Understanding Image Proportions in Photography

95% of the images on my website come in one of two proportions, 3:1 and 3:2. to clarify what that means take a look at the two images below.

Image Proportions in Photography

A 3:1 panoramic image of Mount Everest

A panorama image with 3:1 proportions is three units wide for every one unit it is tall. The above image is a standard-size 24” X 72”.

2:1 proportions for image

A few of my images have 2:1 proportions


A 2:1 image is 2 units wide for every 1 unit tall


Image Proportions in Photography

A 2:3 image is 3 units wide for every 2 units it is tall.


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