![]() ![]() If you don’t want your profile pic distorted, stretched, or cut off, you’re going to want to match the ratio of your profile pic to their standard aspect ratio (see our section on social media below for a list of aspect ratios a few social networking sites prefer). Because of this, the various social networking platforms or website builders will force you to fit your photos within standard aspect ratios. You’re going to need to understand aspect ratios when you’re posting your photographs online.įor instance, the aspect ratio of your Facebook profile pic will be different when you’re viewing it on a medium like your phone, as opposed to viewing it on your laptop. The following graphic illustrates how you can change the aspect ratio within the limited size of a particular sensor below: The ratio is directly determined by the size of your camera sensor, but most of the newer DSLRs allow you to change the aspect ratio. So when it comes down to it, aspect ratio doesn’t really have that much to do with the size of your image at all. If you shoot an image of roughly 8 x 5.3″, you’ve still captured an image with the same ratio of 3:2. For instance, if you shoot a 6 x 4″ photo, you’ve just captured an image with a ratio of 3:2. The x:y is an expression of a ratio, so you will encounter different sizes of photographs that use the same ratio. First of all, an aspect ratio starts with the number associated with the width, separated by a colon from the number associated with the height, like so: You’ll want to know the correct way to write an aspect ratio, since putting even one number in the wrong place can really bungle things up. So you can probably see why it’s talked about so often, because it’s important stuff for you to understand! Now that you know what a few ratios look like (keep them filed away as reference points for when you do your own shooting), let’s talk more about what you need to know to make use of them as a photographer. This ratio is specially designed to help you become immersed in the show.Īs you read through these examples, you may have realized that ratios can completely transform the viewing experience of your photos.Your local in-theater or home movie theaters typically have an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 (widescreen CinemaScope format).This type of ratio captures the effects of high definition technology to their fullest.Your TV (for example, those equipped with HDTV) has an aspect ratio of 16:9 (this is a widescreen format, where the width is just about twice as long as the height).A ratio like this means the image on the screen may be smaller than it was originally, or the edges have been cut off so the image can fit onto your screen.Your old-school TV/computer display has a 1.33:1 aspect ratio (almost a square).In fact, you needn’t look further than your TV screen (or computer) to find examples: You can find aspect ratios that are commonly used in photography and film in many of the objects in the world around you. ![]() ![]() Well today we’re going to go in-depth about this term, so the next time you hear aspect ratio being discussed you can jump right in! (Hint: it’s not so much about size as it is about shape.) What Exactly Is It, Though?įor any given photo, aspect ratio describes the proportional relationship between your image’s width and height. “It’s to do with the size of the image,” is what most people finally settle on. Most photographers have a general idea of what we’re talking about when we discuss “aspect ratio,” but would be hard-put to define it in their own words. What is an aspect ratio, and how is it different from your image resolution? There’s so many different ratios to calculate, so how do you know which one is best for your photography? In this guide, we’ll show you the most common aspect ratios in Photography and break down the rules on when to use each aspect ratio. ![]()
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