18 Hip-to-be-Square Photography Examples
This week, prompted by a link about Instagram, a brief discussion broke out on my Facebook page about the merits of square photography. With the rampant publication of Instagram and shots from other square-format applications on the iPhone, some may feel it’s way overused. I’m not sure if any photography or editing technique is really overused as much as it is underutilized.
Square photographs feel more balanced to me and composition can seem to have even more impact with a square crop. I notice framing and lines more in a square crop as well! For an excellent read on how to achieve excellent square-format photos, check out Mortal Muses’ article on Square Format!
Every Friday I pick a new theme for my Friday Finds Flickr group and participants have a week to enter their photos. At the end of the week, I pick my 18 favorites and put them into a Flickr gallery and encourage others to make a gallery of their own favorite shots matching the theme. If you want to learn more and get involved, check out my Friday Finds page!
It was a really tough pick this week, but I found myself coming back to the photographers who strongly utilized framing and composition in their square format photo. Not all those below are perfectly square, but the sentiment of a square photograph remains! Please make sure to click through to the photos and favorite or comment if you like them as much as I!
Totally Not Boxy Square Photography!
Photo Credit: ZeroOne
Photo Credit: Potyike | 50mm Photoblog
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