Cropping for a given aspect ratio

07/23/2003 01:07:26 AM · #1

Ok, I thought I was getting a grip on Photoshop :(

I have a photo that is originally 2048x1536.

A copy of this image is im my portfolio under the folder night shots, and is 640x588 (Pool Side On A Moonlit Night).

I cropped it to avoid the very bright light that is on the left of the original.

I want to crop the original 2048x1536 image to a ratio that will give me as much of the original photo as possible yet cut out the bright light on the left.

What is the easiest way to do this?
And come up with a given ratio for printing?

I hope I did not confuse everyone?

Calvus

Message edited by author 2003-07-23 01:08:30.

rll07

07/23/2003 01:18:52 AM · #2

yep i am confused...easiest way is to post original and i'll crop it lol
okay i looked at it i would just dull down that light a bit...
also maybe take out lens flare... like this pool

Message edited by author 2003-07-23 01:27:50.

07/23/2003 01:27:48 AM · #3

This is the original:

"Link Removed"
It is 1.86mb

You see the bright light on the left I want to crop out?

I want to crop as much of the photo as I can and still get an aspect ratio for a good printout.

I thought I saw a link in a post here a few days ago with a photoshop plugin that did this for you? any suggestions?

Calvus

Message edited by author 2003-07-23 18:44:04.

rll07

07/23/2003 01:39:41 AM · #4

NOW i see the problem without the light you lose some of the pool and with different aspect ratios you lose the moon,
what size are you wanting to print?

07/23/2003 01:41:21 AM · #5

The largest I can get with the moon, fountain and pool.

I like the one in my profile but at 640x588 it has an aspect ratio of 1.088?

Calvus

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/23/2003 01:45:05 AM · #6

I crop the photo however I want so it looks best. I then just upsize the canvas to the next-largest standard print size, with either an artistic border and title or plain white/black/gray. It can then either be mounted as-is, with the border covered, or the border trimmed-off.

I personally like to put titles and other info in the border, but lately I've been trying to put it out of the way so people can cover the text but leave some of the border. Here is a gallery of bordered pictures I did (mostly) before I found DPC.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/23/2003 01:48:28 AM · #7

You can also crop to any given shape and size the long edge to the print size you want. When you order the print (incorrect aspect ratio) just tell them to print it as-is, no "zoom and crop" and you'll just have to trim off some extra white paper along two edges.

I think this only works for your own photos, not those for public sale.

07/23/2003 01:54:41 AM · #8

I did all the work and got it just the way I liked it, but then when I uploaded it DPCprints said there was no matching aspect ratio. That my aspect ratio was 1.23:1.

I forgot to check the final ratio :(

Calvus

07/23/2003 02:01:32 AM · #9

Are you saying I could take the one I uploaded at 1.23:1 and just adjust the border/canvas and maybe no one would be the wiser?

Calvus

Originally posted by GeneralE:

rll07

07/23/2003 02:01:32 AM · #10

hmmm try this one i upped the resolution a bit and couldn't get past the lens flare and grain in the sky lol
i cropped for aspect ratio of 16x20 but this one is 20x25 not sure wha tthe ratio is and forgot how to check on photoshop
anyway my shot at it ... save to desktop or somewhere other that where original is cool pic btw!
pool

07/23/2003 02:08:02 AM · #11

Pretty good.

The aspect ratio comes out at 1.2495 !
DPCPrints will probably reject it correct?.
So I would just have to adjust the border to make the 1.25:1?

Calvus

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/23/2003 02:08:30 AM · #12

Not exactly. I'm saying you yourself can order a print on a 1.25:1 paper, and tell them to not adjust or crop or whatever the option is, and you should have 0.01-worth to trim off on two sides.

This option is NOT available to public purchasers.

Can you post a link to the image as you have it so far?

07/23/2003 02:16:27 AM · #13

This is what I uploaded at 1.23:1
It is aobut 2mb in size.
It is not the best but I am still trying to figure this all out.
I wanted to load one to DPCPrints an dorder a copy and see what it looked like.

"Link Removed"

I thought for sure someone posted a link to a plugin or action for photoshop that made this specific cropping a lot easier?
But I can not find it again and I went to makemewonder.com to do a search on DPC. I thought I downloaded it :(

Calvus

Message edited by author 2003-07-23 18:43:33.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/23/2003 03:46:54 AM · #14

I would just set that border color as the background, and enlarge the canvas to the correct ratio.

Right now that image is 1891 x 1534. If you enlarge the canvas to 1917 x 1534 you will have the correct ratio, and the 13 pixels added to the left and right borders shouldn't be that noticable.

EddyG