3 Reasons to Shoot Vertical Aspect Landscapes and 6 Tips on How to Shoot Them

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A Guest Contribution by Todd Sisson – author of our brand new Landscape Photography eBook 

"The majority of landscape images are photographed in the horizontal aspect. I guess this because the horizontal format approximates the way in which we perceive ‘reality.’ However landscapes look stunning in the vertical format and often the unique characteristics of the upright format suit a scene better than a horizontal* composition. I am guilty of undershooting verticals these days, primarily for commercial reasons, but in any given shooting situation I try to remind myself to seek both a vertical and a horizontal composition from a scene.

Here’s why I think you should photograph vertically and some quick tips for successful upright image making."

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