45 vs 90

Some people pointed out that the lighting was not consistent in the previous shot.

I must confess that although in most cases I use 90° (vertical) lighting, for text I prefer 45° (a.k.a. 135° in Photoshop). The reason is that with a 45° drop-shadow (example 1), text is more contrasted and readable.

It's true I'm breaking realism, but I feel like it's for a worthy cause.

Thoughts?