What made you want to try half-frame, and what was your first half-frame camera?

Initially, basic GAS. I was intrigued by the Olympus PEN line for years,
but I never had enough free cash to get one. I wound up buying a Kodak
H35 when they came out, and that was my first half-frame camera. I used
to shoot with a lot of toy cameras, and the H35 fit in with that
aesthetic perfectly. Since then, I’ve acquired a Konica Auto-Reflex,
which is one of the very few cameras that lets you switch between
half-frame and full-frame, and a Pentax 17.

What is it you like most about Half-frame?

The best thing about half-frame is that it frees you up to not think so
much and not be so precious about your shots. The worst thing about
half-frame is that it frees you up to not think so much and not be so
precious about your shots.

Favourite subject and/or Half-frame photo?

My favorite photo is a polyptic I shot of a motel on the edge of St.
Augustine, Florida. Four frames and they came out more or less properly
aligned. I mostly shoot photos of resort areas in the offseason when the
tourists are gone. I live at the Jersey Shore, so that’s pretty much
home for me. Most of my half-frame shots are that, but the bit about
freeing me up means that there are also some other kind of shots that I
take now.

Your top tip/s for shooting half frame photos?

Don’t shoot, just think. Er, I think that’s backwards. Seriously, shoot
more than you normally do. Don’t overthink; you can leave the
overthinking for medium and large format.