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Why compose your landscape images in a square format? Three top photographers with different approaches share their creative reasons with Claire Gillo<\/h2>\n
\n

How to: Square Format Landscape Photography<\/h3>\n

Jonathan Chritchley<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Jonathan Chritchley is a fine art photographer whose many prestigious clients including Ralph Lauren and Vogue. He is known for his artistic approach to seascapes, sailing and wildlife. Jonathan is the founder and owner of Ocean Capture, which specialises in luxury photography tours. Visit www.jonathanchritchley.com, www.oceancapture.com<\/a> and follow on Instagram @jonathanchritchley and @oceancapture.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Chritchley is lucky enough to reside in the glorious warm climate of the South of France, however he was born in the UK in the sprawling urban suburbs of Wimbledon in London. At the age of 14 Jonathan moved to a small sailing town called Lymington on the south coast of England and it was here the photographer became infatuated by the water. \u2018The water has always been very close,\u2019 he says. \u2018The sea is very important to me.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Torii,<\/a>\t\t\t

Torii, Japan. 10 secs at f\/11, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Jonathan doesn\u2019t tie himself to one genre of photography, and his work crosses from seascapes, to wildlife (mainly horses) and sailing boats. Most of his images however are united by the water, a black & white finish and a square image crop. Shooting in square is something Jonathan feels comfortable with as he comes from a film background. \u2018I used to work with a Hasselblad 6×6 square format film,\u2019 he says. \u2018Once I got into digital I was using a 35mm format but it didn\u2019t quite feel right.\u2019<\/p>\n

Jonathan continues to explain that at first the purist in him felt like it would be fake and dishonest to mess around with the aspect ratio of his images. After struggling for a while Jonathan listened to his gut and started to crop his digital images to square.\u00a0\u2018As a photographer you have to follow your preferences and those strong feelings of what you personally like into your photography.\u2019<\/p>\n

Jonathan takes his square format images on his Nikon D850 and for the time being he is very happy with his set-up. \u2018I\u2019m not really interested in going mirrorless at the moment,\u2019 he states. \u2018I like big, heavy cameras.\u2019 For Jonathan when he\u2019s precariously standing on a moving boat or trying to steady himself as he tracks a moving horse he finds having a heavy camera body balances him.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"black<\/a>\t\t\t

Gathering Storm, France. 25 secs at f\/18, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018It weighs me down in a good way,\u2019 he says. Jonathan says he has three Nikon camera bodies and they get a good smashing about. \u2018They\u2019re bulletproof!\u2019 he jokes. As for lenses Jonathan has a range of Zeiss and Nikon brands in his collection. \u2018I always carry with me the Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8. It\u2019s fantastic \u2013 I love it.\u2019 He finds this lens particularly useful for shooting moving matter such as sailing boats and horses. Jonathan also highlights his fixed Zeiss Distagon 21mm F2.8 from his collection for taking his seascapes. \u2018It\u2019s quite old now,\u2019 he says, \u2018but it\u2019s still brilliant.\u2019<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in shooting square format images yourself Jonathan leaves our interview with some great advice. \u2018Start by cropping your existing images square and learn from that,\u2019 he counsels. \u2018On a rainy day go through your back catalogue and move the square crop around in the frame. Start to see how you can place things effectively in the frame.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"ice<\/a>\t\t\t

Ice Moon, Disko Bay, Greenland. 1\/640sec at f\/13, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

For those with cameras that cannot shoot square Jonathan advises to frame your compositions wider. \u2018Some people like to compose in portrait format, and chop off the top and bottom of the image, and some like to compose in a landscape orientation, which is what I tend to do. Either way works,\u2019 he continues. \u2018It\u2019s a case of leaving enough space, because if you\u2019re going to chop the sides off then you want to make sure there\u2019s nothing crucial left out of your composition.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"lone<\/a>\t\t\t

Lone Cypress, California. 30 secs at f\/11, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Jonathan\u2019s top 3 tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Crop your existing pictures square to see if you like it and to find out what works.<\/li>\n
  2. If your camera has an in-camera square format feature, set it up.<\/li>\n
  3. Shoot wider than you normally would to allow you to crop in square.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    Beata Moore<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

