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Subject: ? To Wetlook Photographers - Portrait vs Landscape

Date: Sat 16/02/13 22:03:18 GMT

Name: GeorgeSK

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Just a question to wetlook photographers, maybe somebody has already asked it:

Why is the majority of pictures in a portrait aspect ratio and not landscape? Is it easier to shoot portait than landscape? (I thought landscape mode was easier and more natural to shoot because you don't have to rotate the camera during shooting, but maybe I am wrong).

I ask because in the last 5-6 years the majority of laptop and tablets screens have gone from the 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 and thus the majority of pictures in portrait mode don't show their true potential on these narrow screens, because they cover less than 1/3 of the screen area. The landscape mode at least fills the screen better, even if the picture is not 16:9 (I like to use my favourite pictures as a desktop background slide show).

Is there an artistic consideration behind the choice to shoot in portrait mode over landscape?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this.

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