Squared

Lately I've been loving square photos. It's funny, it goes in stages; from square to landscape to portrait. For several months, before the square thing, I was cropping almost everything 4 x 5. 

Maybe it's an instagram thing....seeing the world squared? I'm not sure. But I do know I've always been drawn to square photos. 

How 'bout you? Do you crop? Squares... love 'em? not so much? Share with us today.

Comments

[Caryn]

Beautiful image. I don't do Instagram but I do find myself cropping most of my photos square these days. I absolutely love square format! http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/267366-2/

[Vickie (jewelflyt)]

I love square crops :)

Mostly I crop either landscape or square - somewhat unusually for me, there are two portrait shots in my post today: http://unusualmagic.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/sometimes-scarlet-melbourne.html

[Anna]

I love the look of squares, but how do you print them?

[Sandee]

Sometimes, nothing will do but a square...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977978@N05/8068485286/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977978@N05/8068306940/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977978@N05/8017385410/

[Caro]

I do love squares, although it also comes and goes in stages...
Right now I'm into one and this is my shot from yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carito345/8078784310/in/photostream

[heather]

love the square crops :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/heather-cox/8050584507/in/photostream

[geetlee]

Oh Kim!
I love square too these days. I think it's because of Instagram! I love going there. Seriously such a happy place for me. Making friends at the Behind the scenes class is an important part of it. It is wonderful to have a community that understands you. Very empowering. I love the shutter sister prompts too. They are awesome! Make me really think outta the box.
Hope you have a lovely weekend.
xxxx

[~Kristina]

Squares have long been a favourite of mine. Both my children have albums that are built for 8x8 squares. Cheers!

[Sherralee]

Gorgeous image, Kim. I love the square crop too, not because of Instagram, but because it's a very balanced and serene shape, and some subjects just look so much better in one!

http://flic.kr/p/dbKAKj

[Brenda]

I love a square crop and use it quite often. Here is one from earlier this week, taken in my downtown - window reflections with a Pop Art feel:

http://flic.kr/p/dhTBYw

[Anna]

Gorgeous image, Kim! I'm a big fan of squares. It's always fun to compose within different shape restrictions/parameters.
~ Anna VanDemark

[Lu]

There are times I like squared images and times I do not. Mainly because I know what is missing.

[DeniseAngela]

Just landed on your visually beautiful blog & I must say I love your photos! I have liked the square look....I went through my circle phase and banner stage too. Have a lovely weekend!

~DeniseAngela~

[melody]

Kim, I do love squares.
http://shuttersisters.com/the-daily-click/2012/7/19/melodys.html

[Matt]

Love square images. For me it's a hipstamatic thing! Favorite iPhone camera app. :)

[Diane M. Schuller]

that's a very pretty image.

I really love square images -- a lot.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27458974@N00/8081606471

[Maurane]

I love squares too! Not sure why, I guess I just like symmetrie..

brightlittlemisscolourful.blogspot.be/

[michelle gd]

i've been partial to squares for years now..there's just something very familiar and unpretentious about squares for me.

http://michellegd.com/2012/10/09/rings-with-spirit/

[fro]

Gorgeous shot!!
I love squares, too! Sometimes it's just the right choice :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51727087@N04/8067930681/

[Starr]

I like them but not much. it depends on what photo you want to portray :)

[L. McG.-E.]

I love squares, lately I have been mostly taking Polaroids.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penbleth/8086647073/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penbleth/8086652319/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penbleth/8060090734/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penbleth/8060115823/

[leonie wise]

i used to stick to the same crop as the original image. now i will crop any which way that makes the image portray what i remember seeing.

i was gifted a second-hand medium format camera for my birthday and i'm loving the challenge of composing images in square format rather than the rectangular format of 35mm and most dslr cameras.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leoniewise/8022520048

i also love the slightly-off square format of polaroids. yes.

[Marl1's Images]

Hello Kim! That square rose picture?.... Sublime!
Yep, love squares too nowadays. To me it's definitely an IG influence.
It goes a little further than that... It makes me very conscious about composition. I mostly use the Camera Awesome camera and that's normal landscape format, so I have to think about the square cropping before shooting. A good exercise in composing ;)
Thanks so much for introducing me some months ago to i-Phoneography, to IG, to my first photo apps... You are a real inspiration!
Enjoy oasis and have a nice trip to LA!
Marleen xo

[Viv]

I love all sorts of shapes but squares just hit the spot. I love Instagram but there are others that are chasing IG. I love MagicHour all those lovely filters..