27.2.11

TWO BY TWO


From the archives.

Do you sometimes get a headache trying to handle portrait shots? There you have it, landscape photos lining up nicely one after the other in a new post and suddenly... ...a vertical. I guess I could just close one eye and lay it out as it is, but the truth is it irks me (I probably have some hidden OCD somewhere). So here's how I usually deal with vertical shots to keep my peace of mind. Another reason why I love diptychs^^

Hope everyone's having a calm and easy weekend.
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13 comments:

  1. between 7 and 9February 27, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    These are awesome Shirley!

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  2. KatjaFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    I have the same problem with vertical photos, I've realized that I rarely even take them anymore because I don't like the way they would look on a blog! So silly! :) Pairing them to make diptychs is a good idea :)

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  3. sleepwalkingintokyoMarch 1, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Wow! Such a lovely set of photos! btw. I was wondering what film do you usually shoot with!?

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  4. :)March 1, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    omg me too! i have this problem and i really hate it when there's a portrait in the middle of my landscape. i end up not posting the pictures up though just cause i can't handle it haha!

    so many favourites in this set of pictures. i especially like the letterbox and the lone leaf.

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  5. ShirleyMarch 2, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Karen: Thank you!! =)

    Katja: Hello, thanks for dropping by. Yeap I would love it if some genius come up with a layout solution for us *lol* I really like your photos, glad you're back to blogging!

    Sleepingwalkingintokyo: Hi, for this set I was shooting mostly with DNP centuria film and the Fujifilm reala. Unfortunately the centuria has been discontinued *many tears*. Nowadays I use the Solaris and Fujifilm superia more often as those are the easier ones to get here. Solaris gives really beautiful colours =)

    Long limbs: Thanks always! Yeap same here, I have this thing when I take a portrait shot and kind of remember it so that I can try to take another one within the same roll so that I can post it up. Think I'm going a bit nuts over this *lol*

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  6. isabelleMarch 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    i love your diptychs!!!!!!

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  7. [sen.siˈʝes]March 5, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    oh, how lovely. i specially liked the poppy, the small little white flowers and the heart shaped autumn leave. beautiful pictures :)

    and yes, the vertical photo-problem sounds very familiar to me too. specially cause i am kind of a vertical and not so much horizontal shooter. so i am also always looking for pairs :)

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  8. KatyhaMarch 7, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    me too! when I upload to flickr it really annoys me that there is one portrait and all the rest landscape GRRR

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  9. KatyhaMarch 7, 2011 at 1:06 PM

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  10. sightMarch 7, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    The monkeys are so cute!
    Beautiful photos

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  11. ShirleyMarch 9, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Elisabelle: Thanks for always dropping by!

    sen.si jes, Katyha: Yeap the vertical problem is annoying isn't it? Though many people have told me just to upload the verticals as they are and not be so fussy about it, but I just can't! Thanks for your comment!

    Sight: *lol* The monkeys, they belong to a good friend of mine. The big one we nicknamed 'Kimu-Taku' (after the actor Kimura Takuya) because there was once we were at a movie and we realized that the lil monkey was wearing the same clothes as the actor in the show, it was hilarious.

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  12. AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 3:45 AM

    I really like these snaps! What is this place?

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    1. ShirleyJune 26, 2013 at 8:44 PM

      They're actually taken around various places in and around Tokyo :)

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