Australian Photography

HIP TO BE SQUARE THE ART OF THE SQUARE FORMAT LANDSCAPE

Several years ago, a professional photographer told me he saw the world in square: he used his medium-format camera to produce square-framed images. Even if he used a 35mm full-frame DSLR, he had to visually compose the scene into a square format with his mind. As a beginner, I didn’t really understand why he was so dedicated to the square aspect ratio in his work.

But as time went on, I started to realise that the square is a powerful composition ratio, which, when applied effectively, can produce amazing images. Let’s start with the

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