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Bildformat

picture format; aspect ratio of an artwork

noun BILD-for-maht Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Usage Note

Bildformat refers to the dimensions and proportions of a picture — whether Hochformat (portrait), Querformat (landscape), or square. The chosen Bildformat is a fundamental compositional decision that shapes meaning.

Examples

"Für die Landschaftsserie wählte er ein breites Querformat als Bildformat."

Natural Translation

For the landscape series he chose a wide horizontal format as the picture format.

Literal Translation

For the landscape-series chose he a wide horizontal-format as image-format.

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