Check the width and height of the incoming image. If the width is wider than the height, make your target size 500 x 375, otherwise make it 375 x 500. Then run the resize code with those target dimensions.
Here is a method from an image class I use that calculates the scaled dimensions of an image. It works by fitting an image into a square box.
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