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En cadrant à la hanche

English translation: Shooting from the hip


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French term or phrase:En cadrant à la hanche
English translation:Shooting from the hip
Entered by: LaraBarnett
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19:41 May 10, 2011
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Art/Literary - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
French term or phrase: En cadrant à la hanche
"En cadrant à la hanche, il choisit de laisser faire l’appareil photo et opte pour un dispositif qui met en crise sa propre intervention."

Is this literally holding the camera at hip level and not looking through the viewfinder, like shooting from the hip with a gun?
B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:12
Shooting from the hip
Explanation:
I would say "to shoot from the hip". This is quite a common term to use.

http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-shoot-from...
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LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:12
Grading comment
Thanks Lara. Note re Tony's comment: with swivel screens on digital cameras, we can now look up or down at the screen again, like TLRs.
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4 +2Shooting from the hip
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Shooting from the hip


Explanation:
I would say "to shoot from the hip". This is quite a common term to use.

http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-shoot-from...

Example sentence(s):
  • "A frequently used method of street photographers is the hip shot. Shooting from the hip means to shoot at waist level without using the viewfinder."

    Reference: http://www.craigfergusonimages.com/2010/01/shoot-from-the-hi...
LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:12
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Thanks Lara. Note re Tony's comment: with swivel screens on digital cameras, we can now look up or down at the screen again, like TLRs.
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agree  Tony M: Yes, and of course as we used to do with twin-lens reflex a lot too; more discreet for thos truly candid shots...
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agree  xxxmediamatrix
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