November Assignment: Square format B&W

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dickelfan

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Bob Blaylock

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First entry.

The corner of my car, shot with my 50mm, with a square cutout in front of the lens to shape the bokeh formed by the trees in the background, with sunlight streaming therethrough.

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Bob Blaylock

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Second entry.

Same square cutout on the front of my 50mm lens. This time, the bokeh is provided by the top edge of some shrubbery in the near foreground.

Who says you have to “Be there or be square”? Why can't you be both?

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Monthly Assignment: B&W composition in a square

This month's assignment is one about composition. And what better way to compose than in Black and White. Since November is a month that is usually a bit darker any way, I thought we'd make it a bit more interesting that you purposely compose for the square format.

So, ready, get to your camera and try to see just the square inside your viewfinders. You can do any subjects, use any lens, use whatever technique you want, just remember that light and composition will be the important things that should stick out of your photographs.


Assignments are designed to help you grow your photography skills and creativity, and have fun doing so. Assignments are to make all of us photographers think outside the box also.

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Any photo will be accepted for the assignment. Edited/straight out of the camera, it does not matter. You are left with complete freedom to do whatever genre of photography you wish to do, and your own interpretation of the assignment subject.
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Interesting assignment. I really do like the 1:1 aspect ratio. I was wondering though, instead of cropping the image in post, do any of the Nikon cameras have an option to change the aspect ratio in-camera? I don't remember if my D7100 did or not. It would save time and most importantly, if you can see the scene in 1:1 in the first place, it would help your composition. Just a thought.
 
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