| As an amateur, most people will pick up
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| | distracting items from above or below the
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| the camera and hold it in the typical
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| | subject.
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| lateral position for nearly every shot.
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| | Another example would be in nature shots.
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| This "landscape" orientation often
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| | If the subject of focus is a single tree,
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| produces very acceptable images but in
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| | a portrait orientation would be effective
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| some instances, turning the camera on end
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| | in reducing some of the extraneous
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| for a "portrait" shot is the better
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| | objects to the left and right of the
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| choice. For those with very limited
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| | subject. On the other hand, if the
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| experience with their digital camera the
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| | subject to be captured is a gradually
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| decision as to which orientation to use
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| | sloping mountain or the front and side of
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| can be confusing.
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| | a covered bridge, a landscape orientation
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| Certainly, photographers can get quite
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| | would be more appropriate.
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| creative and take shots of people at a
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| | The movement of the subject is the other
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| variety of angles to provide greater
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| | factor that should be considered when
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| interest. Experimentation is not to be
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| | determining which way the camera should
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| discouraged. However, for more reliable
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| | be held. If the subject is moving left
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| results, the traditional orientation of
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| | to right, a landscape orientation is more
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| portrait or landscape is typically
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| | often the optimal choice but if movement
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| recommended for beginners. Which way the
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| | is upward or downward, portrait
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| digital camera should be oriented
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| | orientation often works best.
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| generally depends on one of two things:
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| | For example, if the subject of a picture
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| the subject's position or the movement of
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| | is to be a dog walking along a line of
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| the subject.
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| | rail road tracks and the photographer
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| One of the basic rules of photography is
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| | wishes to capture the movement looking
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| to focus on the subject and to reduce the
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| | down the track off into the horizon, a
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| appearance of other items in the frame
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| | portrait orientation best demonstrates
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| which will distract from the subject
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| | the movement. However, in the same
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| within the image. Sometimes orienting the
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| | scene, if the aim is to show the animal
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| camera differently will allow the
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| | moving horizontally, versus off into the
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| photographer to eliminate the
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| | horizon, a landscape orientation would be
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| distractions without stepping in closer
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| | preferable. In this case, it is not only
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| or cropping the image later. For
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| | the subject but the direction of movement
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| instance, if the subject is a person
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| | of that subject that determines how the
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| standing, most often the orientation of
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| | image will be best captured.
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| the camera should be portrait. This will
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| | As with any rule, there are instances
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| result in fewer distracting details
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| | where these traditional guidelines can be
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| showing up to the left and right of the
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| | violated with great results. However, in
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| person standing in the picture. However,
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| | most instances adhering to these
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| if this same person is reclining, the
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| | guidelines will allow the beginning
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| orientation of the picture should
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| | photographer to capture images with their
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| generally be landscape. This will
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| | digital camera that they will be proud to
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| eliminate more of the dead space or
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| | display.
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