Horizontal shots vs vertical?

9 years 4 months ago #415687 by MarvinS
I've been watching a lot of videos on you tube about photography and one guy Bryan Peterson keeps saying the best time to shoot a vertical shot is after a horizontal shot.  I don't mean to be naive, I'm just curious do photographers practice this rule often.  

What is your percentage of horizontal photos vs vertical ones?   


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9 years 4 months ago #415735 by KCook
I do shoot a fair number with the vertical orientation.  But almost never both ways for the same subject from the same position.

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9 years 4 months ago - 9 years 4 months ago #415749 by hghlndr6
Bryan is not saying that you should shoot every scene both ways.  His reasoning is that sometimes there is a strong vertical in that shot that you just took horizontal and that, rather then discover that after the fact while you're processing, it's best to explore that possibility while you're still set up at the shooting location.  It makes sense to me.
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9 years 4 months ago #415756 by effron
I crop a lot of landscape oriented photos to portrait in post as well as flipping camera in the field. For God's sake, ITS DIGITAL! 

Why so serious?
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9 years 4 months ago #415780 by Village Clown
If the scene called for it, then I'll shoot both.  


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9 years 4 months ago #415805 by Adrian Footman
I think by habit I shoot in horizontal more.  But when the photo calls for it, I'll shoot it vertical.  


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9 years 4 months ago #415843 by ShutterPal
:agree:  pretty much the same for me.  When needed or I feel like it.  But do I do take a vertical shot after every shot?  Far from it.   


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9 years 4 months ago #415849 by Tim Entin

ShutterPal wrote: :agree:  pretty much the same for me.  When needed or I feel like it.  But do I do take a vertical shot after every shot?  Far from it.   


+1 me too


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9 years 4 months ago #415867 by icepics
I think it's one of his catch phrases that just means if you're framing horizontally, try a vertical shot while you're standing there with your camera. Just as you may want to walk around and take a few shots from different vantage points, especially if it's someplace you may not get to again (or at least not anytime soon). So you don't get home and realize you should have taken more photos while you were there...

I would imagine plenty of photographers do the same type thing, it depends on the circumstances and what you're doing. I've been a photographer a long time, I think it's second nature for me to flip the camera one way or the other to do what works best for what I'm photographing.

Sharon
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9 years 4 months ago #415896 by Jerrid
:goodpost:


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9 years 4 months ago #415923 by Joves
:agree:
With Bob, Ernesto, and Sharon.
There are times where I see something that could work both ways, so I shoot it that way. And as Ernesto said it is digital, so why would you not avail yourself to the possibly better shot in both orientations? I used to do it when I shot film, and do not even think twice with digital. 


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9 years 4 months ago - 9 years 4 months ago #415934 by Hassner
When I still shot for stock libraries, I would do a lot of portrait, as almost all publications are portrait format. Then you shoot with a lot of sky where they can put the heading and even some copy. One would move the point of interest (focal point) from left, to middle to right, depending how they like the flow on their page layout.
Landscape format was shot for double page spread, half page use or even smaller use.
I think I shot most of my portraits after the landscapes, but I never stood still to analise why.
I think it is silly to worry about which came first, the chicken or egg. It might get cold.

Do we not worry too much about how other photographers do it and forget about the creation in front of the lens, how to make it unique so that others can say "wow"?


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9 years 4 months ago #415981 by KENT MELTON
:agree: :goodpost:


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9 years 4 months ago #415999 by One Wish
When I need it, or think I might need it, then and frankly only then will I shoot vertical orientation.  I personally don't automatically take it just for the sake of following up with a horizontal shot.  


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9 years 4 months ago #416039 by Luca
Good question, just when the shot calls for it.  


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