Taking Pictures with ONE (left) Hand ► Solving for Paul de Gelder
Photo Moment - May 21, 2018
In Casey Neistat's 368 vlog on 5/19 he interviews Paul de Gelder, who mentions how difficult it is for him to operate a camera with only his LEFT hand. I have some ideas, and plan to share them live!
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lol this is great, wished i had searched this up earlier. i had a dirtbike accident at 14, since then till this very day (9 years later), i use a camera with my left hand as my right arm is paralysed HAHA. i use the Canon brand, 1DX series as they have a built in battery grip and even the 7D series (mark 1 & 2) attached a BGE16 Battery Grip. works wonders!!!!!!!!!!!
@@photojoseph no need to be sorry 😎 it is what it is you kno,
Oh man I’m sorry to hear that but glad you found a way!
I appreciate your efforts to reach out to the one handed community. Some thoughts about strapping to the prothesis, that adds weight to a external ( non body part ) that already is hard to keep with. That will possibly be too hard on someone that wants to do photography. Best wishes,
I agree with others on this thread, I appreciate your handling of this topic, very thoughtful of you to think through multiple options for us sir! Means a lot.
Awesome, glad to see this video is still helping people?
Maybe a gimbal with remote control buttons.
Having carpal tunnel release surgery on both wrists over the course of the next six months (one wrist at a time) and I love your battery grip solution (especially since I already have that piece of gear!). I'm so glad to have a few weeks to practice before going one handed to shoots! Thanks for the options!
Awesome! Good luck with the Surgery
I had a stroke and only have 40percent use of my left arm/hand, how do I operate my d7000 without shake.
OK I don’t have that length of arm so I just have my left hand and I lost my right all the way up at the shoulder. Do you have any suggestions for me?
I am striving to become a professional photographer and I only have 1 hand. I attached a cable release button to a strap and placed it next to the zoom ring and my thumb.
Ty! I have a condition and I’m slowly losing use of my right arm I was looking for solutions and this was the first vid I found 🥰
What about people who don’t have the ability of there right arm at all? Could you help come up with a resolution to this question?
Sounds like you’d have to set the camera down to change settings
You can buy a pistol grip with a remote trigger for the cable release.
Glad I came across this I recently had an accident and now I'll never have full function of my right hand so this helps 🙌
So sorry to hear that and I hope this does help!!
thanks for the video. I am a photographer with only a left hand. Have a battery grip on my nikon and have never thought of using it upside down till now... its strange having the viewfinder at the bottom of the camera... and having the view finder upside down will take some getting used to.... I have been contemplating getting a small rig cage with a left handle if that idea works maybe ill make a video about it too.
Thanks for this video from lefty
I can’t use my left hand so my dad told me to just take it upside down with a small camera
@@photojoseph I miss typed it is my right hand that doesn’t work
@@bridgitmcbride4669 right; I was just confused by your statement. You said you can’t use your LEFT hand, so that’d infer you need to use your RIGHT — but that’s the hand cameras are designed for.
I think technology is finally catching up for leftys
But cameras are designed for right hands?
I can’t believe you took the time to make this. Handling a camera is so challenging for people like me (and the rest in the comments section!). You sharing this is so helpful. Thank you.
Thanks Lucas, I'm so glad it was helpful to you!
I'm a freelance photographer and recently broke my right shoulder. Thank you so much for a video like this.
The problem is bigger. Its like asking a left-handed artist to draw from right hand. I feel so much headache and eye pain when i have to use my non-dominant side and i looses so much creativity as i am struggling mentally to take pictures. Its a discrimination of camera companies against left-handed people.
I'm right-handed with my other hand being paralyzed. I want to take photo but I'm scares of dropping the camera, and my hand is very shaky.
dont be scared. :)
most cameras are built for use with the right hand anyways. also they come with a strap that goes around your neck so if you were to drop the camera it would be fine.
I would also recommend getting like a smaller one first.(i recently got a canon eos 100d and its quite small and in my opinion easy to use one handed)
and the shaky hand also shouldnt be a big problem unless youre doing low light photos where you have to have slow shutter speed and then i would recommend using a tripod anyways.
most cameras are built for use with the right hand anyways. also they come with a strap that goes around your neck so if you were to drop the camera it would be fine.
I would also recommend getting like a smaller one first.(i recently got a canon eos 100d and its quite small and in my opinion easy to use one handed)
and the shaky hand also shouldnt be a big problem unless youre doing low light photos where you have to have slow shutter speed and then i would recommend using a tripod anyways.
