--- "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Interesting observation Peter. What is the relation > between PJ style > and portrait orientation? Isn't it more about the > "staged-posed" vs. > "as-is" > way of approaching an event? or is there an > specific link with turning > the camera 90o on the side? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > Hoi Gerard, > > Well, with PJ style its more getting the spontaneous > image. So for the > most part it is not posed, hence horizontal. The few > that are posed or > thought about are vertical. Plus with digital these > days, even the > horizontal images can be quickly changed to vertical > if needed.
Not trying to argue, but I just don't see the relationshiop between 'not posed' and 'horizontal' or 'posed' and 'vertical.' I don't shoot weddings much any more, but (weddings or otherwise) when I shoot an individual, or a couple of people standing, I'm likely to shoot it vertical, unless there's specific background that's important to include in the shot. When I shoot a group of people, it's much more likely to be horiztonal. This holds true whether it's a posed family pic after the ceremony (bride and groom vertical, entire family horizontal), candids of the bride before the wedding, or candids during the reception, afterwards. (Note I said "likely to." There are exceptions to every rule.) In my experience, shooting mostly horizontal is a sign of the true snapshooter: "The camera's built horizontal, so that's the way I'm supposed to hold it, right?" I still remember a Christmas party I went to a number of years ago. A friend was taking lots of snapshots with her P&S, and I took the camera to take a picture of her and her hubby. My shot was the ONLY one on the roll that was vertical, they were the only people at the party with legs. Bob Meyer I don't suffer from insanity... I enjoy every minute of it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
