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Why do some photographers make square prints, rather than the usual rectangular prints?

April 26, 2017photographers prints rectangular square usual

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Why do some photographers make square prints, rather than the usual rectangular prints?

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The most popular film size for wedding photography is 2 1/4 square. This negative produces square prints. When you want an 8×10 or 5×7 print, part of the picture will be cropped out. This cropping is no problem, as most square images will work well when made either vertical or horizontal.