Ok you are a guiness
Nice sure like your chanel
Sell my fuji panasonic and canon gear to fund the 150-400mm and 12-100mm
Manual focus easy im old school
I have a 7.5mm laowa for low light
I have a 55mm f1.1 and om 135mm for portrait
Nice sure like your chanel
Sell my fuji panasonic and canon gear to fund the 150-400mm and 12-100mm
Manual focus easy im old school
I have a 7.5mm laowa for low light
I have a 55mm f1.1 and om 135mm for portrait
I’ve got back into my photography, after a RTA in Dec my lower right arm and hand doesn’t work at all I’m looking at fly cam and also some of the videography equipment to adapt cages gambles etc so I’m thinking imagine a Mamiya RB67 with an adapted fly vest or equivalent? Any thoughts as I’m struggling
@@photojoseph Thanks man listen if you come up with or see or find any solutions please drop a line keep up the good work on the channel .
Yeah keep me posted, and good luck with this new chapter in life!
@@photojoseph ah don’t be sorry just a new chapter in my life I can’t work anymore so signed up for a uni degree in photography all exciting more times to come a lower arm and hand not working is a small price to pay for being alive .
Sad thing is company’s do not see much of a profit for disabled shooters it would be interesting to see if a fly cam vest and arm will work or adapt I mean it looks like an overkill but thinking of possibilities if I decide to buy a fly cam vest with an arm and it works with stills I will let you know and thank you for replying . Stay well Stay safe
Sad thing is company’s do not see much of a profit for disabled shooters it would be interesting to see if a fly cam vest and arm will work or adapt I mean it looks like an overkill but thinking of possibilities if I decide to buy a fly cam vest with an arm and it works with stills I will let you know and thank you for replying . Stay well Stay safe
Sorry to hear that, man. This video is the extent of my experience with left hand shooting. As I said in this, I did this because I had an idea after seeing Casey's video. I never went any farther than that, though.
Thank you sir... It's really great... Finally I found something which I was looking for. I have my right arm but I don't have that much strength on my fingers thanks to jaundice. I can easily lift any weight but I can't use a pencil to write, that's the problem. I love photography, even I want to buy a dslr too but I'm confused. I don't know I will be able to use it or not. Can you help me with ur suggestions?
Thanks a lot! Finally someone thought about people like me! I mean people who had a problem with the right hand. Your selection is not that “easy” but still better than nothing.
a shutter release cable could also be helpful
Oh I gottcha… yeah! I’m pretty sure he just went with the vertical release option.
i was meaning if you had it mounted on the prosthetic arm you could then use a cable with your left hand. it would probably be more comfortable and less awkward then reaching around the entire camera body.
How so? That really would require an extra hand, no?
I'm left handed photography
I want this camera i am very needy
Thank you... I’ve owned a DSLR camera for ages but haven’t really used it as I only have one arm (left) and found it so fiddly. I like the battery pack idea, I guess my only concern is weight. I don’t wear a prosthesis but I have wear and tear on my left arm..... still, I’ll give it a go.
Thanks again. Matina👏🏻👍
Thanks again. Matina👏🏻👍
I would LOVE to hear if this works out for you!
I really needed this advice. I had a stroke and I can't use my right hand and I've been concerned about using my camera since it is designed for a right handed person. At least now I can try to use it until the right hand comes back. IF it comes back. Thank you again.
I'm sorry to hear about your situation but so glad I made this video and that it hopefully can help you! I wish you the best and a full recovery.
terrible-video:what if the personlost almost entire right arm?
Way to bring it down. I didn’t make this video for someone who lost their entire right arm, did I. This was extremely specific.
Hey I just broke my right hand and it has a POP on it do u know other solutions to this problem
What’s a POP? (And sorry about the hand)
Great video!! I have a paralyzed arm (right) but I want to take pictures. For now I have the unique left handed camera (Fujifilm instax square sq10) but it was an istant camera.
Could you recommend a camera in which I can use the accesories that you've spoken on the video?
Could you recommend a camera in which I can use the accesories that you've spoken on the video?
The cameras I’m using are LUMIX; the GH5 http://geni.us/fAUWH and G9 http://geni.us/bgpl4 both have the battery grip available (http://geni.us/dTrkw and http://geni.us/Irlt5i respectively), if you want to try the “upside down” shooting method.
Wow. ..... You just gave me hope on maby just maby i can continue taking photos after a car accident last year i got messed up in my left arm sholder and neck and im right handed so i cant hold my camera for more then maby 6 shots before the pain is to bad my left is fine. I will have to try to turn my camera will borrow a friends extra battery/ grip and cross my fingers. Thanks for the tips
Awesome!! Be sure to let me know how it works out. This is all theory until someone actually does it. Good luck!!
This was really great. I know that part of your job is making these videos but this was very thoughtful. I'm a Lumix user and I find your videos very insightful. Keep up the good work.
What do you think? Any other ideas for Paul?
They aren't made anymore, but there is an old East German camera by the name of Exakta. In the great majority of the Exakta's, all of the major controls are on the left side. As it's an old, manual 35mm film camera, Paul would probably need help loading the film but that's the only issue I can think of.
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