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Jun 30, 2023 10:27:50   #
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burkphoto wrote:
You can't TELL teens much of anything. You have to demonstrate how much better something can be when done another way.

Frankly, there is nothing unusual about vertical groups. A good example is a group of people posed on a narrow set of stairs. This is a classic composition used by many school yearbook photographers for class officer photos, small teams, and other small groups.


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Jun 30, 2023 10:43:40   #
stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas
 
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Could you be more specific ?


I could but I don't have any pictures.

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Jun 30, 2023 11:31:09   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
Cyclist face down on the cement, over the handlebars: Classic attempt to win the Darwin Award...

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Jun 30, 2023 15:12:33   #
delder Loc: Maryland
 
Easy:
I use WHATEVER I am shooting with in WHATEVER [Portrait or Landscape] mode that best suites the subject I am working with.
Landscapes, Wide Shots get Landscape.
Portraits, Vertical subjects get Portrait.
[My Samsung S21-5G has a normal, Wide Angle AND Telephoto lens that ALL do well when used properly.
My Digital Cameras are treated no differently.

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Jun 30, 2023 20:40:07   #
frangeo Loc: Texas
 
Rongnongno wrote:
Well, narrow vision is a thing we suffer all our lives by not having enough experience or good sense to change the perspective when confronted with something...

What the heck this has to do with photography and smartphone?

Simple: I am tired of seeing folks using their phone vertically regardless of subject. I know the camera lenses are on top but come on, open the field, use horizontal for god's sake, you will see your (err...) subjects better.

Ease of use, availability, does not justify sloppiness. A small twist of a wrist and that's it! There! A brand new worldwide is in front of your... camera.

Anyway, another rant...
Well, narrow vision is a thing we suffer all our l... (show quote)


Thank you. I'm not alone!!

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Jun 30, 2023 21:45:51   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
Rongnongno wrote:
Well, narrow vision is a thing we suffer all our lives by not having enough experience or good sense to change the perspective when confronted with something...

What the heck this has to do with photography and smartphone?

Simple: I am tired of seeing folks using their phone vertically regardless of subject. I know the camera lenses are on top but come on, open the field, use horizontal for god's sake, you will see your (err...) subjects better.

Ease of use, availability, does not justify sloppiness. A small twist of a wrist and that's it! There! A brand new worldwide is in front of your... camera.

Anyway, another rant...
Well, narrow vision is a thing we suffer all our l... (show quote)
Driven by instagram. They like the vertical video format.

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Jun 30, 2023 21:49:51   #
delder Loc: Maryland
 
Yes. In that case, it makes sense if you can presume that the image will always be viewed vertically.

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Jul 1, 2023 13:49:56   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
fourlocks wrote:
Me, too; mine, too. She loves to take pictures of her flowers and I'm constantly asking her, "Now, what's in the background? Do you want the background softened? How many flowers do you want in the picture? etc., etc."


I was helping my wife out in a similar manner to which she suggested "Don't you have something else to do besides pestering me? You're taking the fun out of this"

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Jul 1, 2023 13:58:27   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
Red6 wrote:
I had a very similar, but opposite, experience with a couple. My wife and I were at an amusement park and we observed a couple trying to take a selfie photo with their iPhone. I offered to take it for them and they accepted. I turned the iPhone horizontally and took the photo taking in a much wider view of the parks. They looked at it, did not like it, and requested me to retake the photo holding it vertically. I did as requested and they were happy, though, in my opinion, it was an inferior photo.

However, in their defense, it was their photo and that is what they wanted. And as some here have said, most people view their phone photos in the vertical orientation, and the horizontal image would have required anyone they sent the photo to rotate their phone for viewing. And I agree, when viewing photos on a phone it is a pain to rotate the phone back and forth when viewing images.

Most phone users learned to handle their phone in the vertical position and this now seems natural. The horizontal position feels unnatural and awkward.
I had a very similar, but opposite, experience wit... (show quote)


Your image offered them a memory of their experience at the park. They didn't want the photograph to be about their experience, they wanted it to be about them. They, themselves, are the center of their lives; not the experiences they have in that life. Just another view.

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Jul 1, 2023 14:15:22   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
For those who have a problem with camera orientation, perhaps a good exercise would be to go out and make images of the same subjects in both vertical and horizontal format and then examine these to see what works. We do this for other aspects of our photography.

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Jul 1, 2023 14:26:33   #
delder Loc: Maryland
 
RodeoMan wrote:
For those who have a problem with camera orientation, perhaps a good exercise would be to go out and make images of the same subjects in both vertical and horizontal format and then examine these to see what works. We do this for other aspects of our photography.


Makes sense, ESPECIALLY for Smartphones, Pocket Cameras with small sensors.
I feel that I would like to capture AS MUCH of my image on the sensor as possible, so the orientation assists with this.

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Jul 1, 2023 18:13:51   #
Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak
 
I use my iPhone 13 Pro Max a lot and will use it in whatever position is appropriate for the subject matter. Sometimes it’s the portrait mode, sometimes it’s the landscape mode.

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Jul 1, 2023 18:15:09   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
Wingpilot wrote:
I use my iPhone 13 Pro Max a lot and will use it in whatever position is appropriate for the subject matter. Sometimes it’s the portrait mode, sometimes it’s the landscape mode.

Finally some common sense on the matter.

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Jul 1, 2023 18:36:03   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
Wingpilot wrote:
I use my iPhone 13 Pro Max a lot and will use it in whatever position is appropriate for the subject matter. Sometimes it’s the portrait mode, sometimes it’s the landscape mode.




When in doubt, try it both ways. If you don't like a file, delete it.

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Jul 1, 2023 19:35:45   #
Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak
 
burkphoto wrote:


When in doubt, try it both ways. If you don't like a file, delete it.


Yup, exactly.

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