Re: So who else shoots one handed? (was: The istD: Report From a First ...)

[Paul Stenquist]

What Shel said. I only shoot one handed when walking the streets of an 
urban area. The cup of coffee I carry in the other hand is part of the 
fun, and it provides a bit of cover for the photographer. The first 
thing a potential subject sees is someone drinking coffee. Then the 
coffee comes down, the camera goes up, and I pull the trigger. For 
serious shooting, I use a firm two-handed grip, and, quite frequently, 
a tripod.
Paul
On Mar 8, 2005, at 12:38 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:

Hi Rob ...
It's a matter of what you get used to, and, of course, the style of
photography that one does.  I learned to make photographs in San 
Francisco,
catching snippets of life on Market Street, the Mission District, and 
other
fast-paced and sometimes crowded urban areas.  Using a pre-set 
spottie, a
wrist strap, and hoping for some quick reflexes, one handed shooting 
became
a simple and reasonably successful way of making photographs.  It was 
hard
to do with a tele or long focus lens, though <LOL>

http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/cell-guy.html
Shel

[Original Message]
From: Rob Studdert

So who else shoots successfully one handed? I certainly end up with
marginal
results at best when I do (which is only when there is no other 
option).