Perspective | Aspect Ratio 1:1 {Week 19}

The traditional square format is one of my favorite aspect ratios. It is mostly used by medium format film cameras such as Hasselblads and toy cameras like the Holga and Diana. A couple of manufacturers created square 35mm cameras with a negative size of 24mm x 24mm in the 1930's and 1940's, but the idea never caught on.

Even though there are no square format digital cameras on the market, it has become quite a popular aspect ratio due in part to Instagram, iphoneography and the ease of post-process cropping. Being an avid Instagrammer has really helped me in my ability to envision an image within a square when shooting with my digital camera.

Below are two of my favorites. I think the contrast of my son's long limbs, balanced by negative space and all within the small square frame, works quite well.

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