What do you shoot, mostly? ... Horizontals, or Verticals?
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
cdayton wrote:
Like most, I suppose, I usually shoot horizontal but go vertical for subjects that seem to demand it. Since I usually print 8 x 10, there is the annoying cropping to consider.
C ... the FF frame on a 35mm DSLR (and the crop sensor version) usually transposes to a 7x10 ... w/o cropping ....
Once you crop, you're into a whole 'nother ball game ... then, how much you DO crop, becomes a matter of taste (and proportions) ...
I usually - don't go there, at all ....
For me - composition is everything ... if it wasn't framed right to begin with ... to hell with it, and on to the next one ....
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
RichardTaylor wrote:
Shot at ISO 6400 on M4/3 camera - they all need noise reduction (Shot inside a church (no additional photography lighting)). Most of the pics were shot at ISO 6400 and at f2.8 (wide open) for the long lens (out to 300mm (35mm equivalent)) .
Mostly vacant space cropped out.
What was the rental on that "vacant space" Richard ?
Hey! ... jk !!!!
Shoulda zoomed in further, mate ... that woulda taken care of that!!!!
Mainly landscape Black and White film, with an occasional architectural portrait.
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
Leicaflex wrote:
Mainly landscape Black and White film, with an occasional architectural portrait.
Why would you choose to shoot landscapes, only, in B/W, LF?
Chris T wrote:
Okay, all you square-format shooters ... this, clearly, isn't one for you ... so, you can skip it ... unless, you have some really positive remark!
Probably 90% horizontal. About the only time I'd shoot vertical is shooting a tall building or a full length portrait which I don't do very often.
Chris T wrote:
Okay, all you square-format shooters ... this, clearly, isn't one for you ... so, you can skip it ... unless, you have some really positive remark!
I would say its about 50/50!
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
speters wrote:
I would say its about 50/50!
Yeah, that's a good compromise, S ....
I suspect - for me, anyway ... it's more like 60-40 (Landscape)
But, I'll tell you this ... when a Portrait Orientation comes up on the SS in the PC ... I give it a long hard look ....
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
waegwan wrote:
Probably 90% horizontal. About the only time I'd shoot vertical is shooting a tall building or a full length portrait which I don't do very often.
Only FULL LENGTH Portraits at Vertical, Waegwan?
I think all portraits of people - automatically - go Vertical ... for me, at any rate ...
But, like you ... I don't very often get to do many of those ...
Chris T wrote:
Only FULL LENGTH Portraits at Vertical, Waegwan?
I think all portraits of people - automatically - go Vertical ... for me, at any rate ...
But, like you ... I don't very often get to do many of those ...
I don't do much actual portrait work as in blurring out the background or studio props. . Usually if I'm shooting someone's face it is at a tourist spot and they want plenty of the location in the background so it usually ends up around 28 or so mm on a full frame and horizontal. Once in a while vertical works better but not usually. Other than that I'm shooting groups of people and they are spread wider than tall.
Chris T wrote:
Okay, all you square-format shooters ... this, clearly, isn't one for you ... so, you can skip it ... unless, you have some really positive remark!
When you say horizontal or vertical did you mean landscape or portrait? I generally should in landscape but will switch to portrait when I think the composition demands it.
Chris T wrote:
Why would you choose to shoot landscapes, only, in B/W, LF?
I can't speak for Leicaflex, but but when I shoot landscapes in black and white it allows me to concentrate on shape, line, texture, contrast, and mood without the distraction of color. Its not that I think monochrome is better than color, its just meets a different purpose.
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
mwsilvers wrote:
When you say horizontal or vertical did you mean landscape or portrait? I generally should in landscape but will switch to portrait when I think the composition demands it.
Mark ...
Horizontal = Landscape
Vertical = Portrait ...
Used, not only in photography, but also, at your local stationer's ....
Chris T
Loc: from England across the pond to New England
waegwan wrote:
I don't do much actual portrait work as in blurring out the background or studio props. . Usually if I'm shooting someone's face it is at a tourist spot and they want plenty of the location in the background so it usually ends up around 28 or so mm on a full frame and horizontal. Once in a while vertical works better but not usually. Other than that I'm shooting groups of people and they are spread wider than tall.
Well, with a group, Waegwan ... clearly, you need the width ...
But one-on-one person shots - usually, are done on the vertical ....
Except, as you say ... when you wish to include the background ....
That does make a difference! ....
I suppose you were gob-smacked?
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