Response to Should paper ratio should dictate film formats?

I agree that paper formats shouldl not dictate film formats and I'ss go a step further: Why should film formats dictate the proportions of a final print? Is the world really divided up into 6x6cm squares, 4x5 inch rectangles or 6x9cm and 24x36mm ones? How about some long skinny pictures? Or circles? Or ovals, etc? Maybe the individual subject itself can dictate its own "desire" for framing. I see no reason to blindly use the full frame when the final result would have better form with a side or the top cropped. Paper and film formats are convenient for the manufacturers, but I see no reason to tailor our vision or photographs to fit these artificial boundaries. It's like trying to fit round pegs in square holes! Regards, ;^D)

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