Spinning the Web-Choosing a camera format

A good article on shooting-style and camera-formats can be found as part of the Lexar Photo-Masters series.

It’s written by photographer Irakly Shanidze. It explains some of the differences in the different formats and also shooting styles most closely associated with the different camera formats.

An interesting read for both new and seasoned photographers, the reason some photographers choose a particular format aren’t always the expected reason, as the following excerpt shows..

“Once I spoke with a rather well compensated wedding photographer who shoots … a formidable rig of enormous size and weight. I asked him why to go for all this trouble considering that most photographs delivered to his clients are never larger than 8×10″?
… He replied that after paying $5000 for shooting a wedding ceremony, clients should see him working like a dog… ”

Check out the article,you might pick up some pointers! (full article)

About Jim Dennewill

A Southern California native, Jim Dennewell has had a fascination with photography since elementary school. Weaned on his family's old Kodak Brownie cameras (you know, the ones where everything moves backwards in the viewfinder), Jim has fostered his love for the art and tech of photography over the years. Originally known here as "Slightly Out of Focus," Jim is one of our favorite authors.

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