I've started shooting for about a year and the crop tool from my RAW processor is pretty much permanently set to 3:2.I use that ratio because it's pretty much a standard size ratio for display and print and also because my camera takes photos in that ratio.Yeah, yeah I know there's square format film. I'm displaying photos in galleries and everything I have right now is in 3:2 in landscape or portrait. Sometimes, but rarely, I find that I could get a better crop if I move away from 3:2 but then I wind up with one random photo that's a completely different ratio.So I don't know, do I make exceptions like that when a different crop would look better or do I force myself to use 3:2?EXIF data available. Clickhereto show/hide.Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeCanonCamera ModelCanon EOS 20DCamera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS2 WindowsPhotographerKim Dang TrongMaximum Lens Aperturef/2.8Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution240 dpiVertical Resolution240 dpiImage Created2006:06:14 02:19:14Exposure Time1/250 secF-Numberf/8.0Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating100Lens Aperturef/8.0Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length17.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width400Image Height1121RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeStandard
Whatever floats your boat.Most of my pictures are in 4:3 because that's how the camera takes them and that's how I frame them.
My laptop moniter is 5:4 (10x8), and when I dock it, my desktop monitor is 16:9.I shoot 3:2 and allow for 5:4 bleed, and that pretty much covers everything inbetween.
I usually process to 3:2 because...A: It's what my camera does by defaultB: It's probably the most common printing ratio, and I'm too lazy to get custom frames.
The only thing the OP's picture tells me is that the building, from that perspective, looks like a giant dong.
Welcome to editing. IMO is if it's being presented as one individual work, whatever works best for it, if it's being presented as part of a collective body (say, a photo essay) whatever fits best for the whole. Makes sense to me.
Keep to 3:2>>291929is a boring photo.Keeping to 3:2 will force you to pay more attention to getting the photo right in the camera. Compose your shots before not after.
>>292103I lol'd