https://pho.tography.org/tags/photography-tips/ Recent content in photography tips on pho.tography.org Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pho.tography.org/vertical-shots-in-wedding-photography-when-portrait-orientation-tells-a-better-story/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pho.tography.org/vertical-shots-in-wedding-photography-when-portrait-orientation-tells-a-better-story/ A wedding is full of vertical stories. The bride standing beneath a monumental doorway, guests descending a staircase, a veil falling toward the ground: these scenes often make more sense in portrait orientation than in landscape. Yet photographers sometimes turn their cameras vertically only for formal portraits, missing the possibilities of documentary wedding coverage. This photograph shows why that is a missed opportunity. The bride in a white gown holds a bouquet of pale flowers near the foot of the stairs, surrounded by guests in dark suits and colorful dresses.