What this really means: when you take photos with a camera that has a 3:2 sensor, none of the prints that you make at 4圆 will get cropped. Just multiply the aspect ratio by two: 3x2 = 6 and 2x2 = 4. The mathematically inclined may have already figured this one out.Īn aspect ratio of 3:2 matches the aspect ratio of a standard 4圆 inch print. This is a good thing, and I'll explain why in just a moment.Ĭameras made by Olympus and Panasonic use a new system called the 4/3 standard, and guess what? The aspect ratio of these sensors is 4:3 (the name's a bit of a give-away). The vast majority of digital SLR cameras have sensors with an aspect ratio of 3:2. When people talk about the aspect ratio of a particular camera, they are simply referring to the dimensions of the digital SLR sensor. Digital SLR SensorsĮvery consumer digital SLR sensor is in the shape of a rectangle. If my rectangle measured 840 by 560 the aspect ratio would be 3:2. In this case, the aspect ratio is just both sides of the rectangle divided by 280. It's not the measurements of each side of the rectangle, it's the ratio of one side compared to the other.įor example, if I have a rectangle that measures 1120 by 840 inches, this rectangle has an aspect ratio of 4:3. In its simplest form, aspect ratio is used to describe the relationship between two sides of a rectangle. The good news: there are steps you can take to minimize its effect. It appears that almost a quarter of the image was lost! The print that you get back is less than satisfying. You send the digital image off to your favorite printing service and request an 8x10. This is a frame-worthy photo that really needs to be printed larger than 4圆. You've just returned from vacation with a glorious shot of the Grand Canyon at sunrise. Painting these moments is, in a strange way, my minor act of rebellion.Even if aspect ratio is an unfamiliar term to you, you're probably well aware of the effect it has.
These are the moments that remind me to take a breath, look closer, and recognize that there is still beauty in the world despite all of the chaos that surrounds us. Depending on the time of day, there are two worlds that exist in the same physical space: streets that appear gritty, dirty, and depressing by day turn into an environment infused with a strange kind of lush, dark beauty and romance at night.
Here in Seattle, she is currently affiliated with the SAM Gallery.Ībout her work, Kate says: “I have a love/hate relationship with the cities in which I’ve lived. Protage regularly shows her work at galleries in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Princeton and New York. Eventually she found her way back to her passion, and set off for New York where she completed an MFA degree in Painting with academic distinction from Pratt Institute. Initially she received a BA degree in Studio Art from Smith College, but soon after that began a career in advertising and didn’t pick up a brush for the next decade. This led her to crave more urban environments as an adult, and sparked the beginnings of her paintings. Growing up, her family moved through more than 18 different places of suburban sprawl. Kate Protage is a Seattle based artist exploring dreamy environments through her moody cityscapes.
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