This week, a challenge was posted in our little project 52 group. Shoot from the hip. Where did this idea come from? The amazing Tamara Lackey showed us her little trick at the workshop we all went to last April. And when I say ‘little trick’, I mean it’s a little tricky. It’s an awesome way to interact more with your subjects and catch a few amazing, unexpected moments. It’s not an entire shooting style someone would probably use though and it’s certainly like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re going to get.
What I got were a lot of blurry photos. But I also got a few that I wouldn’t have been able to get other wise. I wasn’t about to lay in the snow that day (it was 9 degrees and windy) but when ’shooting from the hip’ I stuck my camera low to the ground, where I couldn’t be, to catch a different angle.
I think I’ll be trying this one again..next time with a wide angle lens so I don’t keep cutting heads off.
Also, for a quick peek of someone shooting from the hip, check out Tamara Lackey’s latest blog post. About half way down, she’s playing with the kids and ’shooting from the hip’.
