![]() ![]() Portrait Mode selection tells the camera that you have a subject in the foreground of your frame relatively close to the camera. I highly recommend learning to understand your own specific camera by simply reading the manual and understand what settings are being changed. These settings other than shutter speed and aperture are often missed and not understood when you read information online about program modes and todays generation of DSLRs are very sophisticated crammed full of amazing wizardry to get the best from the camera. Depending on camera model the predefined settings vary so for an entry level camera this might just change shutter speed and aperture but on most DSLRs these days it may also alter clarity, sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue (coloration). These program modes tell the camera to use pre-programmed settings along with aperture and shutter speed tailored for the type of scene you are shooting. ![]() Most cameras will have portrait or landscape modes which can be selected by use of the mode selection dial on the camera body or selecting scene mode and then selecting portrait or landscape from the menu. So obviously I prefer to practice Landscape photography but in terms of art I can get just as much pleasure from looking at a stunning portrait as I can form a great landscape photograph and appreciate the artistic value of both. I don’t have that issue with Landscapes they don’t move and I can certainly not position it and love pitting my wits against mother nature and enduring whatever she decides to throw at me. So to answer the original question which do I prefer and why? Well I am useless with people and have the utmost respect for portrait photographers who can work with their subjects to enable them to show their character on camera and have the ability to capture it. If the subject is the landscape with a model to add scale or used as an anchor in the image then I think it can be classed as Landscape. If the photograph is about the model and they are the key subject showing their personality and identity with the great outdoors for me its Portraiture. Then there’s the grey area in between such as a model within the landscape and I think this should be characterised by the subject intent. That is pretty much how I see it but obviously there are many spin offs as you can imaging for such a general statement such as Seascapes and Coastal, Forrest and Woodland and Nightscapes to name just a few. If I had to try and put it into words and define it I would say its capturing the spirit and emotion of the great outdoors through photography. Landscape Photography on the other hand in my opinion is very difficult to define as it means different things to different people. It is a whole lot more than just pointing the camera at someone and clicking the shutter which I would term as a headshot. Portrait photography or portraiture by its definition is the art of capturing a person or a group of people, capturing their personality, the essence of their identity and attitude artistically. What makes a photograph Portrait or Landscape Photography? To sound like a politician I will start off answering a question with a question. Yes, I felt like a complete plum but it got me thinking about the various ways it can be interpreted for each meaning so decided to look at each in detail at answer the question. It turned out that I had totally the wrong end of the ‘camera’ and was answering in response to genres when I was actually being asked in relation to composition and picture orientation. Only after writing a lengthy reply I suddenly realised that actually I don’t know what I was being asked. ![]() Your iPhone Plus will restart to implement the changes.Recently I was asked a question which when I originally read it I thought was a very simple question to answer. ![]()
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