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THE SHOTS
SHOOTING VERTICAL VS.
HORIZONTAL
Have you ever looked at a picture of a person in
the horizontal or landscape format and wondered
why the photographer cut the person in half? You
probably asked yourself, Why didn’t he just turn
the camera 45 degrees and shoot his subject in an
elongated format to show the entire body? Seems
simple enough. But believe it or not, many people
never even think about turning their camera on its
side so it’s in the vertical or portrait format.
Most DSLR cameras come with a shutter-release
button on the side of the camera as well as on the
top. If you haven’t checked your camera for that side
button, now is ...