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One Shot, Two Ways

Capture two images — a horizontal and a vertical version — of the same scene or subject.

Schloss Charlottenburg (Landscape)

Schloss Charlottenburg (Landscape)
Schloss Charlottenburg (Portrait)

One Shot, Two Ways. This week, photographer Jeff Sinon talked about his process of finding the best shot. Before taking a picture, he studies his scene — looking at a shot horizontally (as a landscape) and vertically (as a portrait). With this honed, critical eye, he decides what orientation works best for his photograph.

For this challenge, capture two images — a horizontal and a vertical version — of the same scene or subject. There are no concrete “rules” here, but a) it should be evident that both shots are of the same place/location or person/thing, and b) your photographs should ideally have been taken during the same shoot — where’s the challenge if you’re just plucking out pictures of a particular location or person from your archives?

Need a bit more direction? You can take your two photographs from the exact same spot, as I did above in the courtyard of Schloss Charlottenburg, a grand palace in Berlin, Germany. Or, you can get more creative with your angle and point-of-view, as shown below in two shots at an exhibit in the Jewish Museum, also in Berlin:

Jewish Museum (Landscape)
Jewish Museum (Portrait)

You can display your two images in a tiled gallery, which I’ve done in this post; in a quick slideshow; or as individual images in the post itself.

IN A NEW POST CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE ONE SHOT IN TWO WAYS.

cheri lucasWe look forward to seeing what you come up with and will include some of our favorite shots from the month’s most popular photo challenge in our new newsletter, so don’t forget to sign up!

— Cheri

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  22. Hello. I came here from “Photography: Developing Your Eye I”, and I learned horizontal or vertical photographs. I found a contrast in which horizontal photographs show landscapes and scenes, while vertical photographs dramatically capture dynamics.

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