Typical
[New York vs. Los Angeles]
or Vertical vs. Horizontal

I Once heard someone saying it is difficult persuading the beginner photographer to hold the camera vertically, and drop the familiar habit of making horizontal pictures. I thought about it while photographing in New York and here is the simple solution to the problem: Just send the stubborn freshman to New York! For the most part, New York’s high-rise orientation doesn’t leave the person behind the camera much choice other then holding the camera vertically. Trying the same method in LA, I often end up with a picture that has a lot of sky in it, but not much of LA.


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