Try to beautiful square format

Medium format camera Casio XV-3 battery, Holga and got wind of the toy camera, and such smartphone applications already make a square composition becoming more and more popular. In the digital age, square composition still has vitality.

Little history

A square format camera has appeared for a long time. The first using square camera in 1929 by eloth Rollei leroy (out. It's using a square plate of reason, it might just be because double lens design - this camera Casio NP-130 Battery through the machine at the top of the square a magnifying glass point. Photographer Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Robert Doisneau, etc are used, and Paul Diane Arbus leroy camera is used kadhimiya (manasseh Mamiya) TLR. These photographers are using square footage.

The Hasselblad (Hasselblad) in 1948 in 1600F launched a square format cameras, and has been used in the film cameras, until 2002 square film launch H - System digital camera. Ten years ago, the hasselblad cameras  Casio QV-3EX battery have been known by the outstanding quality, and has been a lot of professional photographers of choice. In addition, the hasselblad outside the success of quality lies in the square one factor film convenience. You can take a photo, such as portrait, set aside some blank for late to meet various needs clipping,.

Maximum use lens

A square format has another advantage. Camera through radial section was round - called imaging circle. Rectangle sensor or film cannot make full use of imaging laps, will waste some space. By contrast, a square format can better use Casio QV-EX3 battery of imaging circle area. Strangely, should in theory be prototype sensor or film most matching imaging ring, but I know no one to do so.

Use a square

Here are the four main ways to achieve a square format:

1. Use medium format camera, such as manasseh Paul lai, kadhimiya or the hasselblad. You can also put film for the digital files come out or scanning, then use Photoshop to undertake handling. Many will wash his work use black and white film, the photographer because at home than washing color film much easier.

2. Use toys film cameras Casio QV3000-PROPACK battery, such as Holga or got wind. Also, you can also flush or scan. In addition, some not too common old camera, such as Robot Star, it can in 35mm film shot on 24 x 24mm format photos.

3. Use mobile phone and pictures can be treated to a square application images, such as Hipstamatic or Instager. Am.

4. Using common digital cameras, and then later cutting into a square.

If your camera can only shoot photos, you can be in rectangular will Photoshop for square the cut. You can be in when shooting in accordance with square after painstakingly to composition, also can look in the previous photo for cutting did. I did so many photos after for the better. 35mm format, it cut to cut into a square will 1/3 screen, often can make pictures are more wallop. Casio NP-L7 battery