A PHOTO CHALLENGE FOR THE GROUP
Shoot the same picture both horizontally and vertically
Sometimes, it pays dividends to shoot the same picture both horizontally and vertically; flipping the camera 90 degrees right or left from the horizontal can have an incredible effect on the very same subject.
Getting two winning images in this manner happens more often than one might imagine. I got in the habit of doing the flip-over years ago when a publisher chose a vertical over a horizontal shot of sailboats in Lake Michigan (Chicago) to use it as the COVER of the magazine "Where Chicago." Back then I did it sporadically today I do it routinely.
Covers always pay more than inside shots.
So, assuming that no one is shooting with a square-formatted camera
CHOOSE ANY SUBJECT/SCENE YOU LIKE
COMPOSE AND TAKE THE SHOT HOLDING THE CAMERA HORIZONTALLY
TAKE THE SHOT
THEN, HOLD THE CAMERA TO THE VERTICAL POSITION AND COMPOSE THE SAME SUBJECT TO TAKE IT VERTICALLY
POST THE TWO PICTURES IN THIS ARTICLE
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