The photos 馃摳 are my entry to the #monomad contest from 
Greetings, Hivers.
Cropping in photography has always been a complicated subject for me. I鈥檝e been taking photos for many years, and with the arrival of the digital era, formats have constantly changed. In printed photography, sizes such as 4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, and 8x12 were the most common, with 8x12 already considered an enlargement. But once screens took over, everything changed. Some aspect ratios remained, but nothing was quite the same anymore.
Camera sensors, in general, keep a proportion close to 8x12, regardless of resolution. However, when it comes to sharing on platforms like Instagram, things get tricky. At first, the only option was the square format 1x1, which was very difficult for me to compose. Later they introduced the 4x5 format, which is a bit more comfortable, but to reach a wider audience it鈥檚 almost mandatory to post vertically, and that is not always visually appealing.
Over time, I stopped worrying too much about formats. Now I simply compose the photograph the way I like it and, if necessary, place it inside a white frame. Fortunately, on Hive there are no restrictions on aspect ratio or resolution, which gives us total creative freedom鈥攁nd I think that鈥檚 wonderful. Thank you, #Hive 馃槃
Today I鈥檓 sharing a small sample of photographs, some with frames and others full bleed. Personally, I enjoy working full bleed much more, filling the entire frame, but I鈥檇 love to know your opinion. Which one do you prefer? I鈥檒l be reading you in the comments.
Saludos amigos Hivers.
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Los sensores de las c谩maras, en general, mantienen una proporci贸n parecida al 8x12, sin importar la resoluci贸n. Sin embargo, al compartir en redes como Instagram, las cosas se complican. Al inicio solo exist铆a el formato cuadrado 1x1, que me resultaba muy dif铆cil de componer. M谩s tarde se incorpor贸 el 4x5, un poco m谩s c贸modo, aunque para lograr mayor alcance hay que usar la orientaci贸n vertical, y eso no siempre resulta atractivo.
Con el tiempo dej茅 de obsesionarme con los formatos. Ahora simplemente compongo la fotograf铆a como me gusta y, si es necesario, la adapto en un marco blanco. Por suerte, en Hive no hay restricciones ni de aspecto ni de resoluci贸n, lo que nos da una libertad creativa total, y eso me parece genial. Gracias #Hive 馃槃
Hoy les comparto una peque帽a muestra de fotograf铆as, algunas con marcos y otras a sangre. Personalmente disfruto m谩s trabajar a sangre, ocupando todo el marco, pero quiero saber su opini贸n. 驴A ustedes c贸mo les gusta m谩s? Los leo en los comentarios.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data:
Nicon camera: Nikon D700
Nicon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G
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