Shooting Sports Vertical(Portrait) or Horizontal(Landscape)?

[paul cull-pearce]

Hi Folks,

I am just curious how many photographers on the forum who take sport photography shoot Vertical (Portrait) or Horizontal (Landscape) ?

I would say 70% of the photographers who shoot sport photography is shooting vertical. What do you think ?

I know most of my photos are taken vertical, but it depends on the sport.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[P-E]

I prefer to shoot portrait but have often missed the shot.

 

[Ally]

Potrait gets tighter (player potraits) but landscape is more for documentry type images with detail in them.

 

[Shak]

I only do motorsport, which is all landscape. I'm going to try out horseracing, as well. I expect that'll be landscape.

I try a few slightly different angles every now and then but nothing particularly special.

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[Gary]

i shoot motorsport too, but i dont stick to landscape. no way josé

 

[kelack]

My rugby ones are mainly landscape with a couple of portrait for lineouts

 

[moomike]

My rugby & motocross are mostly portrait but I find that most of my equine stuff is landscape.

 

[dod]

bit of a mixture but mainly portrait for motocross, landscape for cars, mixed for equine.

 

[mullrallyesport]

I mainly shoot rallying at landscape but have tried a few portrait pictures.

 

[mole2k]

I shoot rallying and do a mixture, I prefer portrait though.

 

[kelack]

I did try portrait for a few of my rugby shots other than the line outs but kept hitting people with the monopod

 

[Dan S]

Its got to be 85% Landscape, 15& Portrait for me, especially with really fast moving subjects.

Dan S

 

[DavidGilkes]

I tend to shoot a lot more in portrait than landscape for rugby, running and football.

Equestrian is about equal between the two.

 

[whiteflyer]

My running shots tend to be portrait but others are normally landscape so 50-50 for me.

 

[KIPAX]

I did try portrait for a few of my rugby shots other than the line outs but kept hitting people with the monopod

hahahaha



I do 90% landscape.. far more keepers and I don't mind cropping to portrait. still good enough cropped.

 

[sportysnaps]

most of my work is single shots of people with their heads higher then their feet so vertical works for me 80-90% of the time..

 

[specialman]

Whatever suits the shot goes with me.

 

[kelack]

hahahaha



I do 90% landscape.. far more keepers and I don't mind cropping to portrait. still good enough cropped.

Need to invest in a fast release head thing

 

[CarlOgden]

For supermoto, mainly landscape but some portrait. Marathons were mainly portrait. Powerboat racing landscape unless getting close to the turnbouy/boat then portrait.

Carl.