it also makes children especially look considerably taller. But anyway, for a variety of reasons, your approach clearly works!
Thank you 🙂
Thoughtful and well argued case. As you say, shooting from the hips takes practice but, as your photos demonstrate, the results are often much more dynamic that straight on street shots. Keep it up!
Thank you
What comes of it feels very childlike, just observing the world as I would have as a child, taking in an that is good on in awe of all the new experiences.
Superb! Really love how you thoughtfully explained everything and gave examples. If only every tutorial video were this well-made.
Thank you. That’s very kind of you to say so.
I shoot from the hip mostly too cause at 6’3, if I put the camera to my eye (which I do occasionally) the angle makes it seem like I m looking down on people which in turn makes the subject seem “insignificant”.
Yes. That’s a great point. Not that I have any experience of that!!
Saaaaaame. Shoot from the nip 😂
I’d like to see some of your photography if you don’t mind.
I’m around 5’4” and photography is an adventure for me and at time challenging due to my height.
"Shooting from hip" is actually a technique that is very hard to master hence only a very few can manage it, I still have my Dad's Canon F1 that i loved and made so many shoots with it's waist level view finder. Thank you for this video, it brought back so many pleasant memories for me.
Thank you for watching 🙏🙏
That photo of the two homeless people covered by the shadows of the two other people talking on the wall just great composition Love it This is the kind of photography I want to do again. That's why I'm buying my first kit after 20 plus years.
Thank you. Enjoy!!
I agree with everything you said.
I started photography using a cellphone camera on a keypad phone, my peers loved the angles.
I can shoot and aim it without looking on the screen, determining the scope just by feeling where the back of the phone is facing.
When I got my first point and shoot camera, I adapted the same technique. Even now that I have a mirrorless and a bridge camera, I adapted it by estimating where the lens barrel is facing. I find it more fluid to take pictures at any angle--whether from eye level hip level, or even hands stretched up, using the fixed focal length lens.
My aim is to capture the moments, which cannot be defined by what is the proper height of the perspective.
Hello Jeff,
I think other peoples opinion normally tells you more about them than about you... Interesting topic, thanks for sharing.
Take care.
Paul,,
It certainly does. 🙂
I liked a saying "what other people think of me is none of my business"
I came across this video as I was simultaneously starting to shoot more "child's perspective" shots recently, and "shooting from the hip" definitely sounds cooler!
I love the idea of capturing from-the-hip and child-like perspective of the street and different public environments; I think as people we can get really stuck in a single "zone" of perspective to the world, and shifting the camera lower will change that perspective and the way the world appears..
Thank you for sharing your personal experience and talking about your style. All the best for you and Sarah.
Thank you 🙏
This video was a breath of fresh air. More than ever, people seem to be so quick to jump on the bandwagon of the latest trends and whatever might be cool at the time. Your story evokes the reminder of just how personal the art of photography should be and your photographs show the unscripted reality of life in a such a stunning and beautiful way. Anyone who "frowns upon" shooting from this angle clearly can't appreciate the era of photographs from the 1940's to the 1960's where just about every camera was a top-down viewfinder style where shooting from the hip was standard practice.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you! I can appreciate that it takes a lot of work to refine this technique, but the rewards are worth it!
Thanks for watching. It’s like anything else in life. You get out what you put in!!
Finally................a great teacher! You "focus" (teach) on important facts! Truly helpful! Thanks for sharing& all the Best to you.
Thank you so much. That’s very kind of you 🙏
Totally agree....Whatever way you get your final product, that is up to you.... Go for it!
Exactly!!
Great contribution,thx!
great advice, great examples. I'm impressed that you brought so much passion without becoming a rant. I'm a new subscriber.
Thank you. Glad to have you along for the ride. 🙏
Hi Jeff, great video. I think that is exactly what Street Photography is about. No standard, people and moments and different angles which keep my eyes for a few seconds longer to watch the image. Many thanks
Thanks for watching 🙏
Great topic and video. Totally agree. Shooting from the hip is just another creative choice... and a good one at that!
Thank you. Yes. It’s just a way of taking photographs.
The images you shared have a dynamicism and energy that I really appreciate. You inspired me to work on shooting from the hip.
Thank you
Awesome advices! I will try apply all this next time street shooting
Jeff, great words. Great work. Agree with you entirely. Best.
Thank you 🙏
I've recently started doing this and doing a blend of not looking at all (truly shoot and hope) and looking down at a tilted viewfinder. It works really well and people don't notice. As soon as you lift that camera above your chest...
lovely video Jeff !!! thank you very much
Thanks so much for watching
Thanks... helpful.
Your work is amazing!!
You are very kind. Thank you
Fabulous! Thank you!
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Photographing people in public can be a big challenge for some photographers and there's no right or wrong method. The only thing that matters is enjoying what you do and ofcourse, the final image. Shooting from the hip is a great technique that with practice can be just as precise as if you look through the viewfinder. Great video.
Thank you.
Totally agree with you looking back in history a lot of totally excellent photographs were taken looking down into a viewing screen what ever works I say I like to mix it up have fun for me that's what photography is about.......
Fascinating video- thank you!
Thanks for watching
I love your photos, very inspiring work and a solid case for shooting from the hip.
Thank you
Really helpful advices. Thank you!
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Shooting from the hip can give you pretty nice images, got some myself over the years. But in General I jus do street photography as I would do a wedding or any other job. Concentrate on the buildings, the scenery that is my trick and just completely ignore the people, I will just not pay attention to them and that most of the time works fine for me. I love shooting in the street, just capture everyday life as I go along with my camera. And as you say correctly, there are no rules to photography, no prescribed way to do a job. My motto is to enjoy and if someone complains (which most of the times never happens) there is always the oprion of deleting the images but to this day I never did that. Thx for the video!
Thanks for your comments and for watching. 🙏
Well said on this particular topic ....
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This sounds like fun. I love the look of the lower angle so I'm going to give it a go 😃😃
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and suggestions with us. Your videos are very inspiring for me as an beginner.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching. Much appreciated🙏
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching 🙏
Thanks for the great vid! You keep doing what you're doing - I'm a fan!
Thank you so much.
Both useful and intriguing. Well done Jeff!
Thanks for watching 🙏
you've always been a big influence, and I couldn't agree more (thumbs up!)
Thank you 🙏🙏
Great tips. Thank you!
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Thanks for this instructional video.
Thanks for watching
Good points - thanks for making the video.
Thank you for watching.
I've adpated this style of shooting. I'd just snap away and not even "spot check" my images until I finally download them to a computer. I've been a photographer a really long time and this is as close as I could get to the days when I was shooting film. Great video!
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Thanks! Good stuff!!
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This video really boosts my confidence in going out and take pictures. Thanks a lot from a newbie
Thanks for watching
This is first time I've seen you on RUclips. Very impressive. Thanks.
Thanks for watching.
Excellent video. I love Street Photography !!!!
Thank you.
Sound advice, thank you
Thanks for watching
thank you
There is nothing wrong with shooting photography from the hip. I am going to try it
RS Canada
The perspective of your photo reminds me how I used to see the world when I was a child
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AWESOME WORK !
Thank you
Yeah, candid snaps are natural & relaxed. Top efforts, mate.
Thank you 🙏
Very enlightening. Nicely done.
Thank you
Thanks for sharing this great video, hope seeing lots more of this kind of content 👍🏻
Thanks for watching
incredible photos mate!
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This is brillant !!
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for sharing. Everything you mentioned confirms my finding as I started to shoot from the hip last year. I like the surprised-content sometimes, it's like you can go back and explore the scene again. I find it capturing moments I wouldn't have sometimes! Cheers.
Thank you so much for watching.
Great points. thanks for sharing your world.
Thanks for watching
Well done and well said
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Your photos are brilliant.
You are very kind. Thank you
Exactly how I shoot. Nice images! Just subscribed.
Thank you and thank you 🙏
Very nice pictures.thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching 🙏
What a great take on the way you shoot.
When I’m out shooting I do whatever my judgement tells me is needed at that moment to get the image.
Great to hear you calmly support your style, in the face of amateur bollocks.
Your pictures are some of the more interesting I’ve seen on RUclips for some while.
I’ve just hit subscribe !!
Thank you so much!!
Totally agree. When you see the shot, you take it the best way you can.
100%
Great video and shoot 'from the hip' most of the time too..... great captures
Thank you
Great video thanks!
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Very useful video mate, cheers
Thank you for watching
Wow! Great video, thank you. You have reminded me that I used to shoot like this with 35mm film around friends and got some great photos... I need to try this style again!
Thank you for watching. Much appreciated.
Great vid, Jeff. Well done, mate.
Thanks, Joe 🙏🙏🙏
Great video,some people can’t stop themselves from giving opinions on things they know a little bit about.Keep making the videos.
Thank you. Everyone is an expert these days. That’s the issue I think.
Very good advices as usual!
Thank you
Amazing video! I have been practicing to shoot from hip for a while, mostly I have problems with the framing but just today had a good shot from the hip!
The framing will come with experience.
I am absolutly going to try this
Have fun
Thank you.
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interesting this comes up at this time, I just spent the afternoon locally downtown doing just this, shoot from the hip. More learning and blurry pix but did get a few keepers.
There are a lot of great eye opening thought in your video!
I'm glad to find your channel. Thank you!!!
And I had subscribed your channel immediately...
You are very kind. Thank you.
very nice, works for me
Thank you
I’ve given this - shooting from the hip - some thought in the past, but never tried it, but after this video, I’m going to give it a shot. Thanks!
My pleasure. It’s worth having a go.