Should paper ratio dictate film formats?

Why do magazine writers still think that paper ratio should dictate film formats? I don't understand why paper shape should dictate film format use. I shoot 35mm (24x35mm) and 6x9 (56x82mm) film formats and always print the entire image. When I use 8x10" paper I print with enough border to place the 1.5:1 ratio image centered on the page. When I use 11x14" paper I do the same, making the image about 7x10", leaving about a 2" border on all four sides. This gives the image a nice placement and seems to enhance the presentation. Composing my images in the camera to conform to a specific paper size and ratio (all paper sizes are a different ratio) seems to be the wrong approach. The composition of the image should be a photographer's choice at the moment of exposure

[ Previous | Next ]