I have always felt more comfortable with horizontal pictures. Most of the shots I take are horizontal. The times when I turn the camera never seem to work well. Any advice on what could be wrong (if anything)? I usually take outdoor shots of nature and buildings. Signs and tall objects are often times vertically shot.
Just my style, or something I can work on resolving with my inner critic? One thing I've noticed is that with wider screens, you often can't see the whole vertical picture and see the picture in a large size. Has never been an issue with horizontal pictures.
I go back and forth. I like the look of the horizontal shot, especially when it's on the black background, but sometimes, you need that vertical shot to convey something, almost anything.
@bjboelke36 When I said "comfortable", I meant I'm used to seeing things more horizontal than vertical. Thanks for the tip.
I rotate the camera when the object doesn't fit in the viewfinder. I should probably experiment more with vertical shots, but they feel so limited in what you can see to the left and right of the object! That's my dilemma.
While it is great to try things you don't normally do, don't think you have to do something just because it is the "proper" way to do it.
I'm a photographer by trade. Many of my favourite portraits (and many of my most popular with clients) are landscape-oriented portraits. Nothing wrong with it, and if it fits your style, don't think for one second that you need to change it! It's good to be able to do both, but you shouldn't feel as though you're doing it wrong.
This sounds like you visually see the world in more of a wide angle way and do not like to narrow down your view. It actually sounds like a nice way to go through life. My impression is that you do not have a problem with vertical shots, you just care for the horizontal. Pretty sure that you could make this work for you by working on panorama shots, using wide angles and really experimenting with the vastness instead of the tiny detail. Do not worry as much as what others are doing if your photos are working for you.
Just looked at you album and I can't see where your photo's could be improved by going vertical. I find that I use whatever looks good in the viewfinder either way up. If this does bother you then once you feel you have your shot experiment and see what happens.
Remember pressing the shutter is free, it's printing the results that costs money.
Someone once told me to try taking shots from both the vertical and horizontal angle, and then compare the two different views (and yes, also try the diagonal angle). I find it more natural to shoot from a horizontal angle, but I am trying to shoot more from a vertical angle, as I am finding that certain subjects look better from a vertical angle.
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I rotate the camera when the object doesn't fit in the viewfinder. I should probably experiment more with vertical shots, but they feel so limited in what you can see to the left and right of the object! That's my dilemma.
I'm a photographer by trade. Many of my favourite portraits (and many of my most popular with clients) are landscape-oriented portraits. Nothing wrong with it, and if it fits your style, don't think for one second that you need to change it! It's good to be able to do both, but you shouldn't feel as though you're doing it wrong.
Remember pressing the shutter is free, it's printing the results that costs money.