    Beata Moore is a photographer and writer living in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. She is the author of five coffee-table books and two visitor guidebooks. Currently she is working on her eighth book, Photographing Surrey and Sussex, for fotoVUE publishers, which will be available next year. Find out more at beatamoore.co.uk<\/a> and follow on Instagram @moorebeata, FaceBook @BeataMoorePhotography and Twitter @BeaM00RE.<\/p>\n

    Beata Moore is inspired by the sea, geology, nature, and architecture. \u2018I like to observe light, colour, lines and patterns in the landscapes,\u2019 she says. Beata has always had a keen interest in nature, and attained a postgraduate degree in botany. \u2018At first, many of my photographs showed the natural world, especially trees. To this day I am still enchanted by the timeless beauty of the trees,\u2019 she continues. \u2018However, soon into my photographic career I established a preference for seascapes and waterscapes. I am particularly drawn to the subtleties of smaller details of landscape providing me with endless patterns, shapes and textures.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\"dunes<\/a>\t\t\t

    Dunes, Isle of Harris. 1\/40sec at f\/8, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

    Having learnt her craft with film cameras, both 35mm and medium format, she now works exclusively with digital. \u2018Last year I switched from Canon DSLRs to Canon mirrorless bodies,\u2019 she tells us. \u2018Most of my lenses are Canon, from a wideangle to a 400mm. My Canon EOS RP with the RF 70-200mm f4 L IS USM lens is my lightest and most favourite set-up at the moment.<\/p>\n

    The RF 70-200mm lens isolates key elements within the landscape well, and most importantly it has great centre sharpness. It nicely flattens the perspective and opens up a world of endless patterns and shapes that are hard to notice with wider lenses.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\"large<\/a>\t\t\t

    The wild sea from her project \u2018Sea Fury\u2019. Taken at Newhaven, East Sussex. 1\/4000sec at f\/9, ISO 500<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

    Growing up, Beata found there were always cameras around at home. \u2018My father\u2019s old Pentacon Six was my very first camera I used as a teenager. It was a cumbersome camera made in East Germany in the \u201970s. Mastering film loading took me ages, and it was so heavy that I constantly complained! Nevertheless, I loved seeing the world in what felt like three-dimensional glass of the waist-level viewfinder. Framing the image was exciting \u2013 seeing sharp 6×6 squares with plenty of details, was just pure joy.\u2019<\/p>\n

    When it comes to shooting square with digital Beata prefers not to take the shot square in camera but rather alter this at the editing stage. \u2018Cropping at the post production stage gives me more flexibility and occasionally, new ideas regarding the crop,\u2019 she tells us. \u2018Also, sporadically, I create two images from just one frame.\u2019 She continues to describe how this can be useful for exhibiting two images with similar colours and feel, or for creating diptychs. Beata often exhibits her images in galleries and she finds the square format to not only work well as a stand-alone image but also in a set of two or three.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\"camber<\/a>\t\t\t

    Camber Sands, East Sussex. The black & white finish brings out the textured grass. 1\/1000sec at f\/8, ISO 320<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

    Beata finds the square format fits in better with her approach to photography as it captures intimate landscapes, less literal scenes, and the abstracts that she often shoots. \u2018It also hugs images giving them this neatly \u201cboxed\u201d feeling,\u2019 she says. \u2018The way we look at squares is different from rectangular images, as all the sides of a square have an equal weighting, so our eye moves around the frame in a circular motion, rather than linear,\u2019 she continues.<\/p>\n

    \u2018Squares require a little bit more effort and often more simplicity when composing, so be sure to concentrate on the main subject and its placement. Remember that square is not an ideal format for everything, however, and even when the preference is strong, it may not be suitable for all our photographs.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t

    Sand Ripples, Scotland. 6.2 secs at f\/22, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

    Beata\u2019s top 3 tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. When creating square images, a sense of order and harmony is very important, so simplify your composition.<\/li>\n
    2. Square formats are ideal for central placement, but also for placement near any edge of the frame, so be bold with your composition.<\/li>\n
    3. Don\u2019t be afraid of using negative space around the subject \u2013 it can improve the image significantly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \n

      Lea Tippett<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

      Lea Tippett is a landscape photographer and Sigma ambassador based in the South West of the UK. He has much experience photographing this part of the world as well as travelling further afield to many places including Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Find out more at www.leatippett.com and follow on Instagram @lea.tippett and Facebook @Lea Tippett Landscape Photographer. Throughout 2022 Lea is running a range of Sigma Masterclass workshops. Find out more at bit.ly\/3LGbOCC<\/a><\/p>\n

      Lea Tippett started his photographic journey in the early days of digital and has since grown with the technology and medium. Trying his hand at whatever came his way to begin, Lea found he was no good at taking portraits but was pulled towards the landscape genre and nature. It was from there his practice evolved. \u2018I\u2019m very fortunate as I\u2019ve been an ambassador for Sigma for over ten years now,\u2019 Lea tells us. \u2018I\u2019ve always stuck with the Sigma cameras and lenses as well.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

      \n\t\t\t\"bow<\/a>\t\t\t

      Taken at Bow Fiddle Rock Portnockie Scotland just after sunset. 250 secs at f\/11, ISO 6<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

      Currently Lea shoots on a Sigma fp and fp L camera bodies, and has in his bag a range of Sigma lenses including his number one choice for his landscapes, a Sigma Art 14-24mm f\/2.8 DG DN. \u2018It\u2019s a lovely lens,\u2019 he tells us. \u2018It\u2019s nice and bright and sharp at the corners as well\u2026. But obviously I cut off the corners anyway!\u2019 he laughs.\u00a0For Lea he likes to compose and shoot his square images in camera.<\/p>\n

      \u2018I do this rather than processing, purely because I can,\u2019 he says. \u2018It\u2019s more convenient as I can see what I\u2019ve got on screen rather than having to chop and change the image around after.\u2019 To hunt for the ideal composition before Lea even gets his camera out, he uses a square plastic window. \u2018I\u2019m a bit of an old fuddy-duddy!\u2019 he laughs.<\/p>\n\t\t

      \n\t\t\t\"llyn<\/a>\t\t\t

      Taken at Llyn Padarn in North Wales. 5 secs at f\/13, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

      \u2018I cut myself a little plastic square window, which I take around with me. People must look at me and think what the hell\u2019s that guy doing?\u2019 he laughs again. \u2018In all seriousness though, it\u2019s easy because you can take the square in your camera bag, pop it out and place it in front of you, and see straight away how an image will work. I also use my iPhone to do this, which I\u2019ve set to square.\u2019<\/p>\n

      For Lea, his journey to shoot square was something he tried simply because he was inspired to do so. \u2018Some of my favourite photographers shoot that way,\u2019 he says. \u2018Photographers like Bruce Percy in particular. I\u2019ve got a lot of time for his work. His work is like poetry \u2013 it\u2019s more than just a photograph.\u2019 As for his own practice, Lea finds the square format to be more compositionally forgiving. \u2018As far as where you place the subject, you don\u2019t necessarily have to work to the rules,\u2019 he reveals.<\/p>\n\t\t

      \n\t\t\t\"luskentyre<\/a>\t\t\t

      Taken on beautiful Luskentyre Beach on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides Scotland. 30 secs at f\/11, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

      \u2018The rules are far more relaxed. I also find square images have more of an artistic appeal, and this retro look, which is something I like.\u2019 Lea also finds it appealing that his square landscape scenes separates him in what is a highly competitive industry. \u2018A few years back, I realised my photography was similar to everybody else. I was taking images 3:2, which is fine, but I wanted my work to be set away from the norm.<\/p>\n

      \u2018I wanted to develop and be known for my own look. I\u2019m not saying I\u2019m the only one who shoots square \u2013 far from it \u2013 just that fewer people tend to, which is another appeal for me.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

      \n\t\t\t\"tory<\/a>\t\t\t

      Taken on Tory Island off the Donegal coast in Ireland showing the headland named the key. 30 secs at f\/13, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

      Lea\u2019s top 3 tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Start by practising. Set your mobile phone to square and have a go.<\/li>\n
      2. If you can set your camera to shoot square then do so. You can see your compositions as you shoot.<\/li>\n
      3. Take a small light square frame around with you. This could simply be made from a piece of cardboard or plastic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t
        \n\t\t\t\"burnham<\/a>\t\t\t

        Taken at Burnham on Sea in Somerset showing the nine-legged wooden lighthouse at sunset. 30 secs at f\/11, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

        \n\n

        Further reading:<\/h3>\n

        How to take the minimalist approach to landscapes<\/a><\/p>\n

        Beginners guide to Landscape Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

        Intimate Spring: landscape photography with a difference<\/a><\/p>\n

        Follow AP on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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