Hip Shooters Anonymous

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About Hip Shooters Anonymous

For all you shoot-from-the-hip photographers out there, this site's for you!

If you're new, here's the skinny: throw caution to the wind, stretch out with your feelings, and turn off your targeting computer (with the blast shield down, you can't see anything)! This is a form of fun, unconventional photography that sort of tramples on the traditional rules of composition -- hip-shot photography is reckless, bizarre, and unpredictable. You play like this: point your camera at what you want to photograph, and press the button. Don't compose with the viewfinder. Experiment. Hold the camera at weird angles, away from your body, up in the air, down from the ground. Use the force. It's a fun, dirty break from traditional photography.

Hip-shot photos look great when post-processed, either in a lab or in the computer. Try cross-processing (film and digital), black and white, Velvia, Provia, etc. It looks great with funky colors, odd subjects, and bright light. It even looks great at night, with blurry streetlamps and streaks of brake lights.

Get out there and give it a go, and when you're done, bring your best and brightest photos here. Invite your friends!

Rules:

Only post your very best hip-shot photos here. You're free to post as many as you like in a day, but do try to keep it reasonable. No one is required to go through and comment, but it's HIGHLY ENCOURAGED that you at least view the works of other people here. Don't be rude, don't be vulgar, and don't be a stranger. Start conversations, interact, and learn from each other -- but most of all, have fun!