Gotta agree with Jerry. Almost seems too simple, but even though most of my prints are 13~16x20, and most of them are cropped to a 3:2 aspect ratio,and I mostly use 400 film; the 120 square has been plenty. Enjoy the simplicity and freedom to chop away.
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Peter,Ideal? Yes indeed! I used the square format in wedding photos to pay for 6 and 1/2 yearsof college to pay for a bachelors degree an two masters degrees. Jerry Lehrer Peter K. wrote:Sanders,Don't you get it?! That is why wedding photographers for many years used square Sanders, they can crop it vertical or horizontal as needed. Or leave it square if desired. It was an ideal format.Peter KOn Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Sanders McNew <sanders@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:sanders@xxxxxxxxx >> wrote:Ordinarily I would agree with you. But when I am shooting a 3/4-length person, the square leaves an awful lot of space on either side. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2494312376/ Of course it is possible to use arms and hands and posture to help fill more of the frame and make the person look less like a stick: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2355209130/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2671412044/ In the past my impulse has been to shoot these with a 5x7 view camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/1402145874/Recently I've moved to the T with the 16-frame mask, turned on its side, to shoot them:http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/3436677435/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/3479890438/ Though it sounds awkward, using a T on its side (on a tripod, of course) is actually quite easy. And sincenone of the people I photograph have ever been shot with a film camera before, let alone a Rolleiflex,they don't find it any weirder than being photographed with an upright Rolleiflex -- it's all alien to them. Sanders Robert Meier wrote:--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
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