Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Landscapes in Portrait Mode

Shannon has challenged us to take a Landscape photo using the vertical, or portrait, orientation rather than the traditional horizontal, or landscape, mode. I had to search through a number of photos in my files to find an entry for this challenge and along the way I came up with a few observations about what works well in this non-traditional composition.

1. Fill the foreground

By using the lower one or two thirds of the frame you can draw attention to a distant subject.

 

2. Accentuate a vertical subject

Use the portrait format to focus attention on tall subjects.

 

3. Frame your subject to create interest

Shoot through a doorway, arch or window to isolate a point of view.

 

How do you use the Portrait mode to take traditional Landscape subjects?
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