this may seem strange and quite possibly real elementary but i have begun building my tumblr site and have noticed something that really confuses me.
I generally shoot in 3:2 and didn't think much of it until today when i started test posting portrait shots. to my eye 3:2 looks perfectly fine in landscape but once in portrait they look unnatural, elongated. I'm not sure if its just an optical illusion but it just doesn't look right to my untrained eye. If i re-crop it to 4:3 it just looks more natural for some reason.
I'm sure its just personal preference but what do others think? is there a general standard to follow professionally in this digital day and age?
I generally shoot in 3:2 and didn't think much of it until today when i started test posting portrait shots. to my eye 3:2 looks perfectly fine in landscape but once in portrait they look unnatural, elongated. I'm not sure if its just an optical illusion but it just doesn't look right to my untrained eye. If i re-crop it to 4:3 it just looks more natural for some reason.
I'm sure its just personal preference but what do others think? is there a general standard to follow professionally in this digital day and